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Change the way we retrieve the apps #12

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Change the way we retrieve the apps#12

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@DevAlien
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opened on Aug 25, 2020

We can try to retrieve the apps the same way the application switchboard plug does it.
https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-applications/blob/dc3b3acdbf19017f3e9a6890552f14cd6298ab90/src/Startup/Utils.vala Which is probably better and would show the flatpak apps as well?

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  1. tomekowal commented on Dec 18, 2020

    @tomekowal
    tomekowal
    on Dec 18, 2020

    Hi! I am not sure if it is the same or a different issue.
    I tried the app today and I was able to choose Slack from flatpak. But unfortunately, I wasn't able to run it.
    Not sure if it is relevant but I installed it via AppCenter on Elementary.

    Opening FlatPack applications

    [EDIT] I tested the version from flatpak and that one indeed doesn't show flatpak apps.

  2. DevAlien commented on Dec 18, 2020

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    on Dec 18, 2020 via email
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  3. tomekowal commented on Dec 20, 2020

    @tomekowal
    tomekowal
    on Dec 20, 2020

    Hey! Thanks for your quick response!

    I am on 5.1.7
    Screenshot from 2020-12-20 19-45-57

    I uninstalled Flatpak version and installed AppCenter version back.

    I run workspaces with /usr/bin/com.github.devalien.workspaces and there is zero output when I click the workspace name. It just finishes the program and gets back to the command line.

    As an experiment I've set Run in terminal and then when I click test it opens a new tab and prints:

    error: No command specified

See '/usr/bin/flatpak --help'

    When I hit ESC to leave preferences I also see: (com.github.devalien.workspaces:7438): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 19:52:37.614: g_object_ref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

    If there is a way to provide you with more helpful logs or enable verbose mode, I am happy to help :)

  4. DevAlien commented on Dec 20, 2020

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  5. tomekowal commented on Dec 21, 2020

    @tomekowal
    tomekowal
    on Dec 21, 2020

    No need to apologize :) Happy to help :) BTW, If that env variable is the standard way of getting info for bug reports, I'd encourage to add it to issue template alongside the system information.

    Here is the log.

    ╭─tomasz@tomasz-X570-AORUS-ULTRA ~ 
╰─$ G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all com.github.devalien.workspaces                                                                                                                                                           
** (process:3769): DEBUG: 06:20:46.163: Application.vala:227: Ensuring dir exists: /home/tomasz/.local/share/com.github.devalien.workspaces
(com.github.devalien.workspaces:3769): Gtk-DEBUG: 06:20:46.189: Connecting to session manager
** (com.github.devalien.workspaces:3769): DEBUG: 06:20:46.189: WorkspacesStore.vala:33: store initialized in path /home/tomasz/.local/share/com.github.devalien.workspaces/data.json
** (com.github.devalien.workspaces:3769): DEBUG: 06:20:46.189: WorkspacesStore.vala:117: loading store
** (com.github.devalien.workspaces:3769): DEBUG: 06:20:46.189: WorkspacesStore.vala:50: 1
** (com.github.devalien.workspaces:3769): DEBUG: 06:20:46.189: WorkspacesStore.vala:135: loaded store size: 1
** INFO: 06:20:48.586: Item.vala:52: Command to launch: /usr/bin/flatpak

    The program prints the first 5 lines after the start and only the last one when clicking the workspace name. The same line prints when I hit the test button in preferences.

    Looks like for flatpack it doesn't provide which program it wants to actually run. That would explain why only flatpack programs don't work.

  6. DevAlien commented on Dec 28, 2020

    @DevAlien
    DevAlien
    on Dec 28, 2020
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    Ok I found the issue, I just have to find a better way to execute those apps!

  7. freddii commented on Jan 12, 2022

    @freddii
    freddii
    on Jan 12, 2022

    same here:
    workspaces does not find the apps from $HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/applications/

    workarround is to start it by commandline.
    e.g.:
    flatpak run com.gitlab.librebob.Athenaeum

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