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Re: Is pragmatically taking a screenshot possible?

 

You could also use this small tool.
http://ubuntuone.com/7KQ1GdgJQjglgMORs6YJuH

Just copy it to /usr/local/bin/ on your system and run it globally while
the phone is connected with the cable.


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 11:46 PM, Khairul Aizat Kamarudzzaman <
fenris@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> screenshot also needed for purpose of test , as for now .. i need to use
> another camera phone to screenshot errors, bugs fixed and etc .. :)
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Roman Shchekin <mrqtros@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> 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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