Re: Export snapshot - is it usable on LiveCode web apps?

And in addition to this I have another question: How do we download this created snapshot in a web browser? greetings, William Op do 8 aug 2024 om 16:48 schreef Jimmieson, Phil via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > Hi folks, > Thanks to everyone who responded to my question.

Re: Export snapshot - is it usable on LiveCode web apps?

Hi folks, Thanks to everyone who responded to my question. Where else would you get such support? And in particular, with what other development system would you get one of the actual architects of the system, responding to your question? LIveCode is something else. OK, I have updated my screen

Re: Export snapshot - is it usable on LiveCode web apps?

just fyi If your cursor or another window is over the rect it will show up in the screenshot. On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 10:23 AM Andreas Bergendal via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > That’s good to know! Then it must have been something else I was struggling > with - perhaps i

Re: Export snapshot - is it usable on LiveCode web apps?

That’s good to know! Then it must have been something else I was struggling with - perhaps it had to do with getting a snapshot of the content of a browser widget…? That would still present problems in certain (all?) platforms, right? tors 8 aug. 2024 kl. 14:39 skrev Mark Waddingham via use-liveco

Re: Export snapshot - is it usable on LiveCode web apps?

On 2024-08-08 10:22, Jimmieson, Phil via use-livecode wrote: Hi folks, I’m experimenting with converting one of my LiveCode iPad Apps into a web version, to see how well it works, but there’s an issue that seems to be a deal-breaker. My iPad app takes a screenshot of the LiveCode stack when th

Re: Export Snapshot (macOS) and XPDF External bugs?

Hi Paul, regarding your export problem. How many snapshots per video are created? I just did a 3 tests here with a 123 minutes video (7418646 intervals with a timescale of 1000, .mp4 format) in 9.6.9RC1 and 9.6.8. and used a repeat loop to set the currentTime to create a snapshot on hard disk

Re: export snapshot woverwrites variable?

Hi Mark, > Am 10.12.2020 um 15:25 schrieb Mark Waddingham via use-livecode > : > > On 2020-12-10 13:55, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi friends, >> ## Doing this again fixes the inconvenience and I can continue: >> put dasObjekt() into tObject >> ... >> Funky, funky!? > Nope - not fu

Re: export snapshot woverwrites variable?

On 2020-12-10 13:55, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi friends, ## Doing this again fixes the inconvenience and I can continue: put dasObjekt() into tObject ... Funky, funky!? Nope - not funky. Container syntax can be either a variable (with array indices or without), or an object ch

Re: export snapshot woverwrites variable?

Hi all, > Am 10.12.2020 um 15:08 schrieb Brian Milby via use-livecode > : > > What about using (tObject)? Since tObject is a container itself, the export > put the data in the container directly instead of the referenced container? > Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 10, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Klaus ma

Re: export snapshot woverwrites variable?

Hi Brian, > Am 10.12.2020 um 15:08 schrieb Brian Milby via use-livecode > : > > What about using (tObject)? sorry, no capisce? > Since tObject is a container itself, the export put the data in the container > directly instead of the referenced container? Hm, I thought you were working at L

Re: export snapshot woverwrites variable?

What about using (tObject)? Since tObject is a container itself, the export put the data in the container directly instead of the referenced container? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 10, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode > wrote: > > Hi friends, > > just found a very strange t

Re: Export snapshot and errors...

Thanks Paul. They should replace the dictionary description with your version, as yours makes a LOT more sense! I read the dictionary too, but came away confused. Bob S > On Oct 1, 2019, at 08:59 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > wrote: > > According to the Dictionary, if I am reading it cor

Re: Export snapshot and errors...

According to the Dictionary, if I am reading it correctly, in a command (vs function) return empty -- sets both 'it' and 'the result' to the parameter of the return statement (in this case empty) return empty for value -- sets 'it' to the parameter (empty) and clears 'the result' indicating no

Re: Export snapshot and errors...

Is the for error necessary? I just return empty. Bob S > On Oct 1, 2019, at 06:02 , Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > wrote: > > command clearResult > return empty for error > end clearResult ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev

Re: Export snapshot and errors...

On 10/1/2019 8:58 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode wrote: In LC905rc1, the Dictionary entry for Export Snapshot does not appear to indicate how any error value is returned (for example if the file can not be written) the result is not cleared after an export snapshot - i.e. put the result int

Re: Export Snapshot

+1 Never leave anything to chance (if you can help it). Bob S > On Sep 18, 2019, at 09:54 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > wrote: > > Richmond wrote: > > > I should like just to say how grateful that *export snapshot* > > on Macintosh does NOT dump the resultant image inside the LC > > a

Re: Export Snapshot

I never joined the Ramblers' Club. :) On 18.09.19 19:54, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: Richmond wrote: > I should like just to say how grateful that *export snapshot* > on Macintosh does NOT dump the resultant image inside the LC > app package any more (9.5.0). > As an inveterate use o

Re: Export Snapshot

Richmond wrote: > I should like just to say how grateful that *export snapshot* > on Macintosh does NOT dump the resultant image inside the LC > app package any more (9.5.0). > As an inveterate use of *export snapshot* this means a lot to me. Acquiring a habit of using full paths for all files w

Re: Export Snapshot

Possibly: but a default folder inside an app package seems a bit "potty." Richmond. On 18.09.19 16:38, Tom Glod via use-livecode wrote: are you sure it wasn't just dumping it into the "defaultfolder" wherever that may be? and not specifically inside the app package? On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:

Re: Export Snapshot

Hi all, > Am 18.09.2019 um 15:38 schrieb Tom Glod via use-livecode > : > > are you sure it wasn't just dumping it into the "defaultfolder" wherever > that may be? and not specifically inside the app package? > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:57 AM Richmond via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists

Re: Export Snapshot

are you sure it wasn't just dumping it into the "defaultfolder" wherever that may be? and not specifically inside the app package? On Wed, Sep 18, 2019 at 3:57 AM Richmond via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I should like just to say how grateful that *export snapshot* > o

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Richmond Mathewson wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion. > > I modified my code to read like this: > > *on**mouseUp* > > ** > > ***export**snapshot from **group**"horror" **to**file "TestExport.png" > as PNG* > > ** > > ***puttheresult* > > ** > > *end**mouseUp > > * > > *and the Message Bo

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Thanks for the suggestion. I modified my code to read like this: *on**mouseUp* ** ***export**snapshot from **group**"horror" **to**file "TestExport.png" as PNG* ** ***puttheresult* ** *end**mouseUp * *and the Message Box oponed, displaying nothing. * *Richmond. * On 27/11/1

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Richmond Mathewson wrote: > With LC 7.1.4 on Mac OS 10.7.5 the default folder on my machine is > automatically set to > > /Users/richmondmathewson/LiveCode > > and exported snapshots end up there unless I specify otherwise. > > If I export a snapshot using the Message Box I get an acknoewledgemen

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Try this: put the defaultfolder My guess is that it is now a non-writable destination which is why you are not seeing a new file. On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 12:13 PM Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > With LC 7.1.4 on Mac OS 10.7.5 the default folder on my

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

With LC 7.1.4 on Mac OS 10.7.5 the default folder on my machine is automatically set to /Users/richmondmathewson/LiveCode and exported snapshots end up there unless I specify otherwise. If I export a snapshot using the Message Box I get an acknoewledgement "true". In 8.1.4 upwards the IDE d

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Could you explain in what way it doesn't work? Does it throw an execution error? I notice you don't specify a full path or set the defaultFolder- perhaps it is getting exported somewhere odd. (Works with macOS 10.12.6, 8.2.0 DP 2 Community) On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 6:23 PM Richmond Mathewson via u

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Please can everyone help: http://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=30220 Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lis

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Well, that's lovely for you. No joy "over here" on Mac OS 10.7.5 (which LiveCode states that 8.1.7 supports). Richmond Mathewson. On 26/11/17 6:13 pm, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote: Works for me. Mac OS 10.13.1 LC 8.1.7 Roger On Nov 26, 2017, at 7:45 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-li

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Works for me. Mac OS 10.13.1 LC 8.1.7 Roger > On Nov 26, 2017, at 7:45 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode > wrote: > > Nor in 8.1.8 rc 2 > > Tut, tut! > > Richmond. > > On 26/11/17 5:29 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: >> On a Macintosh. >> >> Richmond. > > ___

Re: "export snapshot" still NOT in 8.1.7

Nor in 8.1.8 rc 2 Tut, tut! Richmond. On 26/11/17 5:29 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote: On a Macintosh. Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription

Re: export snapshot

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 11:54 AM, hh wrote: > > Tested to work here in LC 9.0.0-dp1 on > > MacOS 10.12.1 > Win 7/10 > Linux (Mint173) > > on mouseUp > put specialfolderPath(home)&"/test.png" into sph > export snapshot from img "test" to file sph as PNG > end mouseUp > > So you could test whe

Re: export snapshot

Tested to work here in LC 9.0.0-dp1 on MacOS 10.12.1 Win 7/10 Linux (Mint173) on mouseUp put specialfolderPath(home)&"/test.png" into sph export snapshot from img "test" to file sph as PNG end mouseUp So you could test whether you have write permission in the folder where you wish to write

Re: export snapshot

> On Nov 6, 2016, at 3:27 AM, Richmond > wrote: > > I wonder why? It seems the ‘export snapshot from’ doesn’t like the ‘img’ form, whereas, in a simple experiment the following does work in LC8.1.1(rc2); export snapshot from control "met" to file "met.png"

Re: export snapshot

On 11/06/2016 03:31 AM, Peter TB Brett wrote: Because the correct syntax is: export snapshot of img "met" to file "met.png" as png My reading of the syntax from the documentation allows the 'from object' form: export snapshot [from rect[angle] rectangle] [of object(glossary)] [(with |

Re: export snapshot

So: when I did as you instructed I got this: Script compile error: Error description: export: missing 'to' Richmond. On 6.11.2016 13:31, Peter TB Brett wrote: On 06/11/2016 11:27, Richmond wrote: I tried this: export snapshot from img "met" to file "met.png" as PNG and that worked in 7.1.4

Re: export snapshot

Thanks: although I have been using "from" for years with no problems at all: I can only conclude that 8.1 is "fussier" than 7.1.4 Richmond. On 6.11.2016 13:31, Peter TB Brett wrote: On 06/11/2016 11:27, Richmond wrote: I tried this: export snapshot from img "met" to file "met.png" as PNG and

Re: export snapshot

On 06/11/2016 11:27, Richmond wrote: I tried this: export snapshot from img "met" to file "met.png" as PNG and that worked in 7.1.4 but did NOT work in 8.1 I wonder why? Because the correct syntax is: export snapshot of img "met" to file "met.png" as png P

Re: Export snapshot question...

On 11/8/2015 4:39 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Richmond wrote: > >> I wonder if, instead of doing /export snapshot from stack xxx/ you might >> not be better doing /export snapshot from card zzz/: my experience >> of doing the thing from the stack has not been altogether satisfactory . >> . . Oops .

Re: Export snapshot question...

Richmond wrote: I wonder if, instead of doing /export snapshot from stack xxx/ you might not be better doing /export snapshot from card zzz/: my experience of doing the thing from the stack has not been altogether satisfactory . . . Oops . . . haven't tried that since DreamCard 2.6 (remember th

Re: Export snapshot question...

On 11/7/2015 10:59 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: On Nov 7, 2015, at 4:46 PM, Paul Dupuis wrote: On 11/7/2015 1:46 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: Yes this is the expected behaviour. Export snapshot from rect is not be able to take a snapshot of something "off-screen” because it’s not rendered by the displ

Re: Export snapshot question...

> On Nov 7, 2015, at 4:46 PM, Paul Dupuis wrote: > > On 11/7/2015 1:46 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: >> Yes this is the expected behaviour. Export snapshot from rect is not be able >> to take a snapshot of something "off-screen” because it’s not rendered by >> the display. >> >> Export snapshot fro

Re: Export snapshot question...

On 11/7/2015 1:46 PM, Paul Hibbert wrote: > Yes this is the expected behaviour. Export snapshot from rect is not be able > to take a snapshot of something "off-screen” because it’s not rendered by the > display. > > Export snapshot from rect uses the device's display output to render the > image

Re: Export snapshot question...

Yes this is the expected behaviour. Export snapshot from rect is not be able to take a snapshot of something "off-screen” because it’s not rendered by the display. Export snapshot from rect uses the device's display output to render the image, but if you use Export snapshot of an object (stack,

Re: Re: Export snapshot and native controls

Now I see this is a problem with iOS, I have looked at your bug report and see the same problem in LC 7.1.1 (rc1) and LC 8.0.0 (dp7) when fullScreeMode is set to true. I hope LC can correct this soon for you. Regards, Paul > On 15 Oct 2015, at 21:59, Ludovic THEBAULT > wrote: > > >> Le 15

Re: Re: Export snapshot and native controls

> Le 15 oct. 2015 à 17:55, Paul Hibbert a écrit : > > Bill is spot on, try… > > export snapshot from this cd to file tFile as JPEG > > Paul Export snapshot from group … give me a screenshot without native controls just as your solution. It seem i need to fill a bug !

Re: Export snapshot and native controls

Bill is spot on, try… export snapshot from this cd to file tFile as JPEG Paul > On 15 Oct 2015, at 08:50, Earthednet-wp wrote: > > Ludevic, > > I found that it's better to put the area you want to take a snapshot of, in a > group and take the snapshot of the group. Leave out any rect. This w

Re: Export snapshot and native controls

Ludevic, I found that it's better to put the area you want to take a snapshot of, in a group and take the snapshot of the group. Leave out any rect. This way LC doesn't use the screen buffer to get the image data, which avoids some problems on some pc's. I'm not at my office, but can supply e

Re: export snapshot with acceleratedRendering

> On Sep 4, 2015, at 12:30, Dan Friedman wrote: > > So, the screen must not be locked, and acceleratedRendering must be off. > Not sure if you call that a bug or not... but it's working. Hope I don't > have issues when I try it on Android. or… export snapshot from this card to pictVar

Re: export snapshot with acceleratedRendering

Mark, Ok... I found the combination that works. This assumes you have opened a stack and acceleratedRendering is enabled: THIS FAILS (produces a grey image): lock screen export snapshot from rect (the rect of this card) to pictVariable as PNG //do some stuff unlock screen THIS FAILS: export

Re: export snapshot with acceleratedRendering

Mark, Thanks for the help but 'the rect of this card' produced the same result a grey image. Any other thoughts? -Dan > Try doing from rect ... of this card. I think the form you are using is doing > a screen buffer grab, which doesn't play so well with the OpenGL surface > accelerated

Re: export snapshot with acceleratedRendering

Try doing from rect ... of this card. I think the form you are using is doing a screen buffer grab, which doesn't play so well with the OpenGL surface accelerated rendering uses. The of this card form renders things into an off screen buffer rather than trying to access the display buffer. Mark

Re: Export Snapshot

Hi Peter, Try resetting the templateImage before the export. - eric On Oct 28, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: > I'm noticing that if I export a snapshot from a group as PNG, the resulting > image has a black background, not the background of the group. Small > sample size, just 2 gro

Re: Export Snapshot - bug fixed in 6.5.2?

I posted this earlier today and then found where this bug has already been reported (sorry) http://ftp.runrev.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18437 Does anybody know if this has been fixed in 6.5.2? On 1/24/2014 3:24 PM, Ray wrote: I may have found an intermittent bug in 6.5.1 using Windows

Re: Export Snapshot

Hi Graham, export snapshot from rect (the rect of control x) to myVar as JPEG set the text of img y to myVar However, since you're exporting an image, why don't you put img x into img y? You could also use the import snapshot command, which creates a new image. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewill

Re: Export Snapshot

Hi Mark Thanks for the reply. If I don't want to invoke the filing system (and I don't), then how can I make a new image out of my exported rect? A variable isn't an image, after all - and yet the snapshot is nothing but a bitmap really. I know there are other ways of creating images extracted

Re: Export Snapshot

On 09/21/2012 10:58 PM, Graham Samuel wrote: The following give a compiler error (bad image or image type expression) but I can't see why: export snapshot from rect theRect of img "C25" to img "targetImage" as JPG presumably ??? to FILE "targetImage" as JPEG I suppose it's obvious, but I

Re: Export Snapshot

Hi Graham, You can export to a file or variable, not to a control. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 Use Color Converter to convert CMYK, RGB, RAL, X

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

I just tried: export image "image" to file (tFolder&"/test.jpg") as JPEG and it works now. Strange. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url t

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Here's what worked for me on Android: set the jpegQuality to 100 put specialFolderPath("documents") & "/temp.jpg" into tPath export snapshot from group "tempGrp" to file tPath as JPEG On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > Nope, no black regions and I did try the

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Tom, I seem to remember reading export snapshot only works on objects for mobile. So try exporting the image, or group the image and eport the group. That's how I did it onAndroid. On Sunday, July 15, 2012, Scott Rossi wrote: > Do you have any black regions displayed on your screen? Because I'm

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Nope, no black regions and I did try the objet version as well as a bunch of other varieties I also tried (0,0,200,200) as well. No luck. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On Jul 15, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > Do you have any black regions displaye

Re: export snapshot on iOS results in black image file

Do you have any black regions displayed on your screen? Because I'm pretty sure that, with your current script, you're capturing global screen coordinates, even though you've specified an object's rect. You either need to use the snapshot form that references a specific object, or convert your re

Re: Export snapshot to an image?

Thanks Gentlemen, both ideas are a lot better than mine. FWIW, while I was waiting for a reply (I didn't expect it to be so quick!) I thought of another method, which is to clone the image I want to take my extract from and crop the clone - then I can simply put the cropped image into the image

Re: Export snapshot to an image?

Hi Graham, You might want to try something along the lines of import snapshot from rectangle 0,0,1024,768 of card "target" set the name of the last image to "The image name I want" ...which worked for me - and I think it bypasses the clipboard. Best, Keith.. On 18 Apr 2011, at 14:46, Klaus on-re

Re: Export snapshot to an image?

Hi Graham, > I've been extracting bits of images using 'export snapshot', and this goes > fine if the export is to a file. However, I have now tried to do an export to > an image and nothing seems to happen. The command has the form > > export snapshot from rect a,b,c,d of img "LargeBitmap" of

Re: Export Snapshot (iOS)

On 1/15/11 11:42 AM, Harald Müller wrote: Even when nobody ever will be facing this special problem I want to share the workaround I found: When I place "reset the templateimage" before the line where the export happens, then all seems to work fine. Strange. It would be interesting to know wha

Re: Export Snapshot (iOS)

Even when nobody ever will be facing this special problem I want to share the workaround I found: When I place "reset the templateimage" before the line where the export happens, then all seems to work fine. Strange. Have a nice weekend, Harald. | Harald Müller (www.etcpp.de) | Theodor-Körner-St