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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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array.length is zero, but the array has elements in it [duplicate]
I'm currently in the process practicing using electron, but I'm quite new with javascript and I've come across a problem which has me completely baffled. I have the following code:
function ...
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How to use preload.js properly in Electron
I'm trying to use Node modules (in this example, fs) in my renderer processes, like this:
// main_window.js
const fs = require('fs')
function action() {
console.log(fs)
}
Note: The action ...
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How to access DOM elements in electron?
I am trying to add functionality to a button in index.html file is as follows:
I have a button element in index.html
<button id="auth-button">Authorize</button>
In main.js of the app, I ...
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How do I reload a page with react-router?
I can see in this file (https://github.com/ReactTraining/react-router/blob/v0.13.3/modules/createRouter.js) that there is a refresh function but I have no idea how to call it. I'm fairly new to react-...
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Saving files locally with electron
I have some template files that contain a few variable strings each, I'd like to build a very simple input form with Electron (https://www.electronjs.org/) and I want to save the composed output file ...
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Atom Electron - Close the window with javascript
I'm using Electron (formerly atom-shell) and would like to have a minimalist frame window so that the three OSX window buttons (close, maximize, minimize) are visible from within the HTML page.
I set ...
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How to close electron app via javascript?
I am running an express app via electron.
Below is the main.js
const electron = require("electron"),
app = electron.app,
BrowserWindow = electron.BrowserWindow;
let ...
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Electron - Setting up IPC communication between main and renderer processes
I am using https://github.com/maxogden/menubar to create a menubar desktop application with Electron. However, I am struggling to get basic IPC communication set up. Any idea why the below code doesn'...
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Uncaught Error: Cannot find module 'jquery'
I am using Electron to make a desktop app. In my app I am loading a an external site (outside Atom app) lets say http://mydummysite/index.html page.
Here is the structure of my app in Atom Editor:
i....
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Electron IPC and nodeIntegration
So, I've followed a number of guides to set up Webpack, Electron, and React to make a desktop application. After finishing the setup, I got to work, and learned that I needed to require an IPC ...
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How to view a PDF in an Electron BrowserWindow?
So I have this Electron app and in one of the .html-files I link another script that provides some utility-functions to the program and one of those is this one:
function openPDF(filePath){
let ...
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Insert text into an existing / external draftjs textfield
I'm working on an application which needs to insert text into a contenteditable="true" div (a Draftjs based textfield to be precise).
Now I am aware that Draft.js uses react and that it should be ...
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Unable to use Node.js APIs in renderer process
Unable to use any electron or node related operations in electron .
Getting error process not defined.
I Checked at various places they guide to add node Support but that is already Done so stucked ...
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Electron nodeIntegration not working, also general weird Electron behavior [duplicate]
I'm new to Electron, and I've really been struggling with getting it to work. I'm experiencing behavior I cannot explain, so here's a sum:
I cannot get the communication between Electron and the html ...
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