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Whenever something happens in src/main/deltachat.js, the render() function will be called. For example here:

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/master/src/main/deltachat.js#L109

The render() function is passed into the .login() method here:

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/master/src/main/deltachat.js#L57

from src/main/ipc.js here:

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/master/src/main/ipc.js#L50

When render() is called in deltachat.js it will trigger this function:

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/master/src/main/ipc.js#L96-L98

Which in turn sends the 'render' message to the view, which has a handler here:

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/master/src/renderer/main.js#L39-L41

which calls update()

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/blob/master/src/renderer/main.js#L67-L71

The bottom line here is the call to app.setState(state), which will trigger render() in App.js, which propagates down.

So I'm guessing something in the split view PR has broken that chain on the view side.

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