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Node.js Electron Applications for Single Core Windows 7 machines are slow on file I/O
I'm running an electron application on a single core windows 7 machine. It seems whenever I do almost any file I/O with the fs library, the CPU spikes to ~100% for the electron process and it can take ...
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ElectronJS: Must use import to load ES Module
I've just started learning Electron from Electron Docs. I used ES6 (import/export) while they used require.
I've added type:module in my package.json and also I've changed the js extension to mjs, but ...
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require vm2 using electron and webpack
I encounter an error when I try to import the vm2 module inside the Electron renderer process using Webpack.
import fs from 'fs'
console.log('ok')
const { NodeVM } = require('vm2')
console.log('ko'...
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Best way to stream large local media files with electron main process and handle them in the renderer process
Hello there,
I will try to be more specific about my question, I'm using angular 9 and latest electron version 8.1.1.
My goal is to read large media files like videos(>4go), songs(flac) or other ...
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electron drag and drop remote files on desktop
Objective:
Use Electron`s Native File Drag & Drop to drag remote files out of electron-app into the operating system's world for example on desktop or some opened folder
Approach:
renderer
In ...
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Don't prevent default action in Electron using globalShortcut
I use
var globalShortcut = require('electron').globalShortcut;
For open application window after key press
var ret = globalShortcut.register('CommandOrControl+X', function() {
console.log('...
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How to serve static files from an asar archive
I am trying to build an electron app with a server component using express for remote control.
The express module initializes with
var staticPath = path.resolve('app/assets')
setupNotifications(...
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Remove app data on uninstall on mac in Electron js
I have created an electron app and built it using electron-builder On app uninstall I need to delete the data that localStorage, kind of access tokens, etc.
In windows there is nsis - ...
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Efficient way to get the actual filename in a case-insensitive filesystem in node
This is NOT a dupe of this question. This question is NOT about Windows. It's a general question across OSes.
Is there an efficient way to get the correct case of a filename in node.js other than ...
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Firebase SDK signInWithPopup() not working with Electron
I have an electron app that fires up a lightweight express server allowing me to use http in production for firebase github authentication.
I have this working fine using the signInWithRedirect() ...
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Display .icns file in electron renderer process
I'm looking for a way to display .icns files in electron renderer.
In osx all icons (system icons, applications icons) stored in .icns format. I need to show these icons in my electron application.
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Adding electron application path to user environment variables after install
Problem description:
I have an electron application and I need to add the application to user environment variables after users install my application, so that they can run commands like this my-...
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Frameless Browser window zero height
I'm creating a new frameless Browser window in Electron, with its height and width set at 0 but, at least in windows, the window is shown with some width and height.
Also i have not loaded any ...
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How Can I set environment variables into the executable electron forge build?
I'm building an Electron app using Electron Forge and I need to pass environment variables to the final executable.
I've tried defining the environment variables in forge.config.js like this:
env: {
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Make an non-electron window parent to an electron app
I want my electron browser window to be child of the desktop window handle (hWND) in windows 10 which you can get from the c++ win32 API. So I need to create a BrowserWindow or somehow make the ...
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