fix(Windows): temporary fix to Windows 7 style frame on app startup, closes #169

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
       "core",
       "MySQL",
       "PostgreSQL",
-      "SQLite"
+      "SQLite",
+      "Windows"
    ],
    "svg.preview.background": "transparent"
 }

package.json

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     "clean-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.2",
     "css-loader": "^6.5.0",
-    "electron": "^16.0.7",
+    "electron": "^16.0.8",
     "electron-builder": "^22.14.11",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "^3.2.0",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",

src/main/main.js

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Store.initRenderer();
 
 const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
 const isMacOS = process.platform === 'darwin';
+const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const gotTheLock = app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
 
 process.env.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = 'true';
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ async function createMainWindow () {
       backgroundColor: '#1d1d1d'
    });
 
+   if (isWindows) // Temporary workaround to https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/30024
+      window.minimize();
+
    mainWindowState.manage(window);
    window.on('moved', saveWindowState);
 
@@ -81,13 +85,6 @@ async function createMainWindow () {
       mainWindow = null;
    });
 
-   window.webContents.on('devtools-opened', () => {
-      window.focus();
-      setImmediate(() => {
-         window.focus();
-      });
-   });
-
    return window;
 }
 
@@ -120,6 +117,9 @@ else {
       mainWindow = await createMainWindow();
       createAppMenu();
 
+      if (isWindows) // Temporary workaround to https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/30024
+         mainWindow.focus();
+
       // if (isDevelopment)
       //    mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools();