RE: Cursors! Foiled again.

Subject: RE: Cursors! Foiled again.
From: "Brierley, Sean" <Sean -at- Quodata -dot- Com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 11:39:11 -0500

Hallo:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christine -dot- Anameier -at- seagate -dot- com [SMTP:Christine -dot- Anameier -at- seagate -dot- com]
>
> Sean Brierley wrote: "Are many of us spending time editing and fussing
> with
> screen captures this
> way?"
>
> I do. Sometimes I add callouts,
>
I add callouts as text in my DTP app. I don't add callouts to the bitmap
because, even with aliasing, the fonts are less than crisp. Plus, editing
the callout is a pain if the text is in the bitmap.

> sometimes I want the mouse pointer in a
> specific place,
>
If I need the mouse pointer in a specific place, I put it there before I
capture the screen.1

> sometimes I want to clean up potentially confusing screen
> elements (e.g., the wrong item is selected, or an SME sent me their screen
> capture with their Microsoft Office quickstart toolbar showing at the top
> of the screen)
>
Ahhhhh. I reject all SME screen grabs and make my own. That way, I can set
the resolution and color depth to meet my file size needs and uniformity
within my document set. It's also a good way to become familiar with the
software and find bugs. Besides, I have found that my SMEs are so familiar
with the process that they often miss steps. Plus, I know best when a screen
grab is needed.

> and for some reason it's not convenient to grab another
> screen capture.
>
> But my #1 reason for fussing with screen captures is to crop them. Often
> you don't need the whole window or the whole screen, and trimming it down
> to essentials makes it clearer (and also lets you display the relevant
> part
> at a higher magnification).
>
Ah-ha. And, this is where screen-capture software shines. It automatically
crops, selects parts and pieces of windows, or you can manually crop at the
time of the capture . . . which saves you the effort of bitmap editing.

> Christine Anameier
>
Try it.

Cheers,

Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com

P.S. Love my Barracuda!!

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