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#52018: docs: added documentation and a Fiddle for WCO breaking changes on Linux in Electron 43.x

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Created: Jun 16, 2026, 9:16:42 AM
Merged: Jun 17, 2026, 1:48:08 PM
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Target: main

Description of Change

Electron 43 introduces ElectronFrameViewLinux, which respects platform/user settings for button layout and visibility for WCO. This can impact apps which use WCO, so I called out the breaking change and provided an example Fiddle in the custom title bar tutorial.

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Notes: none

Backports

43-x-y
Pending
Waiting for a manual backport

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  • Major (X.y.z): Breaking changes that may require code modifications
  • Minor (x.Y.z): New features that maintain backward compatibility
  • Patch (x.y.Z): Bug fixes that don't change the API
  • None: Changes that don't affect using facing parts of Electron