Is Snapshot Possible with Two Monitors?

[Paul Hibbert]

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).
> 
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> 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 <ray at linkit.com> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
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