Help on export snapshot

Richmond Mathewson richmondmathewson at gmail.com
Thu Jun 11 17:15:13 EDT 2009


2 problems as far as I can see:

1. You need to fiddle around with  set default folder

e.g:

set the defaultFolder to /HD/Users

2. export snapshot to file "experiment.png" as PNG  (i.e. not as 
scrambled eggs!!!!)


Paul Gabel wrote:
> Hello list:
>
> Can anyone help me on exporting a snapshot by script. I have a little 
> camera image that, when clicked, should export a snapshot of the 
> card/window to the desktop of any user. I've read the export snapshot 
> docs, but I'm having trouble with a universal filepath to the desktop.
>
> export snapshot from this window to file "/HD/Users/Desktop.jpg" as JPEG
>
> doesn't function.
>
> export snapshot to file "experiment.png"
>
> results in a garbled text in a Text Edit file buried in my Rev 3.5 
> folder.
>
> Mac 10.5.8
> Rev 3.5 gm 2
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Paul Gabel
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