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Screen Snaper SideBar Gadget

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Screen Snaper is perfect to quickly share a picture-perfect representation of anything on your screen.

Screenshot - ScreenSnaper Options --> Screenshot - settings.jpg

Screenshot - ScreenSnaper HelpScreenshot - ScreenSnaper Menu

Screenshot - preview.jpg

Introduction

First of all, let me say that this is my first gadget attempt and I have the intention to update this tool.

Do you remember Screen Snaper? It is the free tool that I created and for which most people asked me for the source code of the library SnaperHelper.dll.

Good news for you!

I am proud to present a new gadget version of this tool designed for Windows Vista SideBar and which includes all the source code.

Note: In this article, I will not explain all the code in detail.

Description

Screen Snaper is a powerful, flexible and intuitive screen-capture utility. It allows you to capture anything on the screen.

  • Can capture full screen
  • Can capture Windows or objects on the screen
  • Can capture regions on the screen
  • Can copy image to clipboard automatically
  • Can automatically save captured images
  • Can save images in 7 popular formats: BMP/EMF/GIF/JPG/PNG/TIFF/WMF

Under the Hood

Basically ScreenSnaper is composed of three principal components:

  1. ScreenSnaperHelper (DLL)
  2. ScreenSnaperWrapper (COM)
  3. ScreenSnaper GUI (HTML)

ScreenSnaperHelper library encapsulates core capture function.

  • This is an API DLL written in MFC C++
  • Exposes <GetSnapType(eSnapType[CT_DESKTOP, CT_WINDOW, CT_REGION])>

ScreenSnaperWrapper library encapsulates core image manipulation function.

  • This is an COM DLL written in VB.NET
  • Exposes <GetSnap(eSnapType, eSnapMode[ToClipBoard, ToImage])>
  • Interface to ScreenSnaperHelper library between ScreenSnaper GUI.

ScreenSnaper GUI is the gadget interface itself.

  • This is an HTML page with some JavaScript and CSS
  • Create ScreenSnaperWrapper object to interface ScreenSnaperHelper

This can also be downloaded at Windows Live Gallery.

Enjoy!

Details

For more details on how to create Vista SideBar Gadget, you can go to these resources:

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Comments and Discussions

 
Questionscreen snapper Pin
Member 114929542-Mar-15 15:00
Member 114929542-Mar-15 15:00 
QuestionPlease Help Pin
delphix56-Dec-13 13:21
delphix56-Dec-13 13:21 
Questionscreensnaper wil not work on Windows 7 64 bits Pin
Johan Navis3-Oct-09 9:07
Johan Navis3-Oct-09 9:07 
AnswerRe: screensnaper wil not work on Windows 7 64 bits Pin
DCUtility30-Nov-11 11:21
professionalDCUtility30-Nov-11 11:21 
GeneralRe: screensnaper wil not work on Windows 7 64 bits Pin
Kraeven6-Dec-11 22:30
Kraeven6-Dec-11 22:30 
GeneralRe: screensnaper wil not work on Windows 7 64 bits Pin
DCUtility7-Dec-11 12:42
professionalDCUtility7-Dec-11 12:42 
Generalpart of screen Pin
Ayaz Alavi30-Sep-09 1:51
Ayaz Alavi30-Sep-09 1:51 
Generalso good Pin
cigogo30-Jul-08 15:27
cigogo30-Jul-08 15:27 
GeneralGreat coding style Pin
Nick Z.21-Jun-08 6:39
Nick Z.21-Jun-08 6:39 
QuestionHow to get size of image using 'ScreenSnaperHelper.dll' Pin
chengnet13-Oct-07 2:28
chengnet13-Oct-07 2:28 
QuestionHow to manage "Screen Snaper·" as WinForm Control Pin
Miguel Angel Fernadez Pinedo15-Jun-07 1:43
Miguel Angel Fernadez Pinedo15-Jun-07 1:43 
AnswerRe: How to manage "Screen Snaper·" as WinForm Control Pin
arunreddyp19-Jun-07 15:07
arunreddyp19-Jun-07 15:07 
AnswerRe: How to manage "Screen Snaper·" as WinForm Control Pin
Miguel Angel Fernadez Pinedo19-Jun-07 20:25
Miguel Angel Fernadez Pinedo19-Jun-07 20:25 
GeneralWonderful Sidebar Gadget Pin
csnyder2-May-07 7:43
csnyder2-May-07 7:43 
GeneralExcellent Tool - but small issue :( Pin
srikanth_0327-Apr-07 1:44
srikanth_0327-Apr-07 1:44 
GeneralIt's so wonderful! Pin
Member 208684214-Mar-07 19:28
Member 208684214-Mar-07 19:28 
QuestionDid you mean "Snapper"? Pin
mcgmatt12-Mar-07 18:06
mcgmatt12-Mar-07 18:06 
GeneralUpdated [modified] Pin
DCUtility10-Mar-07 8:46
professionalDCUtility10-Mar-07 8:46 

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