Merge pull request #997 from cnhind/flag_disable_gpu

Flag disable gpu

app/config/README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Here is the list of available arguments and its usage:
 | config | config file location | ~/.config/teams-for-linux/config.json |
 | defaultURLHandler | Default application to be used to open the HTTP URLs |  |
 | disableAutogain | A flag indicates whether to disable mic auto gain or not | false |
+| disableGpu | A flag to disable GPU and hardware acceleration (can be useful if the window remains blank) | false |
 | disableMeetingNotifications | Whether to disable meeting notifications or not | false |
 | disableNotifications | A flag to disable all notifications | false |
 | disableNotificationSound | Disable chat/meeting start notification sound | false |

app/config/index.js

@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ function argv(configPath) {
 				describe: 'A flag indicates whether to disable mic auto gain or not',
 				type: 'boolean'
 			},
+			disableGpu: {
+				default: false,
+				describe: 'A flag to disable GPU and hardware acceleration (can be useful if the window remains blank)',
+				type: 'boolean'
+			},
 			disableMeetingNotifications: {
 				default: false,
 				describe: 'Whether to disable meeting notifications or not',

app/index.js

@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ if (!app.isDefaultProtocolClient(protocolClient, process.execPath)) {
 
 app.allowRendererProcessReuse = false;
 
+if (config.disableGpu) {
+	logger.info('Disabling GPU support...');
+	app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-gpu');
+	app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-software-rasterizer');
+	// app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-gpu-compositing');
+	// app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-gpu-rasterization');
+	// app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-gpu-sandbox');
+	// app.disableHardwareAcceleration();
+}
+
 if (!gotTheLock) {
 	logger.info('App already running');
 	app.quit();

com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux.appdata.xml

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
 	<url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux/issues</url>
 	<launchable type="desktop-id">com.github.IsmaelMartinez.teams_for_linux.desktop</launchable>
 	<releases>
+		<release version="1.3.16" date="2023-10-30">
+			<description>
+				<ul>
+					<li>New: add flag --disableGpu to disable GPU and hardware acceleration</li>
+					<li>Update: Electron version upgraded to 27.0.2</li>
+				</ul>
+			</description>
+		</release>
 		<release version="1.3.13" date="2023-09-29">
 			<description>
 				<ul>

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "teams-for-linux",
-  "version": "1.3.15",
+  "version": "1.3.16",
   "main": "app/index.js",
   "description": "Unofficial client for Microsoft Teams for Linux",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "yargs": "17.7.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^27.0.0",
+    "electron": "27.0.2",
     "electron-builder": "24.6.4",
     "eslint": "8.51.0",
     "yarn": "1.22.19"

yarn.lock

@@ -835,10 +835,10 @@ [email protected]:
     jsonfile "^4.0.0"
     mkdirp "^0.5.1"
 
-electron@^27.0.0:
-  version "27.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-27.0.0.tgz#bb6c45881e531b2ec1c7cc46c47aba773f38ee14"
-  integrity sha512-mr3Zoy82l8XKK/TgguE5FeNeHZ9KHXIGIpUMjbjZWIREfAv+X2Q3vdX6RG0Pmi1K23AFAxANXQezIHBA2Eypwg==
+[email protected].2:
+  version "27.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-27.0.2.tgz#5465475e4e5c4de7371dc06e1872b46265a340f0"
+  integrity sha512-4fbcHQ40ZDlqhr5Pamm+M5BF7ry2lGqjFTWTJ/mrBwuiPWu6xhV/RWgUhKBaLqKNfAaNl3eMxV3Jc82gv6JauQ==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^2.0.0"
     "@types/node" "^18.11.18"