fix(desktop): expose About and Check for Updates in Help menu on Windows/Linux#888
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fix(desktop): expose About and Check for Updates in Help menu on Windows/Linux#888
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…ows/Linux On macOS these items live in the application menu by platform convention, but Windows and Linux have no app menu, leaving users with no way to view the version or trigger an update check. Add them to the Help menu on non-darwin platforms. Refs #784
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What
Add About Nexu and Check for Updates… entries to the Help menu on Windows and Linux.
Why
On macOS these items live in the application menu by platform convention, so Windows/Linux users currently have no in-app way to see the version or trigger an update check. Refs #784.
How
dialogfrom electron and add a smallshowAboutDialog()helper that surfaces app/Electron/Chromium/Node versions.installApplicationMenu()to build the Help submenu as an array, then conditionally appendCheck for Updates…andAbout Nexu (vX.Y.Z)whenprocess.platform !== \"darwin\".Affected areas
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Verified the diff applies cleanly on top of latest `main`. I have not been able to run `pnpm typecheck` / `pnpm lint` locally on this branch — please re-run in CI before merging.