Electron Releases - v16.0.8

npm install electron@v16.0.8
yarn add electron@v16.0.8

Release Notes

Fixes

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when user attempted to download an edited PDF. #32538 (Also in 15, 17)
  • Fixed an issue that the alert() dialog title is corrupted. #32470 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
  • Fixed an issue where ipcRenderer.postMessage would throw errors when the transfer argument was not passed. #32460 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
  • Fixed an issue where frameless vibrant windows would not show transparency correctly on macOS. #32648
  • Fixed an issue where the 'maximize' and 'unmaximize' events didn't fire properly on linux. #32497 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
  • Fixed aspect ratio resize for frameless windows on macOS. #32446 (Also in 15, 17)
  • Fixed crash when calling webContents.setZoomFactor(1.0). #32620 (Also in 13, 14, 15, 17)
  • Fixed minimized BrowserWindow being restored by BrowserWindow.unmaximize(). #32495 (Also in 14, 15, 17)
  • Fixed windows with roundedCorners: false unable to be closed. #32611 (Also in 15, 17)
  • Strip symbols from crashpad_handler binary on Linux, reducing bundle size. #32554 (Also in 15, 17)
  • The <webview> implementation was made more robust, it no longer breaks when will-attach-webview handler modifies the internal params.instanceId. #32429 (Also in 17)

Documentation

  • Documentation changes: #32645