Is "import snapshot" without parameters broken?

[Mark Wieder]

On 7/24/20 3:31 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> today i've tried to do a screen capture using "import snapshot", but without parameter.
> Livecode displays a crosshairs cursor, but i am not able to select an area with the mouse. Liveconde freezes then in some way and i have to force quit it..
> 
> Is this a bug or did the syntax change for importing a snapshot with the possibility to select the area  with the mouse? I am on Mac OS 10.14.6.

It's been broken for years. Subject of several bug reports, at least for 
Windows and linux.

If you absolutely need a workaround now, three years ago I posted some 
very ugly code that does work in

https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20104

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  Mark Wieder
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