Comments on: Screengrab Ubiquity Script http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/ Life, the Universe and the Internet Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:36:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bruno Sant'Anna http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-58 Bruno Sant'Anna Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:10:25 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-58 This is a great command, thanks for publishing it. This is a great command, thanks for publishing it.

]]> By: Mark http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-50 Mark Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:02:27 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-50 I fully agree and support the idea of screengrab-to-gmail :) Maybe I could help as that's something I need very often and I did a small ubiquity plugin myself, what's the problem with having it to work with gmail? Have you looked into it? I fully agree and support the idea of screengrab-to-gmail :) Maybe I could help as that’s something I need very often and I did a small ubiquity plugin myself, what’s the problem with having it to work with gmail? Have you looked into it?

]]> By: shp0ng1e http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-40 shp0ng1e Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:52:54 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-40 Hi Eric. You're right, can't seem to screengrab that page either. I would however guess the problem is related to a memory limit enforced for Firefox extensions (though I haven't checked). The height of that web page is something like 50,000 pixels (that's about 50 screens) and I think this is just too large to hold in memory all at once (a quick calculation suggests about 150 megabytes would be needed...). This would be another reasonable use case for @Richard Gasper's earlier suggestion of capturing a region rather than the entire page... perhaps a feature I will look in to developing... Hi Eric. You’re right, can’t seem to screengrab that page either. I would however guess the problem is related to a memory limit enforced for Firefox extensions (though I haven’t checked). The height of that web page is something like 50,000 pixels (that’s about 50 screens) and I think this is just too large to hold in memory all at once (a quick calculation suggests about 150 megabytes would be needed…).

This would be another reasonable use case for @Richard Gasper’s earlier suggestion of capturing a region rather than the entire page… perhaps a feature I will look in to developing…

]]> By: Eric Chang http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-39 Eric Chang Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:05:25 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-39 I read this post to know about screengrab http://blog.xuite.net/emisjerry/tech/20320408 (it`s Chinese) It`s great ubiquity command ! But I have trouble with capture this site http://blog.yam.com/joy0616/article/19431407 (It`s also chinese and it takes very long page with may pictures) have any ideas to fix this ? I read this post to know about screengrab http://blog.xuite.net/emisjerry/tech/20320408
(it`s Chinese)
It`s great ubiquity command !
But I have trouble with capture this site
http://blog.yam.com/joy0616/article/19431407
(It`s also chinese and it takes very long page with may pictures)
have any ideas to fix this ?

]]> By: shp0ng1e http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-38 shp0ng1e Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:18:03 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-38 Hey Richard, thanks for the feedback. It would be useful to capture a region of the screen I agree. I'm just not sure how this could best work as a Ubiquity command. You could have the command screengrab-region, which accepted x, y, width and height coordinates as arguments, e.g. screengrab-region 0 20 300 200 Though I can't imagine many people will know the coordinates of the area they want to capture. Another option would be to allow the user to drag a rectangle area with the mouse. The issue I have with this though is that it doesn't fit in well with the Ubiquity command model. And is perhaps more in the realm of a Firefox extension (like the Screengrab! extension say). Do you have any thoughts about how this feature could be implemented? Cheers. Hey Richard, thanks for the feedback.

It would be useful to capture a region of the screen I agree. I’m just not sure how this could best work as a Ubiquity command.

You could have the command screengrab-region, which accepted x, y, width and height coordinates as arguments, e.g.

screengrab-region 0 20 300 200

Though I can’t imagine many people will know the coordinates of the area they want to capture.

Another option would be to allow the user to drag a rectangle area with the mouse. The issue I have with this though is that it doesn’t fit in well with the Ubiquity command model. And is perhaps more in the realm of a Firefox extension (like the Screengrab! extension say).

Do you have any thoughts about how this feature could be implemented? Cheers.

]]> By: Richard Gaspar http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-37 Richard Gaspar Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:13:54 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-37 great work! is there any possibility to screen capture a specified screen REGION and not the whole screen? This would be useful so as not to paste unnecessary information into webmail ... thoughts?? great work! is there any possibility to screen capture a specified screen REGION and not the whole screen? This would be useful so as not to paste unnecessary information into webmail … thoughts??

]]> By: Jeremiah http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-28 Jeremiah Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:14:06 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-28 Just a follow-up to the Temp file save location. On Mac that TemporaryItems folder is emptied on a restart - i just lost a bunch of images i didn't move to another folder. So it's sort of a dangerous place to have captures saved. Also wanted to let you know that i've been using the script a lot lately - it's so fast and easy. Thanks again. Just a follow-up to the Temp file save location. On Mac that TemporaryItems folder is emptied on a restart – i just lost a bunch of images i didn’t move to another folder.

So it’s sort of a dangerous place to have captures saved.

Also wanted to let you know that i’ve been using the script a lot lately – it’s so fast and easy. Thanks again.

]]> By: shp0ng1e http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-25 shp0ng1e Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:18:27 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-25 Hi lowtolerance, I'm sorry to hear the script isn't working. I developed it under Firefox/Linux so it has been tested in an environment similar to yours... If you tell me a little about your setup I might be able to reproduce and fix the issue. E.g. which Firefox version and Linux distro are you running and are you using compiz or not? Also, do you see the screenshot in the Ubiquity preview pane (like in the grab at the top of this post) and which command are you using (screengrab, -all, -to-file, etc), does the problem apply to all commands? And does the problem occur on all websites? Many thanks Hi lowtolerance, I’m sorry to hear the script isn’t working. I developed it under Firefox/Linux so it has been tested in an environment similar to yours…

If you tell me a little about your setup I might be able to reproduce and fix the issue. E.g. which Firefox version and Linux distro are you running and are you using compiz or not? Also, do you see the screenshot in the Ubiquity preview pane (like in the grab at the top of this post) and which command are you using (screengrab, -all, -to-file, etc), does the problem apply to all commands?

And does the problem occur on all websites?

Many thanks

]]> By: lowtolerance http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-24 lowtolerance Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:25:14 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-24 This is exactly what I'm looking for, unfortunately I can't get it to work on firefox under linux. It takes a screenshot, but for some reason nothing shows up in the actual browser region of the resulting image, just blank gray space. This is exactly what I’m looking for, unfortunately I can’t get it to work on firefox under linux. It takes a screenshot, but for some reason nothing shows up in the actual browser region of the resulting image, just blank gray space.

]]> By: Use Ubiquity For Web Screen Captures | miahz.com http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/screengrab-ubiquity-script/#comment-19 Use Ubiquity For Web Screen Captures | miahz.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:33:59 +0000 http://purplefloyd.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-19 [...] found once such script the other day. PurpleFloyd’s Screengrab script for Ubiquity is no doubt the simplest way to capture images of entire web pages. Cmd Shift [...] [...] found once such script the other day. PurpleFloyd’s Screengrab script for Ubiquity is no doubt the simplest way to capture images of entire web pages. Cmd Shift [...]

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