Re: Import Snapshot of Stack?

2015-07-31 Thread tbodine
Richard, Thanks for that great tip! I was just grumbling about the poor image quality of my exported snapshots (on Win7, LC 7.0.5). I tried your syntax "from card" instead of a rect or object, and it's a night and day difference. Gradients, photos and type are much smoother in the image from the

Re: Import Snapshot of Stack?

2015-07-31 Thread Richard Gaskin
Scott Rossi wrote: > Anyone know if this is possible without referencing a windowID? > > This fails with a script error: > import snapshot from stack "xyz" > > > This defaults to selecting a region to capture and then fails: > import snapshot of stack "xyz" > > > This works, but clips the snapshot

Re: import snapshot

2014-05-05 Thread larry
Thank you John and Richmond Larry - Original Message - From: "Richmond" To: "How to use LiveCode" Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 4:54 AM Subject: Re: import snapshot on mouseUp import snapshot from graphic "ggg" set the name of last image

Re: import snapshot

2014-05-05 Thread Richmond
on mouseUp import snapshot from graphic "ggg" set the name of last image to "XYZ" end mouseUp Richmond. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription pref

RE: import snapshot

2014-05-05 Thread John Dixon
set the name of the last image of this card to "whateverYouWantToCallIt" > From: la...@significantplanet.org > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Subject: import snapshot > Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 04:43:41 -0600 > > I am importing a snapshot from an image object. LC places the snapshot (to > my

RE: import snapshot

2014-03-23 Thread John Dixon
Hi Bill.. I am trying to get this to work on iOS, but I thank you for your reply...:-) > Subject: Re: import snapshot > From: proth...@earthednet.org > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:31:08 -0700 > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > John: > Looks like we are working on simil

Re: import snapshot

2014-03-23 Thread proth...@earthednet.org
John: Looks like we are working on similar project. I haven't had any trouble with my snapshot routine in LC 6.6. It's below. I'm on Mac OSX, regular (not retina) display. on copyMapToSnap put the name of me into thisImage wait for 0 seconds with messages set the visible of thisImage to

Re: import snapshot

2014-03-23 Thread BNig
Hi John, I tried your example on a desktop stack and it worked. I suspect you use this on a mobile device? What I did though I turned local locs into global locs, which in your example should not make any difference. > I have tried the new snapshot syntax with at size, but can't get it to > pl

Re: import snapshot - send to server

2013-10-06 Thread Richmond
On 10/06/2013 11:21 AM, Jim sims wrote: I'm trying to: import a snapshot -- which becomes "last image" then FTP that last image to a server I've tried with and without "as JPG" A file gets sent to the server but when I try to open it I get "damaged or file format not recognized" An

Re: import snapshot - send to server

2013-10-06 Thread Jim sims
I gotta start answering my own questions before I go to the List - sorry about that. Went with Export and changed according to the Dictionary. :-P sims On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Jim sims wrote: > I'm trying to: > > import a snapshot -- which becomes "last image" > > then FTP that l

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Paul Hibbert
On 2013-06-06, at 1:34 PM, Klaus major-k wrote: >> Works fine here on linux in a button script. > > OK, seems to be a Mac thing. Works fine on Win7 too (via Parallels). Paul ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit t

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Mark Wieder
Klaus major-k writes: > OK, seems to be a Mac thing. > But just too funky it works when executed from the message box!? Yeah, if anything I'd expect the opposite. That message box is full of surprises. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Mark, Am 06.06.2013 um 22:29 schrieb Mark Wieder : > Klaus major-k writes: > Hi friends, >> >> I just experienced something that I consider a bug! >> LC 6.02 OOS, Mac OS X 10.8.4 >> >> When you issue a simple "import snapshot" you get the CROSSHAIR cursor >> and can drag a rect that gets sn

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Mark Wieder
Klaus major-k writes: > > Hi friends, > > I just experienced something that I consider a bug! > LC 6.02 OOS, Mac OS X 10.8.4 > > When you issue a simple "import snapshot" you get the CROSSHAIR cursor > and can drag a rect that gets snapshotted. At least it used to work like this :-/ > > I jus

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Jaqueline, Am 06.06.2013 um 22:19 schrieb "J. Landman Gay" : > I just tried it with LiveCode 6.0.2 and it works okay here. I sent "import > snapshot" from the message box. O yeah, really works this way, but not in a button in a stack, too funky! > Don't say the "C" word! Hehe :-D Saw a co

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Paul, Am 06.06.2013 um 22:17 schrieb Paul Hibbert : > Hi Klaus, > > I can confirm this does appear to be a bug from my tests, I didn't reply > straight away because I was going to test LC 5.5.5 too, but the doorbell rang > so I was sidetracked! OK. thanks! > I'll try LC 5.5.5 next. Alrea

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread J. Landman Gay
I just tried it with LiveCode 6.0.2 and it works okay here. I sent "import snapshot" from the message box. Don't say the "C" word! On 6/6/13 3:01 PM, Klaus major-k wrote: Hmmm, noone problems with this one or has a minute to spare to check this? And what if I say CHEEESEEE? :-) Am 06.06.201

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Paul Hibbert
Hi Klaus, I can confirm this does appear to be a bug from my tests, I didn't reply straight away because I was going to test LC 5.5.5 too, but the doorbell rang so I was sidetracked! I'll try LC 5.5.5 next. Paul LC 6.0.2 Mac OSX 10.7.5 On 2013-06-06, at 1:01 PM, Klaus major-k wrote: > Hmmm

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hmmm, noone problems with this one or has a minute to spare to check this? And what if I say CHEEESEEE? :-) Am 06.06.2013 um 13:40 schrieb Klaus major-k : > Hi friends, > > I just experienced something that I consider a bug! > LC 6.02 OOS, Mac OS X 10.8.4 > > When you issue a simple "import sn

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Klaus major-k
Hi Mark, Am 06.06.2013 um 13:46 schrieb Mark Schonewille : > Hi Klaus, > > Didn't someone report exactly this yesterday? not that I knew :-) > -- > Best regards, > > Mark Schonewille > > Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering > Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com > Twitter: http

Re: import snapshot bug?

2013-06-06 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Klaus, Didn't someone report exactly this yesterday? -- 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, XYZ, H.Lab

RE: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-15 Thread J. Landman Gay
;and it doesn't matter is acceleratedRendering is true or false.. or has >even left the room ..:-) >> >>> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 03:13:59 +0300 >>> From: endern...@gmail.com >>> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Subject: Re: Import Snapsho

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-15 Thread Richard Gaskin
Mark Wilcox wrote: > Yes, the code I looked at definitely took a rect and not an object. > I suspect the new method is not taking a snapshot of the screen at > all but rendering the object into an image. Wouldn't using the new > method and asking for the current card work for most scenarios? I w

RE: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-15 Thread Mark Wilcox
m a rectangle !.. and it >doesn't matter is acceleratedRendering is true or false.. or has even left the >room ..:-) > >> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 03:13:59 +0300 >> From: endern...@gmail.com >> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Subject: Re: Import Snapsho

RE: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-15 Thread John Dixon
> Subject: Re: Import Snapshot in iOS > > Yepp :) > *import from * works fine. > The problem is *import from rect* notation. > > @Roger, > for now the only solution seems this piece of code: > _set the acceleratedRendering of this stack to false >

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-15 Thread Björnke von Gierke
Is there a bug report for this? On 15.05.2013, at 06:47, Mark Wilcox wrote: > Yes, the code I looked at definitely took a rect and not an object. I suspect > the new method is not taking a snapshot of the screen at all but rendering > the object into an image. Wouldn't using the new method and

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Mark Wilcox
Yes, the code I looked at definitely took a rect and not an object. I suspect the new method is not taking a snapshot of the screen at all but rendering the object into an image. Wouldn't using the new method and asking for the current card work for most scenarios? Presumably if you want a subse

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Roger Guay
Very clever, Ender. Thanks! On May 14, 2013, at 5:13 PM, Ender Nafi Elekçioğlu wrote: > Yepp :) > *import from * works fine. > The problem is *import from rect* notation. > > @Roger, > for now the only solution seems this piece of code: > _set the acceleratedRendering of this stack to false >

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Ender Nafi Elekçioğlu
Yepp :) *import from * works fine. The problem is *import from rect* notation. @Roger, for now the only solution seems this piece of code: _set the acceleratedRendering of this stack to false _import snapshot from rect tRect _set the acceleratedRendering of this stack to true My sample stack in

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Richard Gaskin
I recently stumbled across this post by Ender Nafi which confirm my hunch that it's only the older "import from " option that fails, and the newer "import from " seems to work well: http://forums.runrev.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=15093#p75531 -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Des

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Roger Guay
how to trace my way down from a command to the code > that implements it in a workshop on Thursday. Curious to look at this one > some more when I understand the code better. > > Mark > > > ____ > From: Roger Guay > To: How to use LiveCode >

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Mark Wilcox
ing to find out how to trace my way down from a command to the code that implements it in a workshop on Thursday.  Curious to look at this one some more when I understand the code better. Mark From: Roger Guay To: How to use LiveCode Sent: Tuesday, 14

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Roger Guay
Richard, I presume you were asking anyone on the list. I, for one, do not know! Roger On May 14, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote: > Ender Nafi wrote: >> Roger's right. >> It's an odd thing but setting the a-R to true prohibits importing snapshots. >> Commenting it out fixes the issue.

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Richard Gaskin
Ender Nafi wrote: Roger's right. It's an odd thing but setting the a-R to true prohibits importing snapshots. Commenting it out fixes the issue. Not tested in LiveCode 6.0.1, though… That's not mentioned in the Dictionary. Is that a documentation bug, or does it only affect the older method o

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Ender Nafi Elekçioğlu
Roger's right. It's an odd thing but setting the a-R to true prohibits importing snapshots. Commenting it out fixes the issue. Not tested in LiveCode 6.0.1, though… ~ Ender Nafi ~… together, we're smarter …~ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecod

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Roger Guay
t 7:41 AM, John Dixon wrote: > >> Import snapshot works regardless of the setting of acceleratedRendering ... >> so, it's not a 'bug' or a 'feature'... it just does what is says on the >> tin... >> >>> Subject: Re: Import Snapshot i

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Roger Guay
3, at 7:41 AM, John Dixon wrote: > Import snapshot works regardless of the setting of acceleratedRendering ... > so, it's not a 'bug' or a 'feature'... it just does what is says on the tin... > >> Subject: Re: Import Snapshot in iOS >> From: mcgra..

RE: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread John Dixon
Import snapshot works regardless of the setting of acceleratedRendering ... so, it's not a 'bug' or a 'feature'... it just does what is says on the tin... > Subject: Re: Import Snapshot in iOS > From: mcgra...@mac.com > Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 08:57:11 -0400 &

Re: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread Thomas McGrath III
Hadn't tried it with acceleratedRendering true. a-r can be turned off at will so it shouldn't be too much of a problem but if it's a bug and not a 'feature' should let RR know about it. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com mcgra...@mac.com On May 14, 2013, at 8:25 AM, Roger Guay wro

RE: Import Snapshot in iOS

2013-05-14 Thread John Dixon
Roger... I use 'import snapshot' on an app in the iTunes store... acceleratedRendering is true. I am not have had any problems.. Dixie > Subject: Import Snapshot in iOS > From: i...@mac.com > Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 05:25:34 -0700 > To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Hi, > > I've discovered

Re: import snapshot

2012-09-03 Thread Timothy Miller
On Sep 3, 2012, at 1:22 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > Are you using an older copy of LiveCode? That's a really old bug. Unwittingly perhaps. All better now. Thanks Jacque Tim ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this

Re: import snapshot

2012-09-03 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 9/3/12 2:21 PM, Timothy Miller wrote: It does produce draggable crosshairs. When I drag the crosshairs, I get a black rectangle. When I let go of the mouse, I do get a new image with the dimensions of the dragged rectangle. However, the new image is merely a black rectangle. Are you using a

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread Chipp Walters
Andre, I seem to remember Jim Ault (I think it was him) trying to do the same thing using altBrowser. You might check with him to see how he ended up accomplishing it. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: > Folks, > > I have a large stack that I want a snapshot, when I use the i

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread Bob Sneidar
I think the issue was getting a browser snapshot. On Sep 29, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: > At the risk of appearing stupid: > > I made a stack [400 wide by 3000 high]; my screen resolution being 1280 x 960 > > (Linux) > > and named the first card "KARD" [feeling dead imaginati

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread Richmond Mathewson
At the risk of appearing stupid: I made a stack [400 wide by 3000 high]; my screen resolution being 1280 x 960 (Linux) and named the first card "KARD" [feeling dead imaginative this evening] and then put this: import snapshot from card "KARD" into the Message Box and, guess what; I got a

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread Scott Rossi
Ah, capturing a revBrowser region is different than just a standard snapshot. I've heard several folks struggle with getting browser capture to work. Sorry I don't have an answer. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design Recently, Andre Garzia wrote: > Scott, > > Tha

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 9/29/11 1:22 PM, Andre Garzia wrote: Scott, Thanks for answering. I am trying to capture a very tall RevBrowser window. The revBrowserSnapshot command never worked for me, so I decided to use global coordinates to import the snapshot from the area occupied by the RevBrowser window. The stack

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread Andre Garzia
Scott, Thanks for answering. I am trying to capture a very tall RevBrowser window. The revBrowserSnapshot command never worked for me, so I decided to use global coordinates to import the snapshot from the area occupied by the RevBrowser window. The stack is large enough and the are no scrollbars

Re: import snapshot from larger than screen stack???

2011-09-29 Thread Scott Rossi
Andre, would this work for you? on mouseUp import snapshot from rect (rect of cd 1 of ) of cd 1 of end mouseUp (note line wrap) Note to RunRev: statements like the above continue to fail when run from the message box. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design Recen

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-17 Thread Bob Sneidar
I have one of yours. I filled it with popcorn and am using it for a cat toy. Bob On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:31 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > On 1/17/11 11:52 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: >> Peter, >> >> That's actually one of the weird side effects of Jacque's Time Travel >> stack. The first time she lau

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-17 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 1/17/11 11:52 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote: Peter, That's actually one of the weird side effects of Jacque's Time Travel stack. The first time she launched it, we all started experiencing this anomaly. We also noticed that the socks we put into the dryer were not always the socks we took back out.

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-17 Thread Bob Sneidar
Peter, That's actually one of the weird side effects of Jacque's Time Travel stack. The first time she launched it, we all started experiencing this anomaly. We also noticed that the socks we put into the dryer were not always the socks we took back out. Bob On Jan 16, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Pe

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-16 Thread Peter Brigham MD
Thanks. As usual, I discovered this for myself in the dictionary about 4 minutes after I hit the "send" button. Another way that this list is useful for learning -- all I need to do is post a question and then I find that I already have the answer! Apparently I inadvertently installed an LC

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-13 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi Peter: "the selObj" is short for "the selectedObject". It returns the long id of whatever object is selected. Like other LC functions, you must either use the form "the xyz" or "xyz()". In this case, both "the selObj" and "selObj()" are the correct forms. I found that the script works as ex

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-13 Thread Peter Brigham MD
On Jan 12, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: Houston, I think we have a problem. This script works in LC (Rev) 4 OS X but generates an error in 4.5.3: import snapshot from rect (rect of the selobj) of the selobj Message execution error: Error description: value: error executing expression

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-13 Thread René Micout
Hello Scott, The same thing here (LC 4.5.2, OS X 10.6.6) with import snapshot, and : export snapshot from rect (rect of the selobj) of the selobj to file "nxFichier" as PNG generate error message : Message execution error: Error description: value: error executing expression Hint: export snapshot

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-12 Thread Scott Rossi
A bit more on this problem... When I run an "import snapshot..." script from a button placed in a stack, the script works as expected. When I run the script from the message box, LC generates an error. Anybody else see this? LC 4.5.3, OS X 10.6.6, all 3rd party plugins removed. Regards, Scott

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-12 Thread Marty Knapp
Yes - it fails from the message box here, but works if I put it into a button script. Marty Marty -- if you would, try running the script from the message box. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design Recently, Marty Knapp wrote: Hey Scott - tried your first script

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-12 Thread Scott Rossi
Marty -- if you would, try running the script from the message box. Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX Design Recently, Marty Knapp wrote: > Hey Scott - tried your first script and it works fine for me. (LC 4.5.3 > on OSX 10.6.6) > > Marty Knapp >> Houston, I think we

Re: Import Snapshot Broken in 4.5.3?

2011-01-12 Thread Marty Knapp
Hey Scott - tried your first script and it works fine for me. (LC 4.5.3 on OSX 10.6.6) Marty Knapp Houston, I think we have a problem. This script works in LC (Rev) 4 OS X but generates an error in 4.5.3: import snapshot from rect (rect of the selobj) of the selobj Message execution error: