https://github.com/noobping/category-sorted-app-grid

Sorts the GNOME Overview app grid by category.
https://github.com/noobping/category-sorted-app-grid

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Sorts the GNOME Overview app grid by category.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/noobping/category-sorted-app-grid
• Owner: noobping
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-06-17T12:07:33.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-29T15:07:11.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-29T17:17:17.372Z (8 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/8252/category-sorted-app-grid/
• Size: 356 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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# Category sorted App Grid

Sorts the GNOME Overview app grid by category.

![screenshot](screenshot.png)

## Development

The extension is split into small ES modules:

- `extension.js` is the GNOME Shell extension entrypoint.

- `categoryGridSorter.js` coordinates sorting, cleanup, and helper modules.

- `appDisplayPatches.js` owns AppDisplay monkey patches and fallback behavior.

- `redisplayQueue.js` owns coalesced redisplay scheduling and retry handling.

- `shellSignals.js` owns Shell signal and folder settings listeners.

- `categorySorting.js` owns category extraction and ordering.

- `logging.js` owns debug and warning helpers.

## Manual test checklist

After changing runtime behavior, test in a GNOME Shell session:

- Enable and disable the extension repeatedly.

- Open and close the app grid repeatedly.

- Drag apps in the app grid.

- Add and remove favorite apps.

- Create, rename, and remove app folders.

- Install or remove an application and reopen the app grid.

- Check Shell logs for concise `CategorySortedAppGrid` warnings and no repeated exceptions.