tonhowtf/omniget · error · anyhow::Error

nao da para alterar este item

Error message

nao da para alterar este item

What it means

mac_set handles only specific macOS startup-item kinds (login items and a limited set of other item types); the final match arm is a catch-all that rejects anything else with this message. It means the requested enable/disable operation is not supported for that particular item kind on macOS.

Solutions

1. Hide or disable the toggle in the UI for item kinds mac_set cannot change (only offer enable/disable for native login items)
2. Extend mac_set with arms that unload/load launchd jobs (launchctl bootout/bootstrap) for LaunchAgent/LaunchDaemon kinds
3. Return a clearer error that includes the unsupported item kind to help users understand why the toggle failed
4. Ensure mac_items only reports items whose kind mac_set supports, keeping list and mutate capabilities in sync

Example fix

// before
_ => Err(anyhow!("nao da para alterar este item")),
// after: actionable message naming the kind
_ => Err(anyhow!("nao da para alterar este item (tipo: {:?}); apenas itens de login sao suportados", item.kind)),

// Only show toggles for kinds mac_set can change
const TOGGLABLE_KINDS: &[ItemKind] = &[ItemKind::LoginItem];
if !TOGGLABLE_KINDS.contains(&item.kind) {
    // render as read-only instead of calling set_enabled
}

fn is_togglable(item: &StartupItem) -> bool {
    matches!(item.kind, ItemKind::LoginItem)
}

match set_enabled(item, true).await {
    Ok(_) => refresh_items(),
    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains("nao da para alterar este item") => {
        eprintln!("Este tipo de item nao pode ser alternado pelo app");
        // fall back to opening System Settings > Login Items
    }
    Err(e) => return Err(e),
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling set_enabled on a startup item whose kind is not handled by mac_set's match — e.g. LaunchAgents/LaunchDaemons or other item categories that the function only knows how to list, not toggle.

Common situations: UI showing all discovered startup items (including launchd agents) with toggle switches, but only native login items are actually toggleable via System Events; users trying to disable system LaunchAgents that macOS intentionally protects; app version where listing gained new item kinds before set_enabled gained matching arms.

Understand the failure class

Background: UnsupportedOperationException and "is not supported" errors: when a library deliberately refuses a call — this error's family across 30 libraries.

Related errors

• caminho do item de login desconhecido
• tipo desconhecido
• falhou
• {}
• Track sem soundcloud_id

AI-assisted analysis of tonhowtf/omniget@8600b91f42 (2026-09-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c26fcc7a81488cc9. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at src-tauri/omniget-core/src/core/tools/startup.rs:269

            } else {
                run(
                    "osascript",
                    &[
                        "-e",
                        &format!(
                            "tell application \"System Events\" to delete login item \"{}\"",
                            item.name.replace('"', "\\\"")
                        ),
                    ],
                )
                .await?;
                removed.retain(|(n, _)| *n != item.name);
                removed.push((item.name.clone(), item.path.clone()));
            }
            save_removed(&removed);
            Ok(())
        }
        _ => Err(anyhow!("nao da para alterar este item")),
    }
}

// ── Windows ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

const WIN_RUN: &[(&str, &str, &str)] = &[
    (
        r"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run",
        "run",
        "user",
    ),
    (
        r"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce",
        "run-once",
        "user",
    ),
    (
        r"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run",

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