Show-desktop-button

A button that hide/show all the open windows on desktop

Installation

You can automatically install the extension from the website (automatic installation) or you can download the repo files (manual installation).

Automatic installation (best option):

• Install from webpage on gnome extension website.

Manual installation:

• Open a terminal and give the command

git clone https://github.com/amivaleo/Show-Desktop-Button.git ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/show-desktop-button@amivaleo

• Restart the gnome shell by rebooting or by logout&login or by pressing alt+f2 then writing r and pressing enter.

• Enable the extension in Tweaks.

Translation

If you'd like to translate the extension in your native language, you can

• download the file show-desktop-button.pot which is in the locale folder
• open it using Poedit or using any other software or by terminal
• translate the string in your language
• save and compile the translation
• rename the resulting file with extension .mo to show-desktop-button.mo
• send that file to me by opening an issue (in which you MUST specify the language short code, like it_IT, es_ES, en_US, etc) or by a pulling request

Version history

v24:

• Added Settings = null in "disable"

v23:

• Added support to GNOME 42. Many thanks to xiaozhangup

v22:

• Now works fine with DING extension, fixed by proninyaroslav

v19:

• Gnome 41 port by JustPerfection

v18:

• Gnome 40 port by JustPerfection

v15:

• Extend support to gnome 3.36

v14:

• Fix localization

v13:

• Ignores docks, conky and DING extension

v12:

• Minor typo...

v11:

• Minor typo...

v10:

• Minor typo fixed

v9:

• Restored panel position feature
• Modern pref dialog (contributions by JustPerfection)

v8:

• Restored old pref dialogue

v7:

• Added rough support for changing indicator position on the panel

v6:

• minor fixes so that, when the extension is disabled, no error is (should be?) displayed

v5:

• added support for gnome-shell 3.38
• only unminimize those windows that weren't already minimized by the user (windows-like behaviour)
• REMOVED FEATURE: the indicator will only appear on the right side of the panel

Credits

l300lvl, author of the original extension

JustPerfection for his tutorials and his substantial help