Intro

Screen sharing allows users to collaborate better when in a meeting

Platforms Supported

macOS, Windows 10, Windows 7

Purpose

To allow users to share screen and collaborate when in a meeting

Details

Screen share allows a user to select from a list of screens and applications in a modal:

Screens
- An ability to choose from entire screen or multiple monitors
Applications
- An ability to choose from available list of applications

Examples

N/A

Other Info

Electron Implementation

Electron exposes an API getMediaSources which takes two argument options and callback

Options (Array)
- screen
- window
Callback (Array)
- sources - All the available screen, monitor and applications (window) as an object with:
  - id (String) - The identifier of a window or screen
  - name (String) - A screen source will be named either Entire Screen or Screen , while the name of a window source will match the window title
  - thumbnail (String) - Base64 encoded png image

Web App Implementation

In client app, a modal is shown with the list of screens and applications that we get from the electron API Further, the sources have been segregated into two sections by their name:

Screens - Entire Screen or Screen
Applications

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