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fix(linux): "No supported Pixi preview renderer" on Mesa/AMD (egl → angle) #1042

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fix(linux): enable cursor overlay by default on Linux
marwan-softdev Sep 4, 2026
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fix(linux): pass a GL implementation current Electron accepts
marwan-softdev Sep 4, 2026
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Merge branch 'webadderallorg:main' into pr2-gl
marwan-softdev Sep 26, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe("getGpuSwitches", () => {

it("returns the X11 EGL workaround on Linux X11", () => {
expect(getGpuSwitches("linux", { XDG_SESSION_TYPE: "x11" })).toEqual({
useGl: "egl",
useGl: "angle",
disableFeatures: ["VaapiVideoDecoder", "VaapiVideoEncoder"],
});
});
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion electron/gpuSwitches.ts
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Expand Up @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function getGpuSwitches(

if (platform === "linux") {
return {
useGl: shouldForceLinuxEgl(env) ? "egl" : undefined,
...(shouldForceLinuxEgl(env) ? { useGl: "angle" } : {}),
disableFeatures: ["VaapiVideoDecoder", "VaapiVideoEncoder"],
};
}
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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -158,6 +158,27 @@ describe("resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy", () => {
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: true,
});
});

it("enables the editor overlay by default on Linux, where the OS cursor cannot be hidden", () => {
expect(resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({ platform: "linux" })).toEqual({
streamCursor: "never",
hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
});
});

it("still enables the editor overlay on Linux when native Windows capture failed", () => {
expect(
resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed: true,
platform: "linux",
}),
).toEqual({
streamCursor: "never",
hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
});
});
});

describe("shouldUseNativeWindowsCaptureForSource", () => {
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts
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Expand Up @@ -190,9 +190,24 @@ export function normalizeBrowserMicrophoneProfile(value?: string | null): Browse

export function resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed = false,
platform = "",
}: {
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed?: boolean;
platform?: string;
} = {}): BrowserCaptureCursorPolicy {
if (platform === "linux") {
// Linux browser capture runs through xdg-desktop-portal/PipeWire, which
// offers no way to hide the OS cursor globally and typically embeds it
// in the stream even when "never" is requested. Keep the telemetry
// overlay enabled by default and let the editor's "Show cursor" toggle
// turn it off for users who dislike the double cursor.
return {
streamCursor: "never",
hideOsCursorBeforeRecording: false,
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault: false,
};
}

if (nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed) {
// If WGC already failed, avoid the telemetry overlay path that can lag on
// constrained Windows systems; keep the browser-captured cursor instead.
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resetRecordingClock(recordingSessionTimestamp.current);
}

const platform = (await window.electronAPI?.getPlatform?.()) ?? "";

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reuse the platform from preparedStart.

prepareRecordingStart already reads and returns platform. If the second getPlatform() call rejects, the error handler aborts browser recording even though startup preparation succeeded. Destructure platform from preparedStart instead of making another IPC call.

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Review comment at @src/hooks/useScreenRecorder.ts at line 1939:
Update the recording-start flow in `useScreenRecorder` to destructure and reuse
`platform` from `preparedStart` instead of calling `getPlatform()` again,
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const browserCursorPolicy = resolveBrowserCaptureCursorPolicy({
nativeWindowsCaptureStartFailed,
platform,
});
hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault.current =
browserCursorPolicy.hideEditorOverlayCursorByDefault;
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