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ramiro77
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September 27, 2006
Question

Getting Blank Screens

  • September 27, 2006
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I am trying to use this program to do a demo of Miva (web based shopping cart) The problem is, when I click on a link in auto-record mode, it takes a screen shot while the page is still loading, so it's just a white page, but captivate continues on. Is there a way aroudn this, or to set a delay on the auto record ?? Thanks.
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    ramiro77Author
    Participant
    September 27, 2006
    Hey Rick,
    Thanks for the quick reply. It's so much easier and more useful to use the auto capture, because of all the features it adds (captions, sounds, etc.. ) ... so ... I guess I have to live with it ... maybe an option for 3 ? :)
    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    September 27, 2006
    Hi again ramiro77

    Sure, you can request it if you want. You can easily do this by clicking here and completing the form. However, instead of requesting a simple delay configuration, I think I'd personally opt for creating a way to check the browser to see if all items have loaded before taking the screen shot. While I'm certainly no application developer, it would seem there is at least some way to know when this has occurred. (I'm basing this assumption on the fact that most browsers seem to know when this has happened by showing us a progress bar as part of the status bar (IE & Firefox both seem to do this).

    Please note that I wasn't suggesting abandoning auto capture altogether. I was merely suggesting supplementing with print screen where needed. Sort of "Having your cake and eating it too".

    Cheers... Rick
    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    September 27, 2006
    Hi ramiro77

    While you can't set a delay, you can press the Print Screen key to force a screen shot later. This is the recommended approach when capturing Web based applications. Just supplement your auto recording with plenty of manual snapshots. Then you can easily delete the blank screens.

    Cheers... Rick
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