Dash-to-panel: [Feature Request] Backup settings

[sbadux]

Hello,
it would be great to have a backup functions with an Export/Import backup feature. So an user can bring the same settings in all the PCs or back it up for future use.

Thanks a lot for this great extensions. It's super useful.

[charlesg99]

Hey sbadux, thanks for the suggestion! I'm not sure if this is necessary as it's pretty easy to export/import settings using dconf.

To export your settings to a "dtp_settings" file:
dconf dump /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/ > dtp_settings

and then import them on another pc with:
dconf load /org/gnome/shell/extensions/dash-to-panel/ < dtp_settings

Not that "user friendly", but it gets the job done. What do you think?

Thanks!

[sbadux]

Hello, good to see that there is a way to backup my settings :) Anyway, IMHO, it would be great for all the users to have this feature in the GUI. Much easier to use and you don't have to remember dconf command line commands.

[catb0t]

@charlesg99 Would you accept a pull request that just adds buttons which (more or less) executes those commands? (with some safety checks etc)

[charlesg99]

@catb0t Absolutely!

I got to tell you though, I've worked on this before your comment :) If the only reason why you would work on this is to have the feature, I can submit my version. On the other hand, if you're doing this because you want to contribute to the project, by all means please do, I'll revert my changes, no worries! Thanks a lot!

[catb0t]

Let's go with your version, since it's mostly for the feature and I'm anyway inexperienced at extension development (so it will take longer) :)

[charlesg99]

The import/export functionality was added to master, please let me know if it works for you! Thanks