I'm At A Complete Loss On This One

Suddenly, just out the blue...my "print screen" button isn't taking

bitmap, uncompressed versions of the screen, rather it seems to be

using some form of JPEG compression. At first I thought it was just a

problem in Paint Shop, so I tried three other graphic editing proggies

and sho'nuf, same problem.

Ordinarily it wouldn't be that big a deal except I've been compiling,

sorting and archiving icon sets (from video games and computers). At

first I was storing them as individual ico files or gif/png files but

I've found it's easier to manage them by keeping them all arranged in

a grid in a layered image file, that way I can essentially see all the

icons all at once and can access any of them directly with much more

ease, plus it takes up a lot less space and there isn't as much file

and folder clutter.

So anywho, in order to port them over, rather than opening each file

up individually and copying them over I was just viewing as thumbnails

or as icons in the folder and then using print screen to copy over

whole sections at a time. Imagine my surprise when I suddenly used

the magic want to select all the white area and delete it out, using a

tolerance of zero only to suddenly see this:

http://www.backwater-productions.net/_adg/Print_Screen_Compression_Messed_Up.png

sigh

And now I can't fix it and there doesn't seem to be any solution in

Google...probably not many people ever use print screen and those that

do aren't graphics savvy enough to even notice if the compression is

screwed up, so my last hope is asking around here if anyone is

familiar at all with the condition and how it can be remedied.

The only semi logical scenario I can imagine is that maybe there's

something wrong with my systems memory and/or cache file, so when the

print screen is used it's essentially copying the image in a bad

section of memory which is then causing the jpeg like

artifacting...but then if that is the case I certainly haven't seen

any indication of it with any other programs or processes. So I'm

wondering if maybe there's some kind of registry setting or something

that controls how it compresses the image.

I suppose as a last resort I can just copy all the icons over to

another system where it's still working right and then port them over

from there. I can't just do it manually though, that'd take WAY too

long as I still have around 12,000 more icons to sort through.

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Onideus Mad Hatter

mhm ? x ?

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Hatter Quotes

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"When I listen to people I don't really listen to what it is they're

saying, so much as what they're saying it for."

"Don't ever fuck with someone who has more creativity than you do."

"You're only one of the best if you're striving to become one of the

best."

"I didn't make reality, Sunshine, I just verbally bitch slapped you

with it."

"I'm not a professional, I'm an artist."

"Usenet Filters - Learn to shut yourself the fuck up!"

"Drugs killed Jesus you know...oh wait, no, that was the Jews, my

bad."

"The more I learn the more I'm killing my idols."

"Is it wrong to incur and then use the hate ridden, vengeful stupidity

of complete strangers in random Usenet froups to further my art?"

"Freedom is only a concept, like race it's merely a social construct

that doesn't really exist outside of your ability to convince others

of its relevancy."

"Next time slow up a lil, then maybe you won't jump the gun and start

creamin yer panties before it's time to pop the champagne proper."

"Reality is directly proportionate to how creative you are."

"People are pretty fucking high on themselves if they think that

they're just born with a soul. snicker ...yeah, like they're just

givin em out for free."

"How sad that you're such a poor judge of style that you can't even

properly gauge the artistic worth of your own efforts."

"Those who record history are those who control history."

"I am the living embodiment of hell itself in all its tormentive rage,

endless suffering, unfathomable pain and unending horror...but you

don't get sent to me...I come for you."

"Ideally in a fight I'd want a BGM-109A with a W80 250 kiloton

tactical thermonuclear fusion based war head."

"Tell me, would you describe yourself more as a process or a

function?"

"Apparently this group has got the market cornered on stupid.

Intelligence is down 137 points across the board and the forecast

indicates an increase in Webtv users."

"Is my .sig delimiter broken? Really? You're sure? Awww,

gee...that's too bad...for YOU!" `, )