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Text Convo Screen Grabbing?

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  • 21-10-2010 1:12pm
    #1
    GrumPy
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    Hi Guys, can anyone recommend a free method of creating image files of text conversations? Running Android 1.6 on a rooted x10. Have SDK set up on pc and can connect with adb and all that jazz.
    I noticed the eclipse development environment allows you to save screen grabs from connected phones, but perhaps an app exists that can save a larger file where you need to zoom in as there is alot of content in the image?

    Ie. http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:U4FHaQCrujKvcM:http://smartass.nu/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/meg-iphone.jpg&t=1

    but think way more conversation.

    Thanks!


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    gbob
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    There's a couple of apps on the market that convert pdf's from the camera.. or dolphin hd has an add on that let's you save web pages as pdf..


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    28064212
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    That doesn't really make sense. A screen can only hold a limited amount of the conversation. Anything that works on grabbing what the screen displays can't grab the rest of the conversation. I suppose you could try developing a method that takes multiple screen grabs and then tries to put them all together, but that would be very difficult.

    It would be much easier to have a custom app that reads the message database directly and creates an image based on that. It would be completely separate to the Messaging app. As far as I know, no such app currently exists, so you'd be looking at developing it yourself

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    Abelloid
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    What exactly is it you want to achieve? You can backup your SMS to Gmail (and print) if that's what you're after...?


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    GrumPy
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    JustinOval wrote: »
    What exactly is it you want to achieve? You can backup your SMS to Gmail (and print) if that's what you're after...?

    This sounds cool actually, how is this achieved?

    But really just want an image file of a text conversation.


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    28064212
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    GrumPy wrote: »
    This sounds cool actually, how is this achieved?

    But really just want an image file of a text conversation.
    So you want a jpg/png/*whatever format* output that displays the entire conversation? Screen-grabs definitely aren't the way to go so. The second paragraph in my previous post is the only way I can think of approaching it

    There is an app called "SMS Backup and Restore" which extracts all the messages on your phone and puts them into an XML file, that may be easier to parse than reading the message database yourself

    Honestly, unless this is something you really need and are going to use regularly, it would probably be easier to just do it manually in Photoshop or something

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    Abelloid
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    GrumPy wrote: »
    This sounds cool actually, how is this achieved?

    But really just want an image file of a text conversation.

    I was almost right..

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055948158


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