Questions tagged [scopes]
Scopes are the back ends used to provide results for searches performed through the Unity Dash.
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why doesn't the remote-video dash plugin work on ubuntu unity 22.10 kinetic kudu?
im on ubuntu 22.10 unity and i have successfully installed the remote videos dash plugin as you can see :
but unfortunately it does nothing. i went to settings> security and privacy> search and ...
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Why does unity keep disabling search scopes?
I use Unity to open my Virtualbox machine, but every time I search for the machine, I have to enable the Virtualbox scope. Why?
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How to completely uninstall a click package? [closed]
I'm trying to uninstall the BBC news scope (among others) on my Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch, but failing to do so completely. The package name for the BBC scope is com.canonical.scopes.bbc, so I've ...
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What is the difference between an installed scope, before and after the first reboot?
I'm playing around with Ubuntu touch scopes, but I have one strange problem. When I create a scope (this is also true for the example scopes: new project -> Unity Scope (current) -> Qtscope using HTTP+...
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What is the proper way to open a url from a scope in c++?
What is the proper way to open a url from a scope in c++?
This is what I've tried (This function is called from the ActivationResponse.):
static void open_url(std::string const& uri) {
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Ubuntu Touch - Today scope weather section
In the Today Scope, how do I add anothet location to the weather section to allow two sets of weather reports to be seen. I want to see my current location and London.
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Simple Javascript Scope HowTo and Examples
I am trying to develop a simple Scope for Ubuntu Phone (BQ 4.5 particularly). The scope's task should be just to display (and refresh) one web page directly in the scope, i.e. not to open a separate "...
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Telegram channels on Ubuntu touch (App and Scope) with OTA-11
How can i see Telegram channels in the Telegram App for ubuntu-touch or in the Telegram Scope for this Operating System?
E.g. They don't appear there in a Meizu Pro5 mobile with OTA-11.
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ubuntu-touch: quickest way to open a bookmark
I recently bough a BQ M10 tablet. A lot of web site are not in the the ubuntu store (yet), or their apps are pretty buggy. So I have to deal with bookmarks all the time.
Opening a bookmark is pretty ...
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How to personalize Scopes in Ubuntu Mobile at Aquaris M10 tablet?
There are these pre-configured home screens called Scopes on the BQ M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet. After some research I've finally got an idea what scopes are meant for.
With understanding the concept ...
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Ubuntu SDK unable to play scope
I've just created a Unity Scope project in Ubuntu SDK.
However I'm not able to run it, If I target the Desktop, I have the following error :
Starting /usr/ubuntu-sdk-ide/share/qtcreator/ubuntu/...
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Amazon app: how can I change the amazon country?
When I start the Amazon app on my M10 with Ubuntu-Touch this app starts automatically the UK store. I´m located in germany and would like to start the german store with this app.
When trying to change ...
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Ubuntu Touch change scope "today"
Does anyone knows how to change the content of scope today?
The news displayed there are totally unusable for me. I'm from germany and really not interested in news from El Pais or Cinco Dias.
Is ...
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Error during setup of unity-js-scopes-tool
I am going to create a Scope for Ubuntu Touch with the Ubuntu SDK.
I used this JS-Tutorial.
So I did the installation process within a fresh installation of Ubuntu 15.10 in VirtualBox with the ...
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Ubuntu Touch Store App and Scope sources
In the ubuntu store of ubuntu-touch there are open-source licenced apps and scopes. How can one gain access to the source of those apps/scopes?
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Package responsible for Unity Dash search results (home lens, category "References")
I want to file a bug against a Unity Dash scope, but I don't know exactly which one it is and which package it belongs to.
The results I want to complain about appear in the home lens, in the ...
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Uninstall default scopes in a ubuntu phone
I am using an ubuntu phone (version OTA-9.1). I want to delete extra scopes. When I search them in the Ubuntu Store with the keyword scope, i cannot reach more than 100 entries. This means that I ...
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How to pass phone number to phone application from scope
I'd like to be able to pass a phone number to the phone application from within a preview of a scope.
Is that possible?
Is it done with action widgets?
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Remove Scopes in Ubuntu for Mobile Devices
I realize that I can "hide" a Scope so that it is only visible when I "swipe" up in the Dash (i.e. the "home" screen, during which time all of my Scopes are shown)...
But is it possible to remove/un-...
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Ubuntu touch devel emulator not recognized by sdk ide
I want to test my scope on an emulator, so I created an i386 emulator instance with the devel channel. I can start the emulator from inside the sdk ide and it will boot properly (I can unlock the ...
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Ubuntu SDK emulator starts up but the Devices tab says "The device is currently booting..."
I'm trying to setup an Ubuntu emulated device with a click package. But even after the emulator starts up the devices tab show that the device is booting. Pressing the refresh button does not help ...
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How to test a javascript scope on a real phone?
I'm developing my first scope, hoping to enter the scopes showdown contest.
I've decided to make a javascript scope. I'm having fun with the SDK and following along the javascript scopes tutorial at
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Error when running CMake Ubuntu SDK IDE Setup Wizard
I'm trying to create a C++ Unity scope the ubuntu SDK IDE. Using the setup wizard I have created my project, but the CMake wizard cannot run CMake. I get the following error:
E: Failed to change to ...
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Reinstalling the El Pais scope on Ubuntu phone
The other day I was cleaning my Ubuntu phone from apps that had been installed by default and I didn't want. I uninstalled El Pais thinking it was a webapp not related to the scope, which I find way ...
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Which aggregator scopes exist in ubuntu scope?
I was thinking about developing an aggregator scope for ubuntu touch, but I can't find a list of some sort that shows which aggregator scopes are already available.
On the ubuntu website, they give a ...
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JavaScript scope online accounts - OnlineAccountClient error
I'm trying to run a Unity JavaScript scope which uses online accounts on Ubuntu 15.10 on the Unity Scopes Tool, but I get an error when using the OnlineAccountClient class.
I followed the Online ...
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Can't install needed python3-scope-harness for Ubuntu Scopes dev in Go
At https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/scopes/tutorials/developing-scopes-go/ it tells me to run
sudo apt-get install unity-scope-tool golang git bzr python3-scope-harness mercurial
But I receive the ...
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Ubuntu SDK error running scope example
I'm learning to create a Scope for Ubuntu Touch with the Ubuntu SDK (installed from PPA) in Ubuntu 16.04.
I created a C++ Scope from template. When I'm trying to run I'm getting this error:
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Where do I submit a bug report for video scope on ubuntu phone?
I can't seem to find the right place to submit a bug report for the Video scope on the Ubuntu phone. Its not listed here https://launchpad.net/unity-scopes
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How can I remove scope from Ubuntu phone home screen?
I've had my Ubuntu phone, a BQ E5, for a week now, and after first problems with Internet access (it's ok now), I'm getting to like it. What I'm very unhappy with, however, is the fact that the scope ...
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After updating to 15.10, my scopes projects fail to build for the unity-scope-tool. "error: g++ version must be 4.9!"
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 15.10. I have been making scopes, and many of my scopes projects stopped building after the upgrade.
My work process consists of running the scopes first in the unity-...
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How to center text inside an Ubuntu scope card?
I originally posted this in StackOverflow, but got no response, so I'm now asking here.
I'm creating a scope for Ubuntu touch and I'm having trouble figuring out how to style the text inside a card ...
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No weather information in the scopes
My BQ aquaris E5 no longer displays weather information in the scopes. No information in the "the weather channel" scope and no weather information in the "today" scope.
Localization is on and the ...
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Scopes reboot non stop, language of the system is changed, computer can't open the peripheral
I got a problem with my ubuntu touch phone (aquaris E4.5).
Today there was an update, I thought it was the OTA-4 but checking the parameters it was display ubuntu 14.10 (r22).
Everything worked ...
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Globally disable "include online search results"
We have started replacing some Windows desktops with Ubuntu for some users in the organization I work. Because of our policies we need to globally disable the following features:
The Include online ...
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Show upcoming events in the today scope on ubuntu phone
I would like to see more upcoming events in my today scope (e.g. all events of this week or the next 5 events). Is there a way to show more then just the events that are actually today?
Thanks, for ...
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In which package is the more_suggestions.scope located and what does it do?
I can see that there are several scopes in Ubuntu 14.04 like
searchin.scope web.scope books.scope news.scope more_suggestions.scope
recipes.scope
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What functions do these scopes perform? ...
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Today and Nerby scopes have disapeared
Turned my bq Aquaris 4.5 ubuntu edition phone on this morning and the "Today" and "Nerby" scopes have disappeared. Apps,News,Video and Photos are still working.
Any ideas? I have rebooted the phone ...
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No events in the Today scope on Ubuntu Phone
My BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition has access to my Google account, but none of my Google calender items is shown as part of the Events section of the Today scope.
Why is there no events in the Today ...
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scope developing / how to change scope result inside perform_action
I became bit lost with how to set a result attribute or trigger scope search (refresh) inside Scope::perform_action method or in methods of ActivationQuery object. The idea is to change data in a ...
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Background image for the scopes
is it possible to change the white background image for the scopes and system settings and use for example the same image as the lockscreen?
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Correct way to create Ubuntu Scope Project?
Recently I tried to write an ubuntu scope project using ubuntu-sdk in 15.04, I found that no matter what I set the name, nickname and scope name, the appid (or package) will have the name at the ...
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Ubuntu Phone Aquaris 4.5 today screen does not automatically change
I have a new Ubuntu Aquaris E4.5 phone (latest updates installed). Locale UK Timzone British Summer Time.
The Today Scope screen does not automatically change days, so for example today is Thursday, ...
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Where to report a bug/feature for the Today scope of Ubuntu Touch?
The "Weather" section of the "Today" scope on my Ubuntu phone shows temperatures in Fahrenheit units. I am using the metric system and would like to see Celsius degrees. I suppose this is related to ...
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Extending scopes
Is it possible to extend existing scopes on ubuntu-touch?
Take the news scope for example, would it be possible to add additional news sources besides the ones already present (bbc news, euronews, ...
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How do I reorder scopes on Ubuntu Touch?
I accidentally unfavourited the Today scope and some others whilst exploring the UI of my Aquaris E4.
I found how to add them back but not how to reorder them? I want the Today scope to be first.
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Difference between Scopes and Apps in Ubuntu touch
In the last couple of years I made several apps for Android (Native and with Cordova) and now I want to develop apps for Ubuntu Touch. I am not yet in the possession of a Ubuntu supported phone (I ...
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Unity lens - what is 'locked-scopes'
Pulling up the .dconf editor GUI, under unity/lenses, there is the 'locked-scopes' field.
What does it do?
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Unity 8 scopes: changing the card color has no effect
The example scope that comes with the ubuntu-sdk implements a client for the OpenWeatherMap API.
If I specify "card-background" in the category renderer template (because I want to have background ...
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Documentation / guides for offline ubuntu phone scopes
I've been working on an Ubuntu phone scope that is NOT connecting to the internet, it is retrieving local results.
I am having difficulty, which is mostly due to not having a guide for how to write a ...
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