No, standard screen grabs don't work in XP for DOS boxes. Rob has built a "C" command for capture - it produces a BMP file (which you may want to convert to .gif or .jpg to make it smaller) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Jones" <bobjo@cox.net> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 1:29 PM Subject: Skymap Screen Grab > > Hi folks. > > I'm now running Rob Matson's Skymap 6.6 in a DOS shell generated by a > two-line batch program which calls ansi.com, then skymap, under Windows > XP. For some reason I am no longer able to get a screen grab of the > Skymap map graphic using the keyboard PrintScrn key, which I used to be > able to do under Windows 98. > > I installed the Snagit screen grab utility which captures the Skymap > menu window OK but not the map graphic, and I think I've tried all the > grab options. > > I have noticed some nice Skymap graphics on Thomas Fly's ISS transit web > page. How can I do it? > > Thanks for any help I may get from this group. > > Bob Jones > Newport News, Virginia, USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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