docs: document that when invoke rejects, it gives a different Error (#36127)

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@ -96,14 +96,6 @@ Algorithm][SCA], just like [`window.postMessage`][], so prototype chains will no
included. Sending Functions, Promises, Symbols, WeakMaps, or WeakSets will
throw an exception.
> **NOTE:** Sending non-standard JavaScript types such as DOM objects or
> special Electron objects will throw an exception.
>
> Since the main process does not have support for DOM objects such as
> `ImageBitmap`, `File`, `DOMMatrix` and so on, such objects cannot be sent over
> Electron's IPC to the main process, as the main process would have no way to decode
> them. Attempting to send such objects over IPC will result in an error.
The main process should listen for `channel` with
[`ipcMain.handle()`](./ipc-main.md#ipcmainhandlechannel-listener).
@ -126,6 +118,21 @@ If you need to transfer a [`MessagePort`][] to the main process, use [`ipcRender
If you do not need a response to the message, consider using [`ipcRenderer.send`](#ipcrenderersendchannel-args).
> **Note**
> Sending non-standard JavaScript types such as DOM objects or
> special Electron objects will throw an exception.
>
> Since the main process does not have support for DOM objects such as
> `ImageBitmap`, `File`, `DOMMatrix` and so on, such objects cannot be sent over
> Electron's IPC to the main process, as the main process would have no way to decode
> them. Attempting to send such objects over IPC will result in an error.
> **Note**
> If the handler in the main process throws an error,
> the promise returned by `invoke` will reject.
> However, the `Error` object in the renderer process
> will not be the same as the one thrown in the main process.
### `ipcRenderer.sendSync(channel, ...args)`
* `channel` string