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GNOME is a fairly responsive DE, but GNOME Shell and Mutter are not very comfortable to use on a phone because their poor responsiveness and lack of touchscreen gestures. However, this is being [https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2022/09/09/gnome-shell-on-mobile-an-update/ developed] (among other things). Especially Jonas Dreßler has been working on this and whose changes to GNOME Shell/Mutter you can find from his repos ([https://gitlab.gnome.org/verdre/gnome-shell/-/tree/mobile-shell GNOME Shell], [https://gitlab.gnome.org/verdre/mutter/-/tree/mobile-shell Mutter]). It's very WIP stuff, so these changes haven't been added to the official GNOME repos yet. During pmbootstrap init you can choose either "gnome" (the official GNOME release) or "gnome-mobile" (same as the previous one, but including whose WIP changes from Dreßler's repos).
{{Infobox interface
|name=GNOME
|image=File:GNOME_screenshot.png
|imagecaption=GNOME activity page
|graphics=Mutter
|toolkit=Clutter
|package = postmarketos-ui-gnome
}}


== Extensions ==
[[Wikipedia:GNOME|GNOME]] (/(ɡ)noʊm/) is a user Interface that aims to be simple and easy to use. It is designed by [[Wikipedia:The GNOME Project|The GNOME Project]] and is composed entirely of free and open-source software. The following variants are available in postmarketOS:
 
* '''GNOME''', the default, runs traditional GNOME Shell mosten used on the desktops or laptops.
* '''GNOME Mobile''' are patchsets on top of the GNOME stack, that make GNOME suitable for mobile phones and touch devicse.
 
{{UI_init|only_systemd=true}}
 
During pmbootstrap init you can choose either <code>gnome</code> (the stock GNOME shell) or <code>gnome-mobile</code> (with mobile patches).
 
== GNOME Mobile ==
 
{{Infobox interface
| name = GNOME Mobile (Experimental)
| image = File:Gnome-mobile-postmarketos-23.06.png
| imagecaption = Gnome Shell w/ mobile patches running on Oneplus 6
| graphics = Mutter
| toolkit = Clutter
| package = postmarketos-ui-gnome-mobile
}}
 
GNOME is a fairly adaptive user interface, however GNOME is not very comfortable to use on a phone because of their lack of touchscreen gestures. Many developers (especially Jonas Dreßler) have been working on this and [https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2022/09/09/gnome-shell-on-mobile-an-update/ developed a prototype]. The patches are very work-in-progress and not all of them are upstream yet, however it's being worked on.
 
[[File:Gnome-shell-mobile-running-on-oneplus-6.png|250px|thumb|postmarketOS with GNOME Mobile on the OnePlus 6]]
 
=== Troubleshooting ===
 
==== Scaling ====
The scaling is sometimes set to 200 %, which will keep Gnome in desktop mode (and not in mobile mode). There are 2 ways to set the display scale:
* Normal way: Change '''Settings''' > '''Display''' > '''Scale''' to 300%.
* Hacky way: Open '''~/.config/monitors.xml''' in editor and set '''scale''' to 3 then reboot or relogin
* Hacky way 2: Remove '''~/.config/monitors.xml''', run '''gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 3''' then relogin.
On some devices or on newer versions of gnome there is no 300% scaling option in settings.
 
==== Firefox issues under Wayland ====
On gnome-mobile Firefox doesn't use wayland for rendering.
It causes some issues:
* Scaling issue: Firefox runs in a low-resolution mode and looks ugly.
* Input issue: Firefox doesn't trigger the gnome OSK
 
Solutions to these issues can be found below:
[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Firefox#Scale_and_keyboard_on_wayland_desktop_environments here]
 
=== Bug reporting ===
 
This is under active development and has many known and unknown bugs. It is packaged here in order to be a development target. '''Please report the issues to postmarketOS before filing upstream''', as at this early stage it is unknown whether potential bugs may be due to packaging or in the code upstream.


=== Screen manual/auto rotate button ===
=== See also ===
GNOME supports automatic screen rotation, but on a phone it is often useful to switch between manual/automatic rotation on the fly. This adds a button to the system status area.
* {{MR|3404|pmaports}}: initial MR
* [https://gitlab.gnome.org/verdre/gnome-shell-mobile gnome-shell-mobile GitLab]
* [https://gitlab.gnome.org/verdre/mutter-mobile mutter-mobile GitLab]
* [https://gitlab.gnome.org/verdre/gnome-settings-daemon-mobile gnome-settings-daemon GitLab]


https://github.com/shyzus/gnome-shell-extension-screen-autorotate
== Extensions ==


=== TODO: Clock to the left ===
* '''Force phone mode''' &mdash; Forces gnome-mobile to use phone mode. Without it, phone mode will be calculated by screen resolution and scale factor '''(gnome-mobile only)'''<br />https://github.com/vixalien/force-phone-mode
Many phones/mobile devices have a notch and it would be necessary to move the clock of top bar to left edge. Just Perfection does this, but a simpler extension would be good for this.
* '''Screen auto rotate button''' &mdash; GNOME supports automatic screen rotation, but on a phone it is often useful to switch between manual/automatic rotation on the fly. This adds a button to the system status area.<br/>https://github.com/shyzus/gnome-shell-extension-screen-autorotate
* '''Screen manual rotate button''' &mdash; On phones without support for the gyroscope the following extension adds just a button to manually rotate the screen instead<br/>https://gitlab.gnome.org/gnumdk/add-rotate-button
* '''Clock to the left''' &mdash; Many phones/mobile devices have a notch that makes it necessary to move the clock on the notification bar to the left side<br/>https://gitlab.gnome.org/gnumdk/move-shell-clock/
* '''Flashlight button''' &mdash; Adds a button to to turn on the device flashlight in Quick Settings (see [[LEDs|LEDs]] for more details)<br/>https://github.com/vixalien/gnome-mobile-torch
* '''Hide Volume Indicator''' &mdash; Removes the useless volume indicator in the top bar<br/>https://codeberg.org/stephaniebread/gnome-hide-volume-indicator
* '''Privacy Quick Settings''' &mdash; Add privacy settings toggles to the GNOME system menu<br/>https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4491/privacy-settings-menu
* '''Custom Command Toggle''' &mdash; Allows to add customized buttons to quick settings<br/>https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7012/custom-command-toggle


=== TODO: Flashlight button ===
== See also ==
Start flaslight button to the system status area.
[[File:Kc-gnome-postmarketos.jpg|250px|thumb|postmarketOS with GNOME (without GNOME Mobile) on the Redmi 2]]


== Relevant links ==
* {{MR|990|pmaports}}: initial MR
* {{MR|990|pmaports}}
* {{issue|94|pmaports}}: initial Issue
* {{issue|94|pmaports}}
* [[GNOME apps]]
* [[Debugging the GNOME stack]]
* [[Debugging the GNOME stack]]


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[[Category:Interface]]

Latest revision as of 18:15, 20 March 2025

GNOME
GNOME activity page
GNOME activity page
Name GNOME
Graphics stack Mutter
Toolkit Clutter
In postmarketOS
Package postmarketos-ui-gnome
Status Available

GNOME (/(ɡ)noʊm/) is a user Interface that aims to be simple and easy to use. It is designed by The GNOME Project and is composed entirely of free and open-source software. The following variants are available in postmarketOS:

  • GNOME, the default, runs traditional GNOME Shell mosten used on the desktops or laptops.
  • GNOME Mobile are patchsets on top of the GNOME stack, that make GNOME suitable for mobile phones and touch devicse.


Note This user interface recommends systemd Using OpenRC instead of systemd might or might not work

During pmbootstrap init you can choose either gnome (the stock GNOME shell) or gnome-mobile (with mobile patches).

GNOME Mobile

GNOME Mobile (Experimental)
Gnome Shell w/ mobile patches running on Oneplus 6
Gnome Shell w/ mobile patches running on Oneplus 6
Name GNOME Mobile (Experimental)
Graphics stack Mutter
Toolkit Clutter
In postmarketOS
Package postmarketos-ui-gnome-mobile
Status Available

GNOME is a fairly adaptive user interface, however GNOME is not very comfortable to use on a phone because of their lack of touchscreen gestures. Many developers (especially Jonas Dreßler) have been working on this and developed a prototype. The patches are very work-in-progress and not all of them are upstream yet, however it's being worked on.

postmarketOS with GNOME Mobile on the OnePlus 6

Troubleshooting

Scaling

The scaling is sometimes set to 200 %, which will keep Gnome in desktop mode (and not in mobile mode). There are 2 ways to set the display scale:

  • Normal way: Change Settings > Display > Scale to 300%.
  • Hacky way: Open ~/.config/monitors.xml in editor and set scale to 3 then reboot or relogin
  • Hacky way 2: Remove ~/.config/monitors.xml, run gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 3 then relogin.

On some devices or on newer versions of gnome there is no 300% scaling option in settings.

Firefox issues under Wayland

On gnome-mobile Firefox doesn't use wayland for rendering. It causes some issues:

  • Scaling issue: Firefox runs in a low-resolution mode and looks ugly.
  • Input issue: Firefox doesn't trigger the gnome OSK

Solutions to these issues can be found below: here

Bug reporting

This is under active development and has many known and unknown bugs. It is packaged here in order to be a development target. Please report the issues to postmarketOS before filing upstream, as at this early stage it is unknown whether potential bugs may be due to packaging or in the code upstream.

See also

Extensions

See also

postmarketOS with GNOME (without GNOME Mobile) on the Redmi 2