Add the option to disable hardware acceleration

src/BasePlatform.ts

@@ -291,6 +291,18 @@ export default abstract class BasePlatform {
         throw new Error("Unimplemented");
     }
 
+    public supportsTogglingHardwareAcceleration(): boolean {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public async getHardwareAccelerationEnabled(): Promise<boolean> {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public async setHardwareAccelerationEnabled(enabled: boolean): Promise<void> {
+        throw new Error("Unimplemented");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get our platform specific EventIndexManager.
      *

src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/PreferencesUserSettingsTab.tsx

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ interface IState {
     alwaysShowMenuBar: boolean;
     minimizeToTraySupported: boolean;
     minimizeToTray: boolean;
+    togglingHardwareAccelerationSupported: boolean;
+    enableHardwareAcceleration: boolean;
     autocompleteDelay: string;
     readMarkerInViewThresholdMs: string;
     readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs: string;
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
             alwaysShowMenuBarSupported: false,
             minimizeToTray: true,
             minimizeToTraySupported: false,
+            enableHardwareAcceleration: true,
+            togglingHardwareAccelerationSupported: false,
             autocompleteDelay:
                 SettingsStore.getValueAt(SettingLevel.DEVICE, 'autocompleteDelay').toString(10),
             readMarkerInViewThresholdMs:
@@ -153,6 +157,12 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
             minimizeToTray = await platform.getMinimizeToTrayEnabled();
         }
 
+        const togglingHardwareAccelerationSupported = platform.supportsTogglingHardwareAcceleration();
+        let enableHardwareAcceleration = true;
+        if (togglingHardwareAccelerationSupported) {
+            enableHardwareAcceleration = await platform.getHardwareAccelerationEnabled();
+        }
+
         this.setState({
             autoLaunch,
             autoLaunchSupported,
@@ -162,6 +172,8 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
             alwaysShowMenuBar,
             minimizeToTraySupported,
             minimizeToTray,
+            togglingHardwareAccelerationSupported,
+            enableHardwareAcceleration,
         });
     }
 
@@ -181,6 +193,11 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
         PlatformPeg.get().setMinimizeToTrayEnabled(checked).then(() => this.setState({ minimizeToTray: checked }));
     };
 
+    private onHardwareAccelerationChange = (checked: boolean) => {
+        PlatformPeg.get().setHardwareAccelerationEnabled(checked).then(
+            () => this.setState({ enableHardwareAcceleration: checked }));
+    };
+
     private onAutocompleteDelayChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         this.setState({ autocompleteDelay: e.target.value });
         SettingsStore.setValue("autocompleteDelay", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, e.target.value);
@@ -246,6 +263,14 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
                 label={_t('Show tray icon and minimise window to it on close')} />;
         }
 
+        let hardwareAccelerationOption = null;
+        if (this.state.togglingHardwareAccelerationSupported) {
+            hardwareAccelerationOption = <LabelledToggleSwitch
+                value={this.state.enableHardwareAcceleration}
+                onChange={this.onHardwareAccelerationChange}
+                label={_t('Enable hardware acceleration (requires restart to take effect)')} />;
+        }
+
         return (
             <div className="mx_SettingsTab mx_PreferencesUserSettingsTab">
                 <div className="mx_SettingsTab_heading">{ _t("Preferences") }</div>
@@ -303,6 +328,7 @@ export default class PreferencesUserSettingsTab extends React.Component<IProps,
                     <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{ _t("General") }</span>
                     { this.renderGroup(PreferencesUserSettingsTab.GENERAL_SETTINGS) }
                     { minimizeToTrayOption }
+                    { hardwareAccelerationOption }
                     { autoHideMenuOption }
                     { autoLaunchOption }
                     { warnBeforeExitOption }

src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json

@@ -1500,6 +1500,7 @@
     "Warn before quitting": "Warn before quitting",
     "Always show the window menu bar": "Always show the window menu bar",
     "Show tray icon and minimise window to it on close": "Show tray icon and minimise window to it on close",
+    "Enable hardware acceleration (requires restart to take effect)": "Enable hardware acceleration (requires restart to take effect)",
     "Preferences": "Preferences",
     "Room list": "Room list",
     "Keyboard shortcuts": "Keyboard shortcuts",