Review "Search Light" version 1 - GNOME Shell Extensions

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Search Light

by rwmicro

Gnome Extension to bring macOS's Spotlight functionality. New maintainer of Search Light by Iceman. Same application but new supports.

Extension Homepage: https://github.com/rwmicro/search-light

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Shexli (experimental) warning 1

Shexli found 1 issue that may need reviewer attention.

EGO-L-002 warning

objects created by extension should be destroyed in disable()

Objects assigned in `enable()` are missing matching `.destroy()` calls in `disable()` or its helper methods.

Destroy all objects

extension.js:141

    this.container = new St.BoxLayout({
      name: 'searchLightBox',
      orientation: Clutter.Orientation.VERTICAL,
      reactive: true,
      track_hover: true,
      can_focus: true,
    })

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Previous Reviews on this Version

rwmicro posted a review October 20, 2026