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> From: David Demyan [SMTP:dbdemyan -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net]
> Sean accurately pointed out the answer about capturing objects,
> which requires users to install Active Accessibility on early
> versions of Windows. He went on to point out that this may not
> achieve the results you are looking for, which, as I recall, is
> to capture grayed out buttons.
>
Not exactly. Active Accessibility turns on the Input|Object capture setting
in SnagIT in Windows NT. Otherwise, the SnagIt Input|Object setting is
disabled.
What I pointed out was that Input|Object can only successfully capture
buttons from a toolbar in **some** software. This has nothing to do with
buttons being inactive or active but is dependent on the software in which
you are capturing buttons. For example, Input|Object will capture individual
buttons from MS Word 97's toolbar. However, Input|Object will only capture
the toolbar, and not the individual buttons, from the PowerBuilder 6.5
programs that I document or from other software, like Adobe FrameMaker 6.
Nevertheless, there is a workaround for this (Input|Fixed Region) and SnagIT
is stable and saves me a tonne of time.
Cheers,
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
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