Poor canvas performance (drawImage) probably caused by electron
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Description
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I am on the latest Hyper.app version
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I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
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OS version and name: Windows 10 (10.0.16299 Build 16299)
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Hyper.app version: 2.0.0-canary15
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The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app
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Relevant information from devtools:

Issue
Poor performance probably due to electron bug: electron/electron#11051
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the canvas drawImage performance problem in vanilla Hyper.app on Windows 10 and review the linked Electron issue #11051 alongside the supplied DevTools evidence. Done would require identifying a confirmed Hyper-side fix or workaround; the payload names no Hyper file or test to change.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron
- Domain
- desktop, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100