Hi Mark, Can you explain a little more as to exactly what doesn't work on OSX please?
I have an app that allows the user to choose which monitor to take a snapshot from prior to making the snapshot and it works fine with multiple monitors on Mac & Win so I'm just curious if there is something I need to be aware of. Thanks, Paul On 2013-06-04, at 9:16 AM, Mark Schonewille wrote: > Hi, > > I think the problem is that you can't take a snapshot from a secondary > monitor, not that it is complicated to define the area from which Ray wants > to take a snapshot. > > Ray, I just did a test and I was able to use the import snapshot command on > Windows 8 on a secondary monitor. This is (still) impossible on Mac OS X, but > apparently it works in Windows 8. > > Just execute "import snapshot" without additional parameters and let the user > select the rectangle. > > (This means that my earlier claim that it doesn't work at all was wrong). > > -- > 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 and other colour > spaces. http://www.color-converter.com > > Buy my new book "Programming LiveCode for the Real Beginner" > http://qery.us/3fi > > On 6/4/2013 18:04, Mike Bonner wrote: >> Could you overlay a blended (almost transparent) stack over the 2nd monitor >> with handles on the corners so the user can drag them to the area they wish >> to be snapshotted? >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Ray Horsley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Interesting stuff Tom. I didn't know that about the working screenrects >>> (plural). This may be very useful in another situation but for this one I >>> need to get the rect from the user. Any ideas? (It's too much to import >>> the entire monitor.) >>> >>> On Jun 3, 2013, at 10:26 PM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: >>> >>>> This will also work: >>>> >>>> on mouseUp >>>> import snapshot from rectangle ( line 2 of the working screenRects) >>>> end mouseUp >>>> >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
