Show Me The Text

A GNOME extension to show the desired text on the right-hand side of the top bar.

Install

GNOME Extensions Website

This extension is available on GNOME Extensions Website .

Manually

You can download this repo and install it manually with the build script:

./scripts/build.sh -i

You need gettext package installed on your system

Fedora

dnf install gettext

Ubuntu

apt install gettext

To change the text:

Open the Extensions application
Find the Show Me The Text extension
Open the Settings option

Testing

Running a Nested GNOME Shell - https://gjs.guide/extensions/development/debugging.html#reloading-extensions

The most convenient way to test incremental changes, especially for Wayland users, is by running a nested instance of GNOME Shell. Running the following command from a terminal will start a new gnome-shell process, with its own D-Bus session:

dbus-run-session -- gnome-shell --nested --wayland

Now, you can checkout the extension installed or enable it from Extension Manager.