One-Thing Gnome Extension

Put a single task or goal in your menu bar.

One-Thing is a productivity tool that helps you stay focused on one task at a time.

Install

You can install this extension from the gnome extension store: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5072/one-thing/

Set the one-thing via command line

dconf write /org/gnome/shell/extensions/one-thing/thing-value "'My todo'"

Screenshots

• Task View:

  

• Edit Task: Easly edit your task.

  

• Preferences Window: You can control the position of the task in the top bar

  

Development

Manual installation (great for development)

• Place this folder in ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
• Rename the folder to one-thing@github.com so the gnome shell will find it
• Build schemas with:

  npm run build-schemas
  

• Debug extension:
  • X11: Reload gnome shell by pressing Alt-F2 and then submit the r command
  • Wayland: To avoid restarting your computer, you can create nested session with:

    dbus-run-session -- gnome-shell --nested --wayland
    

Create Zip file to publish

Run:

npm run pack

it will create one-thing@github.com.zip to upload to the gnome extension store.