io.Connect Desktop 9.15 is out. This release introduces more precise control over transparency when hardware acceleration is enabled, alongside an upgrade to Electron 43.1.0, Chromium 150, and Node.js 24.18.0.
Transparency & Hardware Acceleration
When hardware acceleration is enabled, io.Connect Desktop must cut out the areas occupied by app windows from the Workspaces App and Web Group App pages. This keeps the app windows visible and interactive, but it can also cause custom menus, overlays, and other popup controls displayed over those windows to be cut out.
The new transparency.mode setting under windowManagement.hardwareAcceleration gives you more control over this behavior:
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"UseRegions"keeps the existing automatic region detection and remains the default. -
"UseAppRegions"allows the platform to use areas explicitly marked with the-webkit-app-regionCSS property.
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"UseAppRegions"mode requires@interopio/workspaces-ui-react4.5.1 or later for the Workspaces App and@interopio/groups-ui-react4.5.1 or later for the Web Group App.
The release also includes:
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improved handling of HTML popup controls in always-on-top windows within window groups;
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improved resilience of the performance metrics collector when a snapshot is captured before initialization;
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a fix for focusing an already running platform instance in custom builds when the user attempts to start another instance.
Full changelog: io.Connect Desktop 9.15