if you try the normal shift-printscreenKey command in windows you will be able to paste the image...
no camera needed! ;) cheers Xavier > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Wilhelm Sanke > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 22:56 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Deep-mask feature revisited and snapshots > > When looking through one of my tutorial stacks using Rev > 2.6.5 (BN 108) I observed - when the windowshape property is > used and the deep-mask feature is set because of an > transparent image - > > a) a slowing down of script execution if surface properties > of objects are involved, like changing the color or label > > b) that it is impossible to take a snapshot of or from part > of a deep-masked stack, neither within Rev or the Metacard > IDE nor with an external graphics program like "Paintshop Pro" > > A. Slowing down > > The time needed to change backgroundcolors of four buttons > (width of button = 234;height of button = 48) without deep > mask is 4 milliseconds on my main computer (Windows XP, 2 GHz). > I mention the size of the buttons because the larger the > objects are the more time is needed to "refresh" the objects > in deep-mask mode. > Changing the labels of the four buttons takes only 1 milliseconds. > > When deep mask is set the time needed increases to 190 > milliseconds on the average for both the backcolors and the > labels, which results in an awkward sequential and noticeable > change. If "lock screen" is used script execution is still > about 20 times slower than without set deep mask. > > B. Snapshots > > One of the many differences between the Metacard and Rev IDE > is that in Rev all open stacks immediately disappear when you > choose "Import as Control" and "Snapshot". This is not that > way in the Metacard IDE where it is possible to take a > snapshot of a stack window - or part of a stack window - you > intend to present on your website or attach to an email. Of > course you can script a snapshot of a stack, this possibility > remains in Rev. > > But if you try to take a snapshot of a stack even in the MC > IDE where the stacks remain visible, if you select the whole > or part of a visible deep-mask stack, all you get is the > screen background behind it. > > Using an external tool like "Paintshop Pro" fails likewise, a > deep-mask stack seems to possess its own degree of visibility > that eludes the possibilities of taking snapshots, scripted > or via menu commands or using external tools. > > The only way that remains for a deep-mask stack is to get out > your digital camera and take a real "screenshot" from the outside.-- > > I came across these problems, because a couple of weeks ago - > while I was sitting in the computer lab of Florida > International University - I had received a message from > Richmond Mathewson (now in Bulgaria) concerning multiple > choice formats. After having come home recently and after > necessary re-organising and resettling after a longer stay > abroad, I finally managed to take a second look at my > Multiple Choice Tutorial (which is available for inspection > on my website). > I will address the issue of multiple-choice formats in one of > my next posts. > > Regards, > > Wilhelm Sanke > <http://www.sanke.org/MetaMedia> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage > your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
