Re: browser screen capture with java applet

All this is possible. What is the purpose of it?

I am exploring the idea of developing a web-based service aimed at web
designers/developers which allows you to view your page design within
multiple browsers and platforms to ease cross platform design
headaches. The closest thing to this right now is a site called
browsershots.org. There are also a number of more intricate pay
services aimed at enterprise level use. But there are some issues with
these and also areas in which I think my model would be differentiated
and in many cases better than the above services. Anyway the purpose of
the applet would be to do the job of the actual image capturing on each
"target" browser and then to send this image back to the server for the
requestor to see.

Can you also specify minimum Java version?

Each target browser would be run by a host (in a distributed network)
who would have received in advance precise instructions for running the
applet which does the screen capture. I think that would address the
minimum Java version.

What about the browser make/version?
(I'm guessing yes to the former, no to the latter,
but will only know when you answer the question
above..)

It would require that the applet support a wide range of browsers and
platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, with the full range of modern browsers)
as this is pivital to the concept of the service.

My background is with front end design/PHP/Perl, but not so much the
Java side. So, pending some more investigation, I may be looking for an
applet developer to assist. I was considering checking elance, but, if
any of this sounds interesting, Im open to collaboration. Im sure
someone out there already has 90% of the work done already.

Mike

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