/SCAPTURE.EXE

Simple screen-capturing tool for embedded systems

Primary LanguageVisual Basic 6.0Apache License 2.0Apache-2.0

oooOOOooo simple_capture ( SCAPTURE.EXE )

Simple screen-capturing tool for embedded systems.

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Features

  • Barebones Windows OS compatible.
    • Does not use any external WinAPI.
    • Works on 16-bit systems.
    • The tool saves in .BMP format only (limitation).
      PNG and other lossless formats require WinAPI/3rd-party classes - avoided for compatibility.
  • Doesn't require any sophisticated compiling procedures! Compile in IDE -> Good to go!

Usage

  • Run the tool, make sure the status is ON
  • Press PrintScreen
  • Observe .BMP images in the directory

Interesting insights

  • Sometimes, upon startup, the tool captures out-of-place random icons, such as the classic Windows logo (observed on Windows 10!).
  • Clipboard.GetData.Type lets you read and write everywhere within application memory. It deals Booleans, but still peculiar.

Sidenote

  • Third Eye Symbol icon icon by Icons8
    • Although I have their subscription, better safe than sorry

See also

My other small Windows tools,

  • AMC_patcher-CLI – (CLI) Patches app's SUBSYSTEM flag to modify app's behavior.
  • exe2wordsize – (CLI) Detects Windows-compatible application bitness, without ever running it.
  • SCAPTURE.EXE – (GUI) Simple screen-capturing tool for embedded systems.
  • txtShear – (CLI) Fast engine to skew (or shear) text by a desired angle, emulating handwriting.