On 1/31/07, Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 2007-01-30 at 19:09 -0600, Clarence Risher wrote: > > > Sven's argument is true, but does not address my point. In every case > > like this the process will be more complex than just shot-clip-done. > > In cases of non-rectangular areas the clipping will be quite annoying. > > And in the rare case of alpha transparency it would be impossible to > > "erase" the parts of the desktop or other windows behind the window > > you are trying to capture. > > The point is that you are bringing up a completely new topic here. There > is currently no support whatsoever for shaped windows or windows with an > alpha channel. As long as no one adds such support (which would be > extremely complicated to get right on all systems), there is no point in > arguing about it.
Perhaps there is no intentional support, but I guarantee you that gimp (as of 2.2, and i expect still in 2.3) takes screenshots of non-rectangular windows just fine. The result is a black rectangle containing the visible shape of the window. For a completely silly example, consider a screenshot of xeyes. Think about how bothersome it would be to manually crop out the window behind the eyes (which are oval) if you had to make do with a desktop screenshot and a crop tool. A less silly example is any window decoration theme with rounded corners, or bits that extrude off the edges. Also, my silly xeyes idea brings up a point on the primary topic as well... I need a delay before selecting the xeyes window to get to the proper desktop, or bring it to the front, and a delay after selecting it because I dont want it to look crosseyed (for anyone who doesnt know, xeyes is two animated eyeballs that stare at the mouse cursor). _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
