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Remove "Take Screenshot" on Ubuntu from window context Menu
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| // Tested on Ubuntu 24.04. Updated based on the code shared here https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/vj2s53/comment/idi59rf/ | |
| // Follow this guide to create extention https://gjs.guide/extensions/development/creating.html. Add this code in extension.js and don't forget to enable the extension. | |
| // Fan of ALT + Space for minimising windows | |
| import { WindowMenu } from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/windowMenu.js'; | |
| export default class MyTestExtension { | |
| constructor() { | |
| this._originalBuildMenu = null; | |
| } | |
| enable() { | |
| // Ensure that WindowMenu exists and _buildMenu is defined before overriding | |
| if (WindowMenu.prototype._buildMenu) { | |
| // Save the original _buildMenu method | |
| const extensionInstance = this; | |
| this._originalBuildMenu = WindowMenu.prototype._buildMenu; | |
| // Override _buildMenu with proper context preservation | |
| WindowMenu.prototype._buildMenu = function (window) { | |
| // Call the original _buildMenu method with the correct context (i.e., the WindowMenu instance) | |
| extensionInstance._originalBuildMenu.apply(this, [window]); | |
| // Get the menu items | |
| let items = this._getMenuItems(); | |
| // Log menu items to verify what's available | |
| /* for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { | |
| log(`Menu item ${i}: ${items[i].label}`); | |
| } | |
| */ | |
| // Remove the "Take Screenshot" option if it exists | |
| for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) { | |
| let label = items[i].label.get_text(); // Get the actual text of the label | |
| if (label === "Take Screenshot") { | |
| // log("Removing 'Take Screenshot' option."); | |
| items[i].destroy(); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| }; | |
| } else { | |
| log("WindowMenu.prototype._buildMenu is undefined when trying to override."); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| disable() { | |
| // Restore the original _buildMenu function | |
| if (this._originalBuildMenu) { | |
| WindowMenu.prototype._buildMenu = this._originalBuildMenu; | |
| this._originalBuildMenu = null; | |
| } else { | |
| log("Unable to restore _buildMenu because the original is undefined."); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } |
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