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HUD drag on X11: the non-focusable HUD is override-redirect, so the window manager ignores -webkit-app-region drags. Native app-region dragging is now used only on Wayland. On X11 the fallback HUD window moves through the existing hud-overlay-drag IPC with setBounds(). A dragged position also survives later bounds updates, such as when recording starts.
X11 detection:isLinuxX11Session() reads the --ozone-platform / --ozone-platform-hint switch first, so a Wayland session launched with --ozone-platform=x11 (XWayland) is treated as X11. It no longer reads ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT, which Electron 43 ignores.
GPU on X11: stop forcing --use-gl=egl. Electron 43 only allows ANGLE, so the GPU process exited and WebGL/WebGPU weren't available in the editor.
Renamed shouldForceLinuxEgl to isLinuxX11Session and updated its tests.
Rebased onto current main. The earlier X11 screen-capture change was dropped: main already handles it through resolveDisplayMediaSource.
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Review comments at @electron/gpuSwitches.ts:
- Line 36: Remove the `getOzoneSwitchValue` lookup for `ozone-platform-hint`
from `normalizeLinuxWindowSystem` selection so HUD dragging uses the actual
detected window system; update the corresponding hint test in
`gpuSwitches.test.ts` to reflect that this flag no longer selects X11.
- Line 37: Remove the env.OZONE_PLATFORM fallback from the backend selection
that calls normalizeLinuxWindowSystem, so the session type remains authoritative
when no Ozone command-line switch is present. Update the related tests to verify
that OZONE_PLATFORM does not override the session type.
- Around line 41-42: Update the fallback in isLinuxX11Session to report an X11
session when XDG_SESSION_TYPE is unset, matching Electron’s selection even when
WAYLAND_DISPLAY is set; preserve the existing handling of explicitly forced
window systems.
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Linux GPU switches no longer force EGL. HUD drag handling distinguishes Wayland from X11, reports whether native dragging is required, and routes drag events based on that result and mouse-passthrough support.
Changes: Linux GPU behavior and HUD dragging
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Summary
Linux session detection and GPU switches electron/gpuSwitches.ts, electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts
The session helper identifies X11 sessions. Linux GPU switches retain the VA-API feature disables without forcing EGL, and tests check session detection and switch behavior.
Electron HUD drag capability and bounds electron/electron-env.d.ts, electron/windows.ts
The mouse-passthrough response includes nativeDrag. Electron reports when compositor-driven dragging is required, uses bounds-based dragging on Linux X11, and preserves the saved HUD position when resizing without mouse passthrough.
The system-state hook exposes the native-drag requirement. The launch window passes drag settings to the hook, which sends window-drag events or adjusts the bar offset.
sequenceDiagram
participant useLaunchWindowSystemState
participant ElectronWindows
participant LaunchWindow
participant useHudBarDrag
useLaunchWindowSystemState->>ElectronWindows: Requests HUD mouse-passthrough support
ElectronWindows-->>useLaunchWindowSystemState: Returns support and nativeDrag
LaunchWindow->>useHudBarDrag: Passes native-drag requirement and moveHudWindow
useHudBarDrag->>ElectronWindows: Sends start, move, and end events with screen coordinates
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Possibly related issues
webadderallorg/Recordly#1163 — The issue reports Linux X11 GPU initialization failures caused by forced EGL. This change removes the Linux EGL switch.
Possibly related PRs
webadderallorg/Recordly#1158 — Both PRs change the HUD mouse-passthrough response, launch-window system state, and drag-hook signature. Their approaches differ in how they determine native dragging.
Suggested reviewers:meiiie
Merge Risk: Low · up to f9d27
Some Linux session settings can select the wrong HUD drag path and leave the overlay immovable. These edge cases need owner awareness or follow-up.
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On X11 the non-focusable HUD window is override-redirect, so the window
manager ignores -webkit-app-region drags. Only use native app-region
dragging on Wayland; on X11 move the fallback HUD window through the
existing hud-overlay-drag IPC with setBounds(), and keep a user-dragged
position when the HUD bounds are re-applied.
Stop forcing --use-gl=egl on X11: Electron 43 only allows ANGLE, so the
GPU process exits and WebGL/WebGPU become unavailable to the editor.
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- Line 151: Update the Linux drag-selection check using isLinuxX11Session to
detect the effective --ozone-platform selection, including XWayland when
launched from a Wayland session, and remove its obsolete
ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT fallback so stale values cannot select the X11
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A Wayland session launched with --ozone-platform=x11 runs under XWayland,
but the session environment still reports Wayland, so the HUD picked
compositor dragging that X11 ignores. Read --ozone-platform (and
--ozone-platform-hint) from argv first, and stop reading
ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT, which Electron 43 ignores.
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Fix HUD dragging, screen capture and GPU on Linux X11
Fix HUD dragging and GPU on Linux X11
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- Line 36: Remove the `getOzoneSwitchValue` lookup for `ozone-platform-hint`
from `normalizeLinuxWindowSystem` selection so HUD dragging uses the actual
detected window system; update the corresponding hint test in
`gpuSwitches.test.ts` to reflect that this flag no longer selects X11.
- Line 37: Remove the env.OZONE_PLATFORM fallback from the backend selection
that calls normalizeLinuxWindowSystem, so the session type remains authoritative
when no Ozone command-line switch is present. Update the related tests to verify
that OZONE_PLATFORM does not override the session type.
- Around line 41-42: Update the fallback in isLinuxX11Session to report an X11
session when XDG_SESSION_TYPE is unset, matching Electron’s selection even when
WAYLAND_DISPLAY is set; preserve the existing handling of explicitly forced
window systems.
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Ignore the removed Ozone hint when selecting HUD dragging.
On Electron 43, --ozone-platform-hint=x11 no longer selects X11. If a Wayland user retains that flag, this function reports X11. electron/windows.ts then selects the setBounds() drag path, which cannot move the Wayland HUD. Remove this lookup and update the hint test in electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts. (github.com)
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Review comment at @electron/gpuSwitches.ts at line 36:
Remove the `getOzoneSwitchValue` lookup for `ozone-platform-hint` from
`normalizeLinuxWindowSystem` selection so HUD dragging uses the actual detected
window system; update the corresponding hint test in `gpuSwitches.test.ts` to
reflect that this flag no longer selects X11.
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Remove the OZONE_PLATFORM backend fallback.
Electron 43 does not use OZONE_PLATFORM to select the Ozone backend. With XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland and OZONE_PLATFORM=x11, this helper selects the X11 HUD drag path while Electron uses Wayland. Remove this lookup. Update the tests so OZONE_PLATFORM does not override the session type.
Suggested fix
--- "a/electron/gpuSwitches.ts"+++ "b/electron/gpuSwitches.ts"@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@
// The --ozone-platform switch picks the backend Chromium actually uses, e.g.
// XWayland when launched with --ozone-platform=x11 from a Wayland session.
// ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT is ignored by Electron 43, so it is not read.
return (
normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(getOzoneSwitchValue(argv, "ozone-platform")) ??
- normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(getOzoneSwitchValue(argv, "ozone-platform-hint")) ??- normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(env.OZONE_PLATFORM)+ normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(getOzoneSwitchValue(argv, "ozone-platform-hint"))
);
}
export function isLinuxX11Session(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, argv: readonly string[] = []): boolean {
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Review comment at @electron/gpuSwitches.ts at line 37:
Remove the env.OZONE_PLATFORM fallback from the backend selection that calls
normalizeLinuxWindowSystem, so the session type remains authoritative when no
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sed -n '430,485p' src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
sed -n '1,25p' src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.module.css
sed -n '80,105p' src/index.css
sed -n '180,202p' electron/preload.ts
Repository: webadderallorg/Recordly
Length of output: 3850
Align the fallback with Electron’s X11 selection.
When XDG_SESSION_TYPE is unset and WAYLAND_DISPLAY is set, Electron selects X11, but isLinuxX11Session returns false. The HUD then enables -webkit-app-region: drag, and the main-process drag handler skips setBounds(). The HUD cannot move on X11.
Suggested fix
- return !env.WAYLAND_DISPLAY;+ return true;
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Review comment at @electron/gpuSwitches.ts around lines 41 - 42:
Update the fallback in isLinuxX11Session to report an X11 session when
XDG_SESSION_TYPE is unset, matching Electron’s selection even when
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Summary
-webkit-app-regiondrags. Native app-region dragging is now used only on Wayland. On X11 the fallback HUD window moves through the existinghud-overlay-dragIPC withsetBounds(). A dragged position also survives later bounds updates, such as when recording starts.isLinuxX11Session()reads the--ozone-platform/--ozone-platform-hintswitch first, so a Wayland session launched with--ozone-platform=x11(XWayland) is treated as X11. It no longer readsELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT, which Electron 43 ignores.--use-gl=egl. Electron 43 only allows ANGLE, so the GPU process exited and WebGL/WebGPU weren't available in the editor.shouldForceLinuxEgltoisLinuxX11Sessionand updated its tests.Rebased onto current
main. The earlier X11 screen-capture change was dropped:mainalready handles it throughresolveDisplayMediaSource.Test plan
vitest(gpuSwitches, hudOverlayBounds, hudOverlayWindowOptions, sourceMapping),tsc --noEmit,biome--ozone-platform=x11: HUD drag uses the X11 pathSummary by CodeRabbit