Add a way to force WebGPU / WebGL #4898
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…nt to force graphics backend (#4981) ### What * Fixes #4898 Bunch of related things that go in here: * url parameter to force webgl/webgpu: `&renderer=webgpu` or `&renderer=webgl` * command line argument with similar syntax, can be used both for web player and native e.g. `--renderer gl`, `--web-viewer --renderer webgpu` * show webgpu/webgl url on crash * ui action for reloading webpage with webgpu or webl * updated trouble shooting docs on Parsing of backend is actually fairly fuzzy but in docs I stick with wgpu names. Front facing we talk usually about "renderer" but internally we're more correct and call it "wgpu backend" which requires knowing a bit more about how things work. https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/assets/1220815/ae83d405-2541-4cc5-8a8f-59478a2437e9 Screen on crash:  ### Checklist * [x] I have read and agree to [Contributor Guide](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) * [x] I've included a screenshot or gif (if applicable) * [x] I have tested the web demo (if applicable): * Using newly built examples: [app.rerun.io](https://app.rerun.io/pr/4981/index.html) * Using examples from latest `main` build: [app.rerun.io](https://app.rerun.io/pr/4981/index.html?manifest_url=https://app.rerun.io/version/main/examples_manifest.json) * Using full set of examples from `nightly` build: [app.rerun.io](https://app.rerun.io/pr/4981/index.html?manifest_url=https://app.rerun.io/version/nightly/examples_manifest.json) * [x] The PR title and labels are set such as to maximize their usefulness for the next release's CHANGELOG - [PR Build Summary](https://build.rerun.io/pr/4981) - [Docs preview](https://rerun.io/preview/7d50a7f256f9144a5340c896b56d4e64c7beeb74/docs) <!--DOCS-PREVIEW--> - [Examples preview](https://rerun.io/preview/7d50a7f256f9144a5340c896b56d4e64c7beeb74/examples) <!--EXAMPLES-PREVIEW--> - [Recent benchmark results](https://build.rerun.io/graphs/crates.html) - [Wasm size tracking](https://build.rerun.io/graphs/sizes.html)
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Recently, we flipped the switch on
mainto pick automatically WebGPU when available now that wgpu supports this 🥳However, WebGPU is still experimental and Chrome only, so it's likely that it may break when we least expect it.
Therefore, there should be an easy way to switch to either and offer so when we detect a crash in the browser!
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