Re: [NTLK] screen dump

From: Paul Guyot (pguyot_at_kallisys.net)
Date: Sun Feb 23 2003 - 00:43:15 PST


À (At) 02:41 -0500 23/2/03, John Charlton écrivait (wrote) :
>NTK: My screenshots were distorted and unusable. Everything was stretched
>horizontally, though the screen ratio was correct, lost about 3/4 off the
>right side. Puzzling. Bit fiddly, and slow through serial. Any ideas on
>why it would distort, in both landscape and portrait? Good choice if you
>only have serial and want cheap, and can get it to work.

You need latest Newton Toolkit package on your Newton.

Another option over serial is Hammer (maybe Newtsbug does it as well).

>NPDS: The winner! Install the server, setup, and gif-server (notes server
>as well while you're at it) and bada-bing-bada-boom I had screen shots in
>a jiffy. And a way cool web-server too! Ethernet connection is fast, any
>browser displays the image. And the choice of gray-scale or green-scale?
>Hilarious. <http://npds.free.fr/>

I'm glad you like the green scale.

>Tip: Once you've got it installed go to http://newt.ip.address.here/screen/
>anyname.gif
>You may also want to disable the cache.

The address is actually anything starting with
http://newt.ip.address.here/screen/

I think that installing NPDS is harder (for the moment) than using
NTK or SimpleMail with screenshooter.

Paul

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