Add hardware acceleration toggle in settings menu
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Description
Summary
Please add an option or toggle in the settings menu to enable or disable hardware acceleration.
Problem it solves
Some users experience performance issues or visual glitches when hardware acceleration is enabled, or want to disable it to save power/resources.
Proposed solution
Add a "Hardware Acceleration" toggle in the settings menu.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the settings menu implementation and the Electron startup or window configuration that controls hardware acceleration. Check how settings are stored and applied, then verify that the toggle changes the setting and that users can enable or disable acceleration as requested. Confirm the behavior across the supported desktop platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100