Release Notes for v38.7.0

Features

• Added app.isHardwareAccelerationEnabled(). #48681 ^{(Also in 37, 39)}
• Added bypassCustomProtocolHandlers option to net.request. #48881 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}
• Automatically focus DevTools when element is inspected or breakpoint is triggered. #48701 ^{(Also in 37, 39)}
• Enables resetting accent color to follow system accent settings if a previous color has been set via window.setAccentColor(null). #48853 ^{(Also in 39)}

Fixes

• Corrected the appearance of tiled windows on GNOME (when frame: true), and removed resize handles from tiled edges. #48836 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}
• Fix: ESM-from-CJS import when CJK characters are in path. #48876 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}
• Fixed an issue where calling webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'detach' }) would cause a crash on Wayland. #48926 ^{(Also in 39)}
• Fixed crash on windows when UTF-8 is in path. #48947 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}
• Fixed oom crash when optimizing certain wasm functions involving large phi nodes. #48817 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}
• Fixed the issue where the parent window remained interactive after the modal window was opened. #48866 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}
• Restored window's canHide property. #48900 ^{(Also in 37, 39)}

Other Changes

• Backported fix for 460017370. #48950

Unknown

• Fixed an issue that menu items on macOS could not be disabled under all circumstances. #48829 ^{(Also in 39, 40)}