max-mapper / max-mapper/screencat

Sharing a specific window / area

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Description

Sharing a specific window or an area would be a nice capability - chromium has it as a functionality, as it uses it for chromecasting.

By initial research, I assume this happens by setting chromeMediaSource to "desktop" and chromeMediaSourceId to a value returned by chooseDesktopMedia - https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/desktopCapture.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the current screen-sharing flow and the Chrome desktopCapture entry points named in the issue: chooseDesktopMedia, chromeMediaSource, and chromeMediaSourceId. Done means a user can select and share a specific window or area rather than only the whole desktop.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron
Domain
audio-video-rtc, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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