Gnome desktop-icons-ng borked after update (gtk4 version)

I received an update today for a few packages one of which was gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng

[2022-12-28T12:37:53+0530] [ALPM] upgraded gnome-shell-extension-gtk4-desktop-icons-ng (47.0.1-1 -> 1:27-1)

This “new” package seems to be borked. Here’s a link to screen grab.

Is anyone else having a similar issue or am I just unlucky?

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System:
  Kernel: 6.0.15-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.0-x86_64
    root=UUID=a3238e90-4981-4390-8eac-f525da3d6bc5 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    splash fbcon=nodefer apparmor=1 security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
    resume=UUID=b20930b3-964a-41a9-9368-5a1a999cbd9f
    bootsplash.bootfile=/bootsplash-themes/manjaro/bootsplash
  Desktop: GNOME v: 43.2 tk: GTK v: 3.24.36 info: docker wm: gnome-shell
    dm: GDM v: 43.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) v: Rev X.0x
    serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3603
    date: 03/20/2021
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 gen: 3
    level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23)
    model-id: 0x71 (113) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x8701021
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB
    desc: 2x16 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2220 high: 2753 min/max: 2200/4426 boost: enabled
    scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 2138 2: 2753
    3: 2065 4: 2200 5: 2200 6: 2201 7: 2200 8: 2200 9: 2200 10: 2229 11: 2145
    12: 2200 13: 2200 14: 2200 15: 2199 16: 2200 bogomips: 115251
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: untrained return thunk; SMT enabled with STIBP
    protection
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, STIBP:
    always-on, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU104GL [Quadro RTX 4000] driver: nvidia v: 525.60.11
    alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 525.xx+
    status: current (as of 2022-12) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
    process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-22 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
    link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none off: DP-2
    empty: DP-1,DP-3,Unknown-1 bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1eb1
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.6 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7
    compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
    display-ID: :1 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 101 s-size: 483x272mm (19.02x10.71")
    s-diag: 554mm (21.82")
  Monitor-1: DP-2 mapped: DP-3 note: disabled model: BenQ GW2283
    serial: <filter> built: 2019 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2
    size: 476x268mm (18.74x10.55") diag: 546mm (21.5") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.60.11 renderer: Quadro RTX 4000/PCIe/SSE2
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0a:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f8 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0c:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.0.15-1-MANJARO running: yes
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.63 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
    speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2526 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp5s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    port: f000 bus-ID: 06:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp6s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: br-014b32da7e27 state: down mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-2: br-f09fc7832c98 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: unknown
    mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-3: docker0 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: unknown mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-4: surfshark_ipv6 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-5: surfshark_wg state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
  IF-ID-6: veth0268640 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-7: veth5c05caa state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-8: veth73a2c23 state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-9: vetha73945c state: up speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-10: vmnet8 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 9260 Bluetooth Adapter type: USB driver: btusb
    v: 0.8 bus-ID: 3-5:3 chip-ID: 8087:0025 class-ID: e001
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.19 TiB used: 1.14 TiB (35.7%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: KIOXIA model: EXCERIA SSD
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: ECFA12.9 temp: 43.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:6 vendor: Silicon Power
    model: SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter>
    rev: EDFM20.0 temp: 22.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Crucial model: CT1000MX500SSD1
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 023 scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Crucial model: CT1000MX500SSD1
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 043 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 89.41 GiB size: 89.41 GiB (100.00%) used: 50.54 GiB (56.5%)
    fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-2: /boot raw-size: 954 MiB size: 921.8 MiB (96.63%)
    used: 625.2 MiB (67.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-3: /boot/efi raw-size: 244 MiB size: 240.2 MiB (98.46%)
    used: 298 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-4: /home raw-size: 826.03 GiB size: 826.03 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 311.91 GiB (37.8%) fs: f2fs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
  ID-5: /var/log raw-size: 89.41 GiB size: 89.41 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 50.54 GiB (56.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 14.9 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 51 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30%
Info:
  Processes: 552 Uptime: 2h 44m wakeups: 1 Memory: 31.26 GiB
  used: 12.27 GiB (39.3%) Init: systemd v: 252 default: graphical
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 clang: 14.0.6 Packages: pm: pacman
  pkgs: 1317 libs: 373 tools: gnome-software,pamac,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.24

Please describe the issue. I don’t know what’s going on in your screencast.

This extension version is generally problematic - even Dash to Dock does not work correctly. Is the problem similar to yours?: Background image vanish and translation is not take in account. (#9) · Issues · Sundeep Mediratta / Gtk4 Desktop Icons NG · GitLab

@Yochanan

Apologies.

When I enable the extension the wallpaper disappears. Also, dash-to-dock hides itself if autohide is enabled - on a completely empty workspace with no open windows.

@Surovov_Oleg

That does sound like my problem. I have theme files in my ~/.config/gtk-4.0. I’ll empty that out & see whether that makes a difference.

There’s also an issue open regarding Dash to Dock:

I can confirm that it is indeed my theme at fault & not the extension.

Clearing out ~/.config/gtk-4.0 resolves both the wallpaper & dash-to-dock autohide issue.

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