May be a bug?

[limelect]

I have this application I wrote many years ago.
I pressed on it and tried to catch ACTIVE WINDOW
I get this error: Error No content was found the captured image
was all solid color.
P.S I cannot catch your error as the picture.
However, I could grab with selected region.
My ver is V4.36.2

[mouser]

That's pretty strange.. that error should only be given when the entire contents of the active window are the same color..
You can disable the option to check for that -- it might be interesting to see what the resulting capture would look like:

[limelect]

No, it did not help since it only disable the error !!!!
It caught BLANK screen !!! EMPTY !!!
I just found that another application does the same
For testing download https://limelect.com/downloads/explorer-list/
P.S very useful

[mouser]

I'll try it -- do you have a download link, I couldn't find it?

[limelect]

You are correct i changed a provider
Somehow all shortcuts are gone give me a few days
I will get in touch with you

[limelect]

In the meantime, I found another application with MDI inside just 1 form, and MDI
if MDI is active grab active window does not work. 1 color.
GRABBING THE WHOLE application is OK

[Ath]

Is that application written in Delphi, by any chance? Especially when using older Delphi versions, applications can behave quite strangely on window 'visibility' to other applications.

[x16wda]

@limelect, i was going to download a prog or two from your site but couldn't find the right links?

[limelect]

One more problem.
I was working hours with the little toolbar capturing
screens. After 8 or more hours I got out of resources. (or something similar)
The program closed.
Restart the program BUT COULD NOT see the toolbar.
I suspected it is still there. So deleted it with the task manager
and started all over again.
I know I am in the business for over 30 years
Programmer life is difficult

[limelect]

!. It is Delphi
2. see the above comment about my site
3. I will notify you when the site will return to be OK.
4. I can put EXE here with MDI that has almost nothing to do with the Delphi version. form and MDI.

[limelect]

OK my site has been fixed
I hope you enjoy my free staff
https://limelect.com/free-programs/
Except for this https://limelect.com/downloads/document-projects/
I have in a few days an update

[mouser]

I think the problem may have been related to trying to capture a MENU.  That's could be the issue.  There are 2 problems:
1. The hotkey for active capture window can cause menu to close.
2. If SC tries to do it's trick to capture transparent/rounded windows it can get confused.
You can solve #2 by turning off the option to try to capture transparent windows.
You can solve #1 by changing hotkey.