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Id: 32842
Status: resolved
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Queue: Imager-Screenshot
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Requestors: SREZIC [...] cpan.org
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Severity: Unimportant
Broken in: 0.005
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  Thu Jan 31 16:42:11 2008 SREZIC [...] cpan.org - Ticket created
Subject: Document that window has to be topmost
Like with other screenshot programs under X11 (xwd, gimp, xv), the window from which a screenshot is taken has to be topmost, otherwise obscuring windows will appear in the screenshot. I suspect that this is a fundamental problem in the X11 architecture, but nevertheless should be documented in the CAVEATS section. Regards, Slaven
  Wed Apr 09 05:41:01 2008 TONYC [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
On Thu Jan 31 16:42:11 2008, SREZIC wrote: Show quoted text
> Like with other screenshot programs under X11 (xwd, gimp, xv), the > window from which a screenshot is taken has to be topmost, otherwise > obscuring windows will appear in the screenshot. I suspect that this is > a fundamental problem in the X11 architecture, but nevertheless should > be documented in the CAVEATS section. > > Regards, > Slaven
Hi Slaven, I've added the following to CAVEATS in Imager::Screenshot 0.006: Grabbing a window with other windows overlaying it will capture the content of those windows where they hide the window you want to capture. You may want to raise the window to top. This may be a security concern if the overlapping windows contain any sensitive information - true for any screen capture. Tony
  Wed Apr 09 05:41:08 2008 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Wed Apr 09 05:41:09 2008 TONYC [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved'