Re: Forms 4 documentation

In article <Apr.2.21.39.34.1994.2024_at_andromeda.rutgers.edu> holowcza_at_andromeda.rutgers.edu (Richard D Holowczak) writes:

>dbmoore_at_us.oracle.com (Dennis Moore) writes:
 

>>In article <1994Mar30.141753.1118_at_beau.atlanta.dg.com> flg_at_atlanta.dg.com (Frank Green (Contractor)) writes:
>>>We are in the process of developing some applications under Forms 4.
>>>What is the best way to capture images of the screen for subsequent use in documentation? Currently, we are using Hijack to grab the image but that takes an incredible amount of storage in the microsoft word document.
 

> I think the reason for this is you are probably running on a color
> screen so when the "picture" is snapped, all 256 colors or 16 million
> or whatever, are being captured. At 8 or 24 bits per pixel, you will
> be pulling down a lot of data. I'd suggest seeing if HiJack can
> capture a black and white (1 bit per pixel) analog of the screen.
 

> Either that or run Windows with a monochrome screen driver while
> you are taking pictures. I've been using the old ALT-PRINTSCREEN
> which Windows provides and have had good success.

We use Paint shop pro to capture the image and then reduce the number of colours to bw 16

Rgds maurice

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