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Option to disable hardware acceleration #365

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Option to disable hardware acceleration #365

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Read and write config option disableHardwareAcceleration
novocaine May 20, 2022
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin' into disable-hardware-acceleration
novocaine May 20, 2022
f766cd0
Add log line to denote disabling hardware acceleration
novocaine May 20, 2022
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13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions src/electron-main.ts
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Expand Up @@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ const store = new Store<{
spellCheckerEnabled?: boolean;
autoHideMenuBar?: boolean;
locale?: string | string[];
disableHardwareAcceleration?: boolean;
}>({ name: "electron-config" });

let eventIndex = null;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -424,6 +425,12 @@ ipcMain.on('ipcCall', async function(ev, payload) {
global.mainWindow.autoHideMenuBar = Boolean(args[0]);
global.mainWindow.setMenuBarVisibility(!args[0]);
break;
case 'getDisableHardwareAcceleration':
ret = store.get('disableHardwareAcceleration') === true;
break;
case 'setDisableHardwareAcceleration':
store.set('disableHardwareAcceleration', args[0]);
break;
case 'getAppVersion':
ret = app.getVersion();
break;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -843,6 +850,12 @@ app.enableSandbox();
// We disable media controls here. We do this because calls use audio and video elements and they sometimes capture the media keys. See https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/15704
app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-features', 'HardwareMediaKeyHandling,MediaSessionService');

// Disable hardware acceleration if the setting has been set.
if (store.get('disableHardwareAcceleration') === true) {
console.log("Disabling hardware acceleration.");
app.disableHardwareAcceleration();
}

app.on('ready', async () => {
try {
await setupGlobals();
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