| Title: | DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90 |
| Notice: | See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit |
| Moderator: | STAR::VATNE |
| Created: | Mon Oct 30 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Dec 31 1990 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3726 |
| Total number of notes: | 19516 |
I have a customer (traditionally a Silicon Graphics guy) who is
trying very hard to 'capture' a segment of his DECwindow screen,
extracting it to an RGB file. The file is then used in some camera
work.
QUESTION: Can DECwindows do this? Silicon Graphics has a very simple
utility that does what I have just described? If so, in what format
is this file constructed?
D. Stutson
Wright-Patterson AFB
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3632.1 | Not standard...but can be done. | WIDGIT::WEST | SCARY : A programmer with a screwdriver. | Mon Nov 12 1990 09:10 | 17 |
There is no built in utility/function that will write out a pixmap (RGB) file like there is for a bitmap (depth = 1). You use the call XGetImage to get the _raw_ data then you have to go from there. There does exist utility programs (and some hacks) that people have written that will generate several different output formats from screen captured data. You might want to check out the DW_EXAMPLES conference for these. I have some info on the IFF format if you are interested. It stores data in an RGB format. -=> Jim <=- | |||||