App "freezes" after modal window with print options is closed/cancelled

[clusterberries]

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Issue Details

• Electron Version:
  • 5.0.12, 6.1.4
• Operating System:
  • Windows 10
• Last Known Working Electron version:
  • 5.0.2

Expected Behavior

Application responses to user actions after print is cancelled. (log statements are in the console)

Actual Behavior

Application doesn't handle events (e.g. click) after print is cancelled. (no log statements in the console)

To Reproduce

Precondition: clone this repository to reproduce the issue:
https://github.com/clusterberries/electron-sample/tree/print-page

$ git clone https://github.com/clusterberries/electron-sample.git -b print-page
$ npm install
$ npm start

1. Click 'print me' button, so modal window appears
2. Close or cancel modal window
3. Click 'print me' and/or 'test' buttons
4. Observe the console in dev tools.

Additional Information

The issue is not reproduced with Electon 7.1.3.

[codebytere]

This is unfortunately known, and can't be fixed in 5-0-x given some changes that were made in Chromium at the time. 5-0-x is also only receiving security fixes at this time, so sadly, your best bet at this time is to upgrade to a version of Electron where this issue is not present.

[vladimiry]

Simply referencing the original and still open issue #19768.