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Bumps electron from 6.1.7 to 8.0.1.

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electron v8.0.1

Release Notes for v8.0.1

Fixes

  • Fixed webRequest API not working with WebSockets. #22134
  • Fixed a crash in webContents.print() with custom print margins. #22186
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when visiting HTTPS sites with invalid certificates. #22124
  • Fixed an issue where undefined was printed from console.log on Window when no arguments were passed. #22172
  • Fixed bug that occurred when using trafficLightPosition API in RTL mode. #22162
  • Fixed flash plugin not working. #22110
  • Fixed issue where renderers could crash during GC when using the contextBridge module. #22114
  • Use system default printer if none is provided. #22011

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electron v8.0.0

Generating release notes between origin/7-1-x and origin/8-x-y for version v8.0.0

Release Notes for v8.0.0

Breaking Changes

  • Upgraded to Chromium 80.0.3987.86 (New since Electron 7: Chromium 79, 80)
  • Upgraded to Node 12.13.0 (New since Electron 7: Node 12.9, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.13)
  • Upgraded to V8 8.0 (New since Electron 7: V8 7.9, 8.0)
  • IPC between main and renderer processes now uses the Structured Clone Algorithm. #20214

Features

  • Added --enable-api-filtering-logging command-line switch, which enables caller stack logging for desktopCapturer and remote APIs that can be blocked or filtered. #20335
  • Added app.getApplicationNameForProtocol(). #21117
  • Added app.setAboutPanelOptions() support for credits and iconPath on Windows. #19420
  • Added BrowserWindow.moveAbove(mediaSourceId). #18926
  • Added contents.getAllSharedWorkers() and contents.inspectSharedWorkerById(workerId) to allow inspection of specific shared workers. #20389
  • Added Notification() options' timeoutType property to allows users to set timeout type for Linux and Windows notifications. #20153
  • Added Notification() options' urgency property to allow customization of Linux-based notifications. #20152
  • Added session.addWordToSpellCheckerDictionary API to support custom words in the. #21297
  • Added session.downloadURL() to allow downloads to trigger without a BrowserWindow. #19889
  • Added systemPreferences.getMediaAccessStatus().screen for detecting the new macOS Catalina permissions. #21116
  • Added trafficLightPosition option in BrowserWindow API to allow custom positioning of traffic lights. #21990
  • Added tray.displayBalloon() options: iconType, largeIcon, noSound and respectQuietTime. #19544
  • Added tray.focus(), which returns focus to the taskbar notification area. #19548
  • Added tray.removeBalloon(), which removes an already displayed balloon notification. #19547
  • Added WebContents.printToPDF() support for fitToPageEnabled and scaleFactor. #20436
  • Added win.accessibleTitle property to augment the window title for screen readers. #19698
  • Added options to enable customization of print page headers and footers. #19688
  • Added support for picture-in-picture mode for video elements. #17686
  • Added support for the built-in spellchecker. We will use the OS spellchecker on macOS and hunspell on all other platforms. #20897
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Bumps [electron](https://github.com/electron/electron) from 6.1.7 to 8.0.1.
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