Todo MD puts a plain markdown checkbox file in the panel menu, so the list stays readable in any editor and on any device. Tasks live in a single file — ~/todo.md by default, or any path set in the preferences. Features: * ## Category sections become colored tabs; each category header has a ⋮ action menu (also on right-click) offering add task, change color, rename and delete * Check, uncheck, edit inline and delete tasks; reorder them inside their category by dragging the handle at the end of a row, or with Alt+Up / Alt+Down on a focused row; drag a whole category tab along the strip to reorder its section in the file * Fixed menu width and a configurable maximum height; the tab bar and the list keep their scroll position * Edits made outside the shell are picked up live by a file monitor * Preferences: todo file path, menu width, maximum menu height, category colors Compatibility: GNOME Shell 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51, each verified by a manual regression run (Ubuntu 24.04, 24.10, 25.04, 25.10, 26.04 and CachyOS). File access: the extension only reads and writes the markdown todo file you configure (~/todo.md by default), plus its own GSettings. No network requests, no subprocesses, no clipboard use. Shell integration: like most panel extensions, this one builds on GNOME Shell's own internal JavaScript modules (panel menu, popup menu, drag-and-drop) and on St/Clutter — they are not a stable public API, which is why shell-version lists only the releases this code has actually been tested on.
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EGO-X-004 warning
extensions should avoid synchronous file IO in shell code
Shell code should avoid synchronous file IO APIs like `GLib.file_get_contents()` and `Gio.File.load_contents()`.
Todo MD
storage.js:530
file.load_contents(null)
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.
extension.js:565
this._actionsDeleteItem = deleteItem
extension.js:619
this._colorRow = row
extension.js:778
this._contentSection = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuSection()
extension.js:1206
this._dragHint = new St.Label({style_class: 'todo-drag-hint'})
extension.js:1199
this._dropLine = new St.Widget({style_class: 'todo-drop-line todo-drop-line-h'})
extension.js:1202
this._tabDropLine = new St.Widget({style_class: 'todo-drop-line todo-drop-line-v'})
EGO-L-003 warning
signals connected by extension should be disconnected in disable()
Signals assigned in `enable()` are missing matching disconnect calls in `disable()` or its helper methods.
extension.js:878
this._tabBar.newCategoryButton.connect('clicked', () => {
this._toggleNewCategoryEntry();
})