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AlwaysOnTop not working in 17.0.X
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<!-- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP -->
<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'">
<meta http-equiv="X-Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'">
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<!-- You can also require other files to run in this process -->
<script src="./renderer.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const {app, crashReporter, ipcMain, BrowserWindow} = require('electron')
const path = require('path')
const electronMajor = Number.parseInt(process.versions.electron);
function createWindow () {
// Create the browser window.
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
alwaysOnTop: true,
webPreferences: {
preload: path.join(__dirname, 'preload.js')
}
})
mainWindow.loadFile('index.html');
}
// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(() => {
createWindow()
app.on('activate', function () {
// On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
// dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) createWindow()
})
})
// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') app.quit()
})
function testDone(success, ...logs) {
console.log(`test ${success ? 'passed' : 'failed'}`)
logs.forEach((i) => console.log(i))
process.exit(success ? 0 : 1)
}
{
if (electronMajor >= 10) // companyName required before v10
crashReporter.start({ uploadToServer: false, submitURL: '' })
ipcMain.on('getAlwaysOnTop', () => {
try {
const result = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0].isAlwaysOnTop()
console.log('AlwaysOnTop', result)
testDone(result)
} catch (error) {
testDone(false, error)
}
})
const failIfBadExit = (details) => {
if (details.reason !== 'clean-exit') testDone(false, new Error('trace'), details)
}
app.on('child-process-gone', (_ev, details) => failIfBadExit(details))
app.on('render-process-gone', (_ev, _, details) => failIfBadExit(details))
}
{
"name": "chemical-interest-foretell-kt5jf",
"productName": "chemical-interest-foretell-kt5jf",
"description": "My Electron application description",
"keywords": [],
"main": "./main.js",
"version": "1.0.0",
"author": "amigo",
"scripts": {
"start": "electron ."
},
"dependencies": {},
"devDependencies": {
"electron": "16.0.9"
}
}
// All of the Node.js APIs are available in the preload process.
// It has the same sandbox as a Chrome extension.
const { ipcRenderer } = require('electron')
ipcRenderer.send('getAlwaysOnTop')
// This file is required by the index.html file and will
// be executed in the renderer process for that window.
// No Node.js APIs are available in this process because
// `nodeIntegration` is turned off. Use `preload.js` to
// selectively enable features needed in the rendering
// process.
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