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Electron require() is not defined
I'm creating an Electron app for my own purpose. My problem is when I'm using node functions inside my HTML page it throws an error of:
'require()' is not defined.
Is there any way to use Node ...
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How to display a JPG image from a Node.js buffer (UInt8Array)
I have a custom Node.JS addon that transfers a jpg capture to my application which is working great - if I write the buffer contents to disk, it's a proper jpg image, as expected.
var wstream = fs....
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Cannot read property 'join' of undefined in Javascript file Electron JS
I have an application in Electron JS that is calling a python function to execute a python script.
When the script executes it should send the data back to the Electron JS GUI and display it.
The ...
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How to print a DIV in ElectronJS
i'm trying to convert my web into an app made in ElectronJS
in my web i print a div with a barcode. this works pretty fine, but in electronjs i can't reach this.
originally i'd use this function
$...
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css border: 1px appear as 0.667px or 1px depending on the computer / display resolution (?)
This is weird. I am testing the same web application (Chrome embedded in Electron) and I have two exact copies in 2 computers, both windows 10, one with a 1080p display and the other with a 4K display ...
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JavaScript - Read metadata of video file
I've been at this for hours, it's time to ask for a little help.
I need to know the frame rate of a video on load in JavaScript/HTML and I'm trying to avoid VLC plug-in or ffmpeg.
The browser reads ...
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Disable pinch zoom in webkit (or electron)
Is there any way to disable pinch zoom in an electron app?
I can't get it to work from inside the web-view with normal javascript methods as described here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23510108/...
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Using Firebase with Electron
I'm trying to use Firebase with Electron. When installing it just like I would on a web page it doesn't work because Electron pages are hosted locally and don't have a hostname. This is the error I'm ...
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Select Text & highlight selection or get selection value (React)
I have a React application which displays some spans:
<span>Hello</span> <span>my</span> <span>name</span> <span> is </span> ...
I would like the user ...
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Transparent Windows on Linux (Electron)
Using the transparent argument and setting it to true when creating a new BrowserWindow in Electron usually gives the window a transparent background... But on Linux that isn't the case for my ...
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Electron "require is not defined"
I'm making an application which I need to give access to the file system (fs) module, however even with nodeIntegration enabled the renderer gives me this error:
Uncaught ReferenceError: require is ...
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Using ipc in Electron to set global variable from renderer
renderer.js
ipcRenderer.sendSync('setGlobal', 'globalVarName').varInner.varInner2 = 'result';
main.js
global.globalVarName = {
varInner: {
varInner2: ''
},
iWontChange: 'hi'
};
ipcMain....
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Getting error "Strict MIME type checking is enforced for module scripts per HTML spec" when trying to import project
Trying to create some reusable components for our Electron screen using lit-html. When I attempt to add an example component I run into an error.
Using electron: ^5.0.6
Trying to import module my-...
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Using the electron ipcRenderer from a front-end javascript file
I'm in the process of learning to use Electron, and while trying to have my application communicate with the front end I am aware I need to use the ipcRenderer to gain a reference to the DOM elements ...
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Background image not loading in Electron Application
I have an image file in the same directory as my login.vue component (which is where the following code is located). But, when I try this code, the image will not load:
<div background="benjamin-...
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