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Questions tagged [flutter-desktop]
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Flutter desktop - send PDF to a printer
I have a requirement to print PDF on the printer from the Flutter app. Is there a chance to have a possibility to do so right now? I mean that my application is going to fetch the PDF file from the server and then I would like to put it directly to…

Patryk Jabłoński
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How to select and focos part of a text in Flutter
I have a box with text, this box has a scroll.
I want to be able to tap on a button and select the text "products". If the text that I want to select is not on the screen, I need to jump into it.
Is it possible using Flutter web or desktop?

Felipe
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Run Flutter Desktop(Windows) debug with administrator rights
I have an app Flutter (Windows 11) that makes changes to the registry (regedit) and for that it needs administrator permissions. How do I grant these permissions to debug mode window?

Eduardo Vieira
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flutter - how to use barcode scanner in flutter
I am building a POS system for desktop in flutter. I have used this package -> package to get product suggestions and barcode suggestions. It works fine when I search product by manuallay typing. and when I type manually barcode it also works fine.…

Swapnil Mane
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How to create animation splash screen in flutter for desktop application like discord destop?
I want to show a splash screen like discord splash screen with animation in flutter desktop app. i already used that package flutter_native_splash for android and ios app but that package could not work in windows and mac application. …

Parthis
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how to bundle flutter desktop assets into a single file for production build
after building the flutter project for desktop, flutter copies all asset files inside the assets directory into the build/flutter_assets/assets which are easily accessible and modifiable (which is not secure at all!), user can change the whole…

Koorosh Ghorbani
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Flutter extremely slow on linux
Flutter application is extremely slow on linux. The performance tab shows 15fps and it never goes beyond that. I was unable to find any explanation or possible solution for this issue. Any suggestions?
clang version 10.0.0-4ubuntu1/
cmake version…

aminbhst
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How to handle browser sign in Flutter Desktop?
I have a web app that uses an oAuth2 login. I'm planning to develop a Flutter Desktop App. I can handle the auth in the Flutter App but if the user has already logged in to the web, it's easier to just handle auth in the browser and redirect to the…

Burak
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How to create Drag Select in Flutter?
I want to create something like this in flutter desktop and wrap widgets with some widget that can be selected when drag select takes place.
Drag select in flutter desktop.

Mantresh Khurana
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Flutter Desktop MacOS: how to open a file from Finder with Flutter app
I've written a Flutter Desktop MacOS application that uses a command line argument to process a file:
void main(List args) async {
if (args.isNotEmpty) {
runApp(MyApp(args.first))
} else ...;
}
which works as expected when I run it…

Mitrakov Artem
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Flutter: Google ML Kit alternative for desktop?
I have an idea for a desktop app that needs to detect whether a user has his/her eyes closed and track the orientation of the user's head in real time.
Google ML Kit offers these two features right out of the box and with the google_ml_kit Flutter…

JakesMD
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How to open file explorer and highlight file in flutter?
I'm developing a flutter desktop app, currently my solution is use url_launcher, but it only does open folder, not support highlight file, is there similar to electron e.g shell.showItemInFolder('filepath') in…

liwei2633
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Flutter Desktop User activity outside application
I am trying to build time tracker app in flutter desktop. I can take screenshots using screen_capture package. But how I can detect how active user was even if the application is in background.
Please let me know how this could be achieved.
Thank…

Cee Jay
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How to give my Flutter App access to macOS web cam and microphone?
I have a Flutter app that runs on iPad. It uses Agora for video calling. I need to create a desktop version but I cannot find anywhere how to access macbook's web cam and microphone for the video call. I am using the PermissionHandler package for…

Hassan Hammad
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Flutter desktop payment gateway
Currently, most payment gateway providers support 3 platforms (Android, IOS, Web) in the flutter, but have possible to use payment gateway on desktop applications. By using WebView or any possibility?

dinesh balan
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