Gnome 3 (Gnome Shell) JavaScript/CSS engine

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Asked 26/4, 2011 at 21:46 Answered 10/5, 2011 at 7:12

Solved javascript css gnome gnome-3 gnome-shell

I am wondering, which type and version of JavaScript/CSS engines is Gnome 3 aka Gnome Shell using?

Is there any information about current version, etc?

Besides answered 26/4, 2011 at 21:46 Comment(0)

For JavaScript the engine GJS (based on SpiderMonkey). For theming, it is used a sort of superset of CSS2. You might be interested in reading the documentation of GtkCssProvider and the migration information.

On the other hand, there are some CSS3-like operations available, such as radial and linear gradients. You might want to take a look the article Styling GTK+ with CSS to get some ideas. The article was written by the developer who wrote GtkCssProvider.

Aviator answered 10/5, 2011 at 7:12 Comment(2)

Note that GNOME Shell uses mx to draw widgets. See more on live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/Development – Newfashioned 22/9, 2011 at 11:57

Updated. Although, it would have been better to say which one :-) – Aviator 6/6, 2013 at 19:10

The JavaScript engine is GJS. The CSS is, I believe, internal - in GTK 3, all theming is done using CSS.

Mew answered 27/4, 2011 at 8:26 Comment(1)

Thanks for the answer. I know that CSS is used for theming. However there is no information if it is CSS2/CSS3 or CSS10. – Besides 27/4, 2011 at 8:30

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