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For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.{{Note|Qt integration with the adwaita style isn't perfect and your mileage may vary.}}

=== Experimental ~~settings~~ ===

=== Experimental features ===

GNOME has a number of experimental ~~settings~~ for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 48, these are the experimental features you may want to use:

GNOME has a number of experimental options for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 49, these are the experimental features you may want to use:

{{File|3={

programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases = [

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"variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays

"xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens

"autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone

];

};

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=== Enable system tray icons ===

GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top ~~bar~~. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:

GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top panel. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:

{{File|3={

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator ];

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{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>

environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [

~~totem~~

showtime

];

</nowiki>}}

</nowiki>|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}

== Troubleshooting ==

=== Missing cursor/cursor is a white box ===

This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this alongside any number of silent incompatabilities: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

$ dconf reset -f /

</syntaxhighlight>

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 For more details, see [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/guide-to-installing-qt-theme/35523/2 this] forum post.{{Note|Qt integration with the adwaita style isn't perfect and your mileage may vary.}}
-=== Experimental settings ===
+=== Experimental features ===
-GNOME has a number of experimental settings for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 48, these are the experimental features you may want to use:
+GNOME has a number of experimental options for features not fully completed and thus hidden from the user. As of GNOME 49, these are the experimental features you may want to use:
 {{File|3={
    programs.dconf.profiles.user.databases = [
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              "variable-refresh-rate" # Enables Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) on compatible displays
              "xwayland-native-scaling" # Scales Xwayland applications to look crisp on HiDPI screens
+            "autoclose-xwayland" # automatically terminates Xwayland if all relevant X11 clients are gone
            ];
          };
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 === Enable system tray icons ===
-GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top bar. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:
+GNOME does not currently support system tray icons. However, Ubuntu has created an [https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/ extension] that implements this in the top panel. You can install this extension with the following in NixOS:
 {{File|3={
    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnomeExtensions.appindicator ];
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 {{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
    environment.gnome.excludePackages = with pkgs; [
-     totem
+     showtime
    ];
-</nowiki>}}
+</nowiki>|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}}
 == Troubleshooting ==
 === Missing cursor/cursor is a white box ===
-This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+This occurs when installing GNOME from an existing NixOS installation that used a different desktop environment that modified dconf (most likely switching from KDE to GNOME). To easily fix this alongside any number of silent incompatabilities: reset all dconf settings.<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 $ dconf reset -f /
 </syntaxhighlight>