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christina_a
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Does PicPick scrolling window capture work in Firefox?

Scrolling capture in latest PicPick portable version doesn't work in Firefox 18. But then, a lot of screen capture prgms scrolling capture doesn't work.

I tried changing capture scrolling delay, but no change. It will work in certain other app & things like Explorer windows. Even then, doesn't seem to capture screen part that is wider than the monitor.

Anyone had any success w/ this in Firefox?

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I'd recommend using an extension for Firefox to screenshot web pages. They work far better than external programs do.

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Thanks John. I've used

Thanks John. I've used Fireshot before. It worked. I just don't like adding more & more extensions if there's another way. One more thing to conflict & Fx is also already big enough.

Since I rarely take scrolling shots, it's a waste to run an addon all the time. It's also a hassle to enable it & restart Fx when I do want a scrolling capture. Go figure.

Screenshot Captor's scrolling capture works most of the time in Fx, but it's not the most intuitive process. Hardly a one click & done.

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A properly written snapshot extension won't take up any processing power or cause any compatibility issues while it's not in use.

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not fully functional

Unfortunately the feature of a screen capture of a scrolling window doesn't works completely. Surely is the developers of PicPick this problem known. But probably a complete solution is too complicated. I have tested the feature in different cases on a PC, where Windows XP SP3 is installed. Here are my results:

  1. Feature works

    • Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition v18.0.1
    • Google Chrome Portable v24.0.1312.56
    • Internet Explorer v8
    • Adobe Reader v10.1.5
    • Windows Explorer
    • Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (but I must stop the capturing with the key "Esc" on my keyboard)
  2. Feature doesn't work
    • Microsoft Office Word 2007
    • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
    • PDF-XChange Viewer v2.5.208
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Perhaps the combination of

Perhaps the combination of Vista & Firefox create problems for many capture prgms scrolling capture. I don't think there'd be any difference in portable Fx & installed. But, you're using XP. I remember FastStone Capture's scrolling capture quit when I switched from XP to Vista, though all other features still worked. But many that can't scrolling capture in Fx, can in IE. I just never use IE.

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Usage of Google Chrome Portable browser

And have you already tried to use the Google Chrome browser? Maybe that this browser works better in Vista.

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Have not tried Chrome - &

Have not tried Chrome - & probably won't. Wink

I try to stay as far away as possible from the Google empire.

In Firefox, Screenshot Captor - as a stand alone - works for scrolling captures.
Fireshot addon worked - when last tried it a few Fx ver ago. I'd just have to enable it & restart when I want to use it, as I've got enough other important addons running constantly.

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