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Electron Projects

You're reading from   Electron Projects Build over 9 cross-platform desktop applications from scratch

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838552206
Length 436 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Denys Vuika Denys Vuika
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Philipp Langhans Philipp Langhans
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Building Your First Electron Application 2. Building a Markdown Editor FREE CHAPTER 3. Integrating with Angular, React, and Vue 4. Building a Screenshot Snipping Tool 5. Making a 2D Game 6. Building a Music Player 7. Analytics, Bug Tracking, and Licensing 8. Building a Group Chat Application with Firebase 9. Building an eBook Editor and Generator 10. Building a Digital Wallet for Desktops 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

To get the most out of this book

It is recommended that readers get familiar with the Node.js runtime (https://nodejs.org/en/) and basic commands such as npm install.

Readers who prefer the Angular ecosystem may want to read the details on the Angular CLI (https://cli.angular.io/) and its commands.

For the React development, getting familiar with the Create React App (https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app) tool is recommended.

If you want to use the Vue.js framework for Electron development, the Vue CLI (https://cli.vuejs.org/) application documentation should give a lot of details and examples.

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packt.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

  1. Log in or register at www.packt.com.
  2. Select the Support tab.
  3. Click on Code Downloads.
  4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

  • WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
  • Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
  • 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Electron-Projects. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in the text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Just type code or visual studio code into the search boxyou should get the link to the corresponding package."

A block of code is set as follows:

win = new BrowserWindow({ 
width: 800,
height: 600,
webPreferences: {
nodeIntegration: true
}
frame: false
});

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

function createWindow() {
win = new BrowserWindow({ titleBarStyle: 'hidden' });

win.loadURL(`http://localhost:3000`);

win.on('closed', () => {
win = null;
});
}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

git --version

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "If you click on the icon, you should get the Quit menu entry."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.
Tips and tricks appear like this.
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