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Re: Is pragmatically taking a screenshot possible?

 

On MeeGo even third party app can take a screenshot :)



2013/9/29 Shuduo Sang <sangshuduo@xxxxxxxxx>

> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Marc Deslauriers
> <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 13-09-29 12:27 PM, Shuduo Sang wrote:
> >> Hmm, both of iOS and Android allow user to take screenshot with a
> >> global hot key. This function be used very frequently to quick share
> >> something to friend, at least to me.
> >
> > Users will be allowed to take screenshots, as it will be done by a
> trusted
> > application. Applications in the store won't be allowed to take
> screenshots for
> > security reasons.
> >
>
> Good to know. Thanks.
>
> > Marc.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Marc Deslauriers
> >> <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> On 13-09-29 06:28 AM, James Mugford wrote:
> >>>> Wow, as easy as that?
> >>>>
> >>>> Would there not be any security restrictions or hoops to jump through?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> The application confinement won't allow applications to take
> screenshots of any
> >>> window they don't own, so this won't be possible for security reasons.
> >>>
> >>> Marc.
> >>>
> >>>
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