feat: enable the window manager to be able to drag across monitors and support keybindings propperly in the extension settings

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ node_modules
 dist
 /schemas/gschemas.compiled
 /aerospike.zip
+/debug.log

extension.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default class aerospike extends Extension {
     enable() {
         Logger.log("STARTING AEROSPIKE!")
         this.bindSettings();
+        this.setupKeybindings();
         this.windowManager.enable()
     }
 
@@ -32,24 +33,24 @@ export default class aerospike extends Extension {
 
     private bindSettings() {
         // Monitor settings changes
-        this.settings.connect('changed::keybinding-1', () => {
+        this.settings.connect('changed::move-left', () => {
-            log(`Keybinding 1 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('keybinding-1')}`);
+            log(`Keybinding 1 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('move-left')}`);
-            this.refreshKeybinding('keybinding-1');
+            this.refreshKeybinding('move-left');
         });
 
-        this.settings.connect('changed::keybinding-2', () => {
+        this.settings.connect('changed::move-right', () => {
-            log(`Keybinding 2 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('keybinding-2')}`);
+            log(`Keybinding 2 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('move-right')}`);
-            this.refreshKeybinding('keybinding-2');
+            this.refreshKeybinding('move-right');
         });
 
-        this.settings.connect('changed::keybinding-3', () => {
+        this.settings.connect('changed::join-with-left', () => {
-            log(`Keybinding 3 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('keybinding-3')}`);
+            log(`Keybinding 3 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('join-with-left')}`);
-            this.refreshKeybinding('keybinding-3');
+            this.refreshKeybinding('join-with-left');
         });
 
-        this.settings.connect('changed::keybinding-4', () => {
+        this.settings.connect('changed::join-with-right', () => {
-            log(`Keybinding 4 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('keybinding-4')}`);
+            log(`Keybinding 4 changed to: ${this.settings.get_strv('join-with-right')}`);
-            this.refreshKeybinding('keybinding-4');
+            this.refreshKeybinding('join-with-right');
         });
 
         this.settings.connect('changed::dropdown-option', () => {
@@ -67,24 +68,24 @@ export default class aerospike extends Extension {
         }
 
         switch (settingName) {
-            case 'keybinding-1':
+            case 'move-left':
-                this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-1', () => {
+                this.bindKeybinding('move-left', () => {
-                    log('Keybinding 1 was pressed!');
+                    Logger.info('Keybinding 1 was pressed!');
                 });
                 break;
-            case 'keybinding-2':
+            case 'move-right':
-                this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-2', () => {
+                this.bindKeybinding('move-right', () => {
-                    log('Keybinding 2 was pressed!');
+                    Logger.info('Keybinding 2 was pressed!');
                 });
                 break;
-            case 'keybinding-3':
+            case 'join-with-left':
-                this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-3', () => {
+                this.bindKeybinding('join-with-left', () => {
-                    log('Keybinding 3 was pressed!');
+                    Logger.info('Keybinding 3 was pressed!');
                 });
                 break;
-            case 'keybinding-4':
+            case 'join-with-right':
-                this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-4', () => {
+                this.bindKeybinding('join-with-right', () => {
-                    log('Keybinding 4 was pressed!');
+                    Logger.info('Keybinding 4 was pressed!');
                 });
                 break;
         }
@@ -98,20 +99,20 @@ export default class aerospike extends Extension {
     }
 
     private setupKeybindings() {
-        this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-1', () => {
+        this.bindKeybinding('move-left', () => {
-            log('Keybinding 1 was pressed!');
+            Logger.info('Keybinding 1 was pressed!');
         });
 
-        this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-2', () => {
+        this.bindKeybinding('move-right', () => {
-            log('Keybinding 2 was pressed!');
+            Logger.info('Keybinding 2 was pressed!');
         });
 
-        this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-3', () => {
+        this.bindKeybinding('join-with-left', () => {
-            log('Keybinding 3 was pressed!');
+            Logger.info('Keybinding 3 was pressed!');
         });
 
-        this.bindKeybinding('keybinding-4', () => {
+        this.bindKeybinding('join-with-right', () => {
-            log('Keybinding 4 was pressed!');
+            Logger.info('Keybinding 4 was pressed!');
         });
     }
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ export default class aerospike extends Extension {
         const keyBindingAction = Main.wm.addKeybinding(
             settingName,
             this.settings,
-            Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT,
+            Meta.KeyBindingFlags.NONE,
             Shell.ActionMode.NORMAL,
             callback
         );

prefs.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // This file is just a wrapper around the compiled TypeScript code
-import MyExtensionPreferences from './src/prefs/prefs.js';
+import AerospikeExtensions from './src/prefs/prefs.js';
 
-export default MyExtensionPreferences;
+export default AerospikeExtensions;

schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.aerospike.gschema.xml

@@ -1,30 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <schemalist>
     <schema id="org.gnome.shell.extensions.aerospike" path="/org/gnome/shell/extensions/aerospike/">
-        <key name="keybinding-1" type="as">
-            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>1']]]></default>
-            <summary>Keybinding for action 1</summary>
-            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 1</description>
-        </key>
-
-        <key name="keybinding-2" type="as">
-            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>2']]]></default>
-            <summary>Keybinding for action 2</summary>
-            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 2</description>
-        </key>
-
-        <key name="keybinding-3" type="as">
-            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>3']]]></default>
-            <summary>Keybinding for action 3</summary>
-            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 3</description>
-        </key>
-
-        <key name="keybinding-4" type="as">
-            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>4']]]></default>
-            <summary>Keybinding for action 4</summary>
-            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 4</description>
-        </key>
-
         <key name="dropdown-option" type="s">
             <default>'option1'</default>
             <summary>Dropdown selection</summary>
@@ -36,5 +12,30 @@
             <summary>Selected color</summary>
             <description>Color chosen from the color picker</description>
         </key>
+
+        <key name="move-left" type="as">
+            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>1']]]></default>
+            <summary>Keybinding for action 1</summary>
+            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 1</description>
+        </key>
+
+        <key name="move-right" type="as">
+            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>2']]]></default>
+            <summary>Keybinding for action 2</summary>
+            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 2</description>
+        </key>
+
+        <key name="join-with-left" type="as">
+            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>3']]]></default>
+            <summary>Keybinding for action 3</summary>
+            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 3</description>
+        </key>
+
+        <key name="join-with-right" type="as">
+            <default><![CDATA[['<Super>4']]]></default>
+            <summary>Keybinding for action 4</summary>
+            <description>Keyboard shortcut for triggering action 4</description>
+        </key>
+
     </schema>
 </schemalist>

src/prefs/keybindings.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Gnome imports
+import Adw from 'gi://Adw';
+import Gtk from 'gi://Gtk';
+import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
+import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
+import { gettext as _ } from 'resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensions/prefs.js';
+import { Logger } from '../utils/logger.js';
+
+/**
+ * EntryRow class for handling text input including keybindings
+ */
+export class EntryRow extends Adw.EntryRow {
+    static {
+        GObject.registerClass(this);
+    }
+
+    constructor(params: {
+        title: string,
+        settings: Gio.Settings,
+        bind: string,
+        map?: {
+            from: (settings: Gio.Settings, bind: string) => string,
+            to: (settings: Gio.Settings, bind: string, value: string) => void
+        }
+    }) {
+        super({ title: params.title });
+        
+        const { settings, bind, map } = params;
+
+        // When text changes, update settings
+        this.connect('changed', () => {
+            const text = this.get_text();
+            if (typeof text === 'string') {
+                if (map) {
+                    map.to(settings, bind, text);
+                } else {
+                    settings.set_string(bind, text);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Set initial text from settings
+        const current = map ? map.from(settings, bind) : settings.get_string(bind);
+        this.set_text(current ?? '');
+
+        // Add reset button
+        this.add_suffix(
+            new ResetButton({
+                settings,
+                bind,
+                onReset: () => {
+                    this.set_text((map ? map.from(settings, bind) : settings.get_string(bind)) ?? '');
+                },
+            })
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reset button for settings
+ */
+export class ResetButton extends Gtk.Button {
+    static {
+        GObject.registerClass(this);
+    }
+
+    constructor(params: {
+        settings?: Gio.Settings,
+        bind: string,
+        onReset?: () => void
+    }) {
+        super({
+            icon_name: 'edit-clear-symbolic',
+            tooltip_text: _('Reset'),
+            valign: Gtk.Align.CENTER,
+        });
+
+        this.connect('clicked', () => {
+            params.settings?.reset(params.bind);
+            params.onReset?.();
+        });
+    }
+}

src/prefs/prefs.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import Gtk from 'gi://Gtk';
 import Gdk from 'gi://Gdk';
 import { ExtensionPreferences, gettext as _ } from 'resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensions/prefs.js';
 import {Logger} from "../utils/logger.js";
+import {EntryRow} from "./keybindings.js";
 
-export default class MyExtensionPreferences extends ExtensionPreferences {
+export default class AerospikeExtensions extends ExtensionPreferences {
     async fillPreferencesWindow(window: Adw.PreferencesWindow) {
         // Create settings object
         const settings = this.getSettings('org.gnome.shell.extensions.aerospike');
@@ -17,17 +18,6 @@ export default class MyExtensionPreferences extends ExtensionPreferences {
         });
         window.add(page);
 
-        // Create keybindings group
-        const keybindingsGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({
-            title: _('Keyboard Shortcuts'),
-        });
-        page.add(keybindingsGroup);
-
-        // Add keybinding rows
-        this.addKeybindingRow(keybindingsGroup, settings, 'keybinding-1', _('Action 1'));
-        this.addKeybindingRow(keybindingsGroup, settings, 'keybinding-2', _('Action 2'));
-        this.addKeybindingRow(keybindingsGroup, settings, 'keybinding-3', _('Action 3'));
-        this.addKeybindingRow(keybindingsGroup, settings, 'keybinding-4', _('Action 4'));
 
         // Create options group
         const optionsGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({
@@ -115,49 +105,82 @@ export default class MyExtensionPreferences extends ExtensionPreferences {
             const color = colorButton.get_rgba().to_string();
             settings.set_string('color-selection', color);
         });
+
+        // Create keybindings group
+        const keybindingsGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({
+            title: _('Keyboard Shortcuts'),
+            description: `${_("Syntax")}: <Super>h, <Shift>g, <Super><Shift>h
+            ${_("Legend")}: <Super> - ${_("Windows key")}, <Primary> - ${_("Control key")}
+            ${_("Delete text to unset. Press Return key to accept.")}`,
+        });
+        page.add(keybindingsGroup);
+
+        // Add keybinding rows as EntryRows with proper mapping
+        // Use the helper function to create the map object
+        const keybindingMap = this.createKeybindingMap();
+        
+        keybindingsGroup.add(
+            new EntryRow({
+                title: _('Action 1'),
+                settings: settings,
+                bind: 'move-left',
+                map: keybindingMap
+            })
+        );
+        
+        keybindingsGroup.add(
+            new EntryRow({
+                title: _('Action 2'),
+                settings: settings,
+                bind: 'move-right',
+                map: keybindingMap
+            })
+        );
+        
+        keybindingsGroup.add(
+            new EntryRow({
+                title: _('Action 3'),
+                settings: settings,
+                bind: 'join-with-left',
+                map: keybindingMap
+            })
+        );
+        
+        keybindingsGroup.add(
+            new EntryRow({
+                title: _('Action 4'),
+                settings: settings,
+                bind: 'join-with-right',
+                map: keybindingMap
+            })
+        );
+
+
     }
 
-    private addKeybindingRow(
+    // Helper function to create a keybinding mapping object
-        group: Adw.PreferencesGroup,
+    private createKeybindingMap() {
-        settings: Gio.Settings,
+        return {
-        key: string,
+            from(settings: Gio.Settings, bind: string) {
-        title: string
+                return settings.get_strv(bind).join(',');
-    ) {
+            },
-        const shortcutsRow = new Adw.ActionRow({
+            to(settings: Gio.Settings, bind: string, value: string) {
-            title: title,
+                if (!!value) {
-        });
+                    const mappings = value.split(',').map((x) => {
-
+                        const [, key, mods] = Gtk.accelerator_parse(x);
-        group.add(shortcutsRow);
+                        return Gtk.accelerator_valid(key, mods) && Gtk.accelerator_name(key, mods);
-
+                    });
-        // Create a button for setting shortcuts
+                    // Filter out any false values to ensure we only have strings
-        const shortcutButton = new Gtk.Button({
+                    const stringMappings = mappings.filter((x): x is string => typeof x === 'string');
-            valign: Gtk.Align.CENTER,
+                    if (stringMappings.length > 0) {
-            label: settings.get_strv(key)[0] || _("Disabled")
+                        Logger.debug("setting", bind, "to", stringMappings);
-        });
+                        settings.set_strv(bind, stringMappings);
-
+                    }
-        shortcutsRow.add_suffix(shortcutButton);
+                } else {
-        shortcutsRow.set_activatable_widget(shortcutButton);
+                    // If value deleted, unset the mapping
-
+                    settings.set_strv(bind, []);
-        // When clicking the button, show a dialog or start listening for keystroke
+                }
-        shortcutButton.connect('clicked', () => {
+            },
-            // Show a simple popup stating that the shortcut is being recorded
+        };
-            const dialog = new Gtk.MessageDialog({
-                modal: true,
-                text: _("Press a key combination to set as shortcut"),
-                secondary_text: _("Press Esc to cancel or Backspace to disable"),
-                buttons: Gtk.ButtonsType.CANCEL,
-                transient_for: group.get_root() as Gtk.Window
-            });
-
-            // Create a keypress event controller
-            const controller = new Gtk.EventControllerKey();
-            dialog.add_controller(controller);
-
-            controller.connect('key-pressed', (_controller, keyval, keycode, state) => {
-
-            });
-
-            dialog.present();
-        });
     }
 }

src/wm/container.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class WindowContainer {
         // Add window to managed windows
         this._tiledItems.push(winWrap);
         this._tiledWindowLookup.set(winWrap.getWindowId(), winWrap);
-        winWrap.setParent(this);
+        // winWrap.setParent(this);
         queueEvent({
             name: "tiling-windows",
             callback: () => {

src/wm/window.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export class WindowWrapper {
     readonly _windowMinimizedHandler: WindowMinimizedHandler;
     readonly _signals: number[] = [];
     _parent: WindowContainer | null = null;
+    _dragging: boolean = false;
 
     constructor(
         window: Meta.Window,
@@ -43,16 +44,23 @@ export class WindowWrapper {
         return this._window.get_frame_rect();
     }
 
-    setParent(parent: WindowContainer): void {
+    startDragging(): void {
-        this._parent = parent;
+        this._dragging = true;
+    }
+    stopDragging(): void {
+        this._dragging = false;
     }
 
-    getParent(): WindowContainer | null {
+    // setParent(parent: WindowContainer): void {
-        if (this._parent == null) {
+    //     this._parent = parent;
-            Logger.warn(`Attempting to get parent for window without parent ${JSON.stringify(this)}`);
+    // }
-        }
+    //
-        return this._parent
+    // getParent(): WindowContainer | null {
-    }
+    //     if (this._parent == null) {
+    //         Logger.warn(`Attempting to get parent for window without parent ${JSON.stringify(this)}`);
+    //     }
+    //     return this._parent
+    // }
 
     connectWindowSignals(
         windowManager: IWindowManager,
@@ -114,7 +122,11 @@ export class WindowWrapper {
 
     // This is meant to be an exact copy of Forge's move function, renamed to maintain your API
     safelyResizeWindow(rect: Rect): void {
-        // Keep minimal logging 
+        // Keep minimal logging
+        if (this._dragging) {
+            Logger.info("STOPPED RESIZE BECAUSE ITEM IS BEING DRAGGED")
+            return
+        }
         Logger.log("SAFELY RESIZE", rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height);
         const actor = this._window.get_compositor_private();
 

src/wm/windowManager.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
 
     _grabbedWindowMonitor: number = _UNUSED_MONITOR_ID;
     _grabbedWindowId: number = _UNUSED_WINDOW_ID;
+    _changingGrabbedMonitor: boolean = false;
 
     constructor() {
 
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
             }),
             global.display.connect("window-entered-monitor", (display, monitor, window) => {
                 Logger.log("WINDOW HAS ENTERED NEW MONITOR!")
-                // this._moveWindowToMonitor(window, monitor);
             }),
             global.display.connect('window-created', (display, window) => {
                 this.handleWindowCreated(display, window);
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
             }),
         )
 
-        this._windowManagerSignals = [
+        // this._windowManagerSignals = [
-            global.window_manager.connect("show-tile-preview", (_, _metaWindow, _rect, _num) => {
+        //     global.window_manager.connect("show-tile-preview", (_, _metaWindow, _rect, _num) => {
-                Logger.log("SHOW TITLE PREVIEW!")
+        //         Logger.log("SHOW TITLE PREVIEW!")
-            }),
+        //     }),
-        ];
+        // ];
 
         this._workspaceManagerSignals = [
             global.workspace_manager.connect("showing-desktop-changed", () => {
@@ -204,81 +204,75 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
         this._grabbedWindowId = _UNUSED_WINDOW_ID;
         var rect = window.get_frame_rect()
         Logger.info("Release Location", window.get_monitor(), rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height)
-        const old_mon_id = this._grabbedWindowMonitor;
+        // previously window was moved to a new monitor here instead of it being fluid during drag events.
-        const new_mon_id = window.get_monitor();
-
-        Logger.info("MONITOR MATCH", old_mon_id !== new_mon_id);
-        if (old_mon_id !== new_mon_id) {
-            Logger.trace("MOVING MONITOR");
-            let old_mon = this._monitors.get(old_mon_id);
-            let new_mon = this._monitors.get(new_mon_id);
-            if (old_mon === undefined || new_mon === undefined) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            let wrapped = old_mon.getWindow(window.get_id())
-            if (wrapped === undefined) {
-                wrapped = new WindowWrapper(window, this.handleWindowMinimized);
-            } else {
-                old_mon.removeWindow(wrapped)
-            }
-            new_mon.addWindow(wrapped)
-        }
         this._tileMonitors();
         Logger.info("monitor_start and monitor_end", this._grabbedWindowMonitor, window.get_monitor());
     }
 
     _moveWindowToMonitor(window: Meta.Window, monitorId: number): void {
+        Logger.info("MOVING WINDOW TO MONITOR", window.get_id(), monitorId);
         let wrapped = undefined;
         for (const monitor of this._monitors.values()) {
             wrapped = monitor.getWindow(window.get_id());
             if (wrapped !== undefined) {
+                Logger.error("FOUND WINDOW IN MONITOR")
                 monitor.removeWindow(wrapped);
                 break;
             }
         }
         if (wrapped === undefined) {
+            Logger.error("WINDOW NOT DEFINED")
             wrapped = new WindowWrapper(window, this.handleWindowMinimized);
             wrapped.connectWindowSignals(this);
         }
+
+        wrapped.startDragging()
         let new_mon = this._monitors.get(monitorId);
         new_mon?.addWindow(wrapped)
-        this._tileMonitors();
+        Logger.info("UPDATE MONITOR", new_mon);
+        this._grabbedWindowMonitor = monitorId;
+        wrapped.stopDragging();
     }
 
     public handleWindowPositionChanged(winWrap: WindowWrapper): void {
+        if (this._changingGrabbedMonitor) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (winWrap.getWindowId() === this._grabbedWindowId) {
-            const rect = winWrap.getRect();
-            // Logger.log("GRABBED WINDOW POSITION CHANGED", rect.x);
             const [mouseX, mouseY, _] = global.get_pointer();
-            this._monitors.get(winWrap.getMonitor())?.itemDragged(winWrap, mouseX, mouseY);
 
-            // Log or use the coordinates
+            let monitorIndex = -1;
-            // console.log(`Mouse position: X=${mouseX}, Y=${mouseY}`);
+            for (let i = 0; i < global.display.get_n_monitors(); i++) {
+                const workArea = global.workspace_manager.get_active_workspace().get_work_area_for_monitor(i);
+                if (mouseX >= workArea.x && mouseX < workArea.x + workArea.width &&
+                    mouseY >= workArea.y && mouseY < workArea.y + workArea.height) {
+                    monitorIndex = i;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (monitorIndex === -1) {
+                return
+            }
 
+            if (monitorIndex !== this._grabbedWindowMonitor) {
+                this._changingGrabbedMonitor = true;
+                Logger.log("CHANGING MONITOR FOR WINDOW");
+                this._moveWindowToMonitor(winWrap.getWindow(), monitorIndex);
+                this._changingGrabbedMonitor = false
+            }
+            this._monitors.get(monitorIndex)?.itemDragged(winWrap, mouseX, mouseY);
         }
     }
 
 
     public handleWindowMinimized(winWrap: WindowWrapper): void {
-        Logger.warn("WARNING MINIMIZING WINDOW");
-        Logger.log("WARNING MINIMIZED", JSON.stringify(winWrap));
         const monitor_id = winWrap.getWindow().get_monitor()
-        Logger.log("WARNING MINIMIZED", monitor_id);
-        Logger.warn("WARNING MINIMIZED", this._monitors);
-
         this._minimizedItems.set(winWrap.getWindowId(), winWrap);
         this._monitors.get(monitor_id)?.removeWindow(winWrap);
-
-        Logger.warn("WARNING MINIMIZED ITEMS", JSON.stringify(this._minimizedItems));
         this._tileMonitors()
     }
 
     public handleWindowUnminimized(winWrap: WindowWrapper): void {
-        Logger.log("WINDOW UNMINIMIZED");
-        Logger.log("WINDOW UNMINIMIZED", winWrap == null);
-        // Logger.log("WINDOW UNMINIMIZED", winWrap);
-        // Logger.log("WINDOW UNMINIMIZED", winWrap.getWindowId());
         this._minimizedItems.delete(winWrap.getWindowId());
         this._addWindowWrapperToMonitor(winWrap);
         this._tileMonitors()
@@ -292,10 +286,8 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
     }
 
     public captureExistingWindows() {
-        Logger.log("CAPTURING WINDOWS")
         const workspace = global.workspace_manager.get_active_workspace();
         const windows = global.display.get_tab_list(Meta.TabList.NORMAL, workspace);
-        Logger.log("WINDOWS", windows);
         windows.forEach(window => {
             if (this._isWindowTileable(window)) {
                 this.addWindowToMonitor(window);
@@ -343,9 +335,6 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
     }
 
     _addWindowWrapperToMonitor(winWrap: WindowWrapper) {
-        Logger.log("Adding window", JSON.stringify(winWrap));
-        Logger.log("Adding window raw", JSON.stringify(winWrap.getWindow()));
-        Logger.log("Adding window raw", JSON.stringify(winWrap.getWindow().minimized));
         if (winWrap.getWindow().minimized) {
             this._minimizedItems.set(winWrap.getWindow().get_id(), winWrap);
         } else {
@@ -360,14 +349,35 @@ export default class WindowManager implements IWindowManager {
         }
     }
 
+    block_titles = [
+        "org.gnome.Shell.Extensions",
+    ]
+
+    _isWindowTilingBlocked(window: Meta.Window) : boolean {
+        Logger.info("title", window.get_title());
+        Logger.info("description", window.get_description());
+        Logger.info("class", window.get_wm_class());
+        Logger.info("class", window.get_wm_class_instance());
+        return this.block_titles.some((title) => {
+            if (window.get_title() === title) {
+                Logger.log("WINDOW BLOCKED FROM TILING", window.get_title());
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
+    }
+
     _isWindowTileable(window: Meta.Window) {
 
         if (!window || !window.get_compositor_private()) {
             return false;
         }
-
+        if (this._isWindowTilingBlocked(window)) {
+            return false;
+        }
         const windowType = window.get_window_type();
-        Logger.log("WINDOW TYPE", windowType);
+        Logger.log("WINDOW TILING CHECK",);
+
         // Skip certain types of windows
         return !window.is_skip_taskbar() &&
             windowType !== Meta.WindowType.DESKTOP &&