sindresorhus/caprine

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#1,684 opened on Aug 13, 2021

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Description

Haven’t used the app for a while, in favour of the official application as it can be downloaded from the App Store and that comes with the app sandboxing etc. I decided to open it up again and try it out. I'm on macOS Big Sur Version 11.5.1 (20G80) with Caprine Version 2.54.1 (2.54.1) installed.

Issues:

  • Vibrancy is not working. This comment helps, but it doesn’t work on the full window, and neither does it really apply the transparency effect.
  • If Facebook Messenger is installed, when logging in, you get redirected to the application (not really developers fault, just adding it in) and it causes a huge mess i.e. Caprine becomes useless and cannot go any further.
  • None of the Sidebar (View → Sidebar) settings work.
  • App window shadows disappear (I think after closing the window, but not consistent enough to replicate)
  • Going into Active Contacts, Message Requests, and Archived Chats are all misaligned (again, not necessarily the developers fault) (see)

Extra feedback:

  • It would be nice for the application to show in the current Space on macOS. For example, if you close a Finder window on Desktop 2, and switch to Desktop 1 and open a new Finder window (or even just click the icon; does the same thing but more relevant for Caprine), the Finder window will open on that Space. Currently if you close (⌘W) Caprine, and open it on another Space, it goes back to that Space. I don't think closing a window should act as a "Hide" either. For example, if you close all Safari windows, Safari still stays active. Currently in Caprine, if you close the window the application doesn't stay in the foreground. This behaviour doesn't make it seem like macOS.

Thank you for your time in creating the application.

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Research direction
The issue lists multiple bugs related to macOS compatibility. Start by reproducing each bug on macOS Big Sur. For the vibrancy issue, review the Electron documentation on vibrancy and the comment in issue #1488. For sidebar settings, check the implementation in the source code (likely in views/sidebar). The window shadow disappearance may be related to Electron's window state management. Misalignment in active contacts might be a CSS layout issue. Investigate the window close vs hide behavior by examining the main process code. Since the issue is old, confirm with maintainers if these are still relevant before starting work.