Questions tagged [electron]
Electron (formerly Atom Shell) is a framework created by GitHub that lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Electron is based upon Node.js and Chromium.
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Uncaught Error: process.binding is not supported (when developing in React, fluxible and electron)
I was using React & fluxible & electron to work on on the app flows and it follows the standard react flow, i.e, component -> action -> store -> component
click on some React ...
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Grouping child processes in node-webkit or atom/electron
I am doing some research into building a cross-platform desktop application using web technologies. Both node-webkit and electron/atom would be perfect for the job.
However, with it being a multi-...
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How do I use Dojo Toolkit in an Electron application?
I'm exploring Electron and I've run into a roadblock. I can't figure out how to load the Dojo Toolkit and use it in Electron.
For example, here is the simple "Hello World" for Dojo:
<!DOCTYPE ...
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Run/Install ruby gem from io.js with child_process
AIM: Create a desktop app(GUI) with Electron(Atom Shell), that runs a gem's commands from io.js.
1. The problem is that I want to know which is the best way to handle the commands call to the gem ...
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Best way to read from a big CSV file without loading everything to memory using Javascript
I'm using Atom/Electron for building an app that has visualisations over video based on data. Each video has a corresponding CSV file with information for each frame. The videos are about 100 minutes, ...
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How to pass the data from one js file to another react.js file
I want to pass the data from one js file to another js file here is my code:(react.js)
<script type="text/jsx">
/** @jsx React.DOM */
var APP=
React.createClass({
getInitialState:function(){...
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Electron (atom shell) window getting closed on its own after some time
Just a plain Hello World application using electron-prebuilt is set up.
I run it by npm start command.
Window shows up as expected normally. However it is getting closed on it's own after some time.
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ERROR: when installing electron?
When i am installing Electron using npm install electron-prebuilt --save-dev, I am getting the following error:
Error: end of central directory record signature not found
at C:\Users\madhava\...
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How to pass command line argument in electron
I just started using electron. I have a doubt about how to pass command line arguments in electron when I'm using npm start to run electron.
In Node.js I am using: node server.js one two=three four
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Error messages and console logs in Electron?
How do you view error messages and console logs in Electron during development? Also, is it possible for the logs to be written directly into a file?
Edit: Kind of like the errors and console logs ...
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How to watch files in Electron App?
I want to use Chokidar to watch files in my app. The problem is that electron throws an error whenever you try to instantiate chokidar.watch. I was wondering if this is a known compatibility issue ...
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Execute createShortcut in a Squirrel event, in an Electron app
I'm trying to create shortcuts for my Electron app when I install it or update it, however I am having some trouble executing the command that is meant to create the shortcut.
By default Electron ...
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How to use the <webview> methods in Electron
On the Electron <webview> documentation there is a list of methods that you can use with the object. When I try to run any of the methods, none of them work. When I looked in inpect the ...
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Context menu click/open event with Atom Shell/Electron?
I'm trying to capture the click even on a tray icon click with a context menu on OSX, but according to the docs this is disabled in OSX for some reason:
Platform limitations:
On OS X clicked event ...
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Electron default app doesn't change
I am trying to convert my Google Closure Library used web app to Electron. I've used grunt-electron to package the application but it seems it doesn't change the default app of the Test.app. In Test....
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