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Problems capturing screenshots on Mac

HotGhettoMess

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Jan 15, 2010
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So instead of going the rooted route out of fear of voiding my warranty and tampering with my phone, I've done extensive searching on how I can capture screenshots using my Mac OSX (10.4.11). I'm at my wit's end after encountering a multitude of issues and have even tried using a Windows PC which didn't work either for a different reason.

Every time I try opening up the DDMS on my Mac, there's a window that pops up saying: There is no default application specified to open the document "ddms".

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After seeing if certain applications would make it open, it doesn't work. Where do I go from here? Aside from having the latest Java software (which I'm not even sure, although whenever I check for updates there's no option for it on the list), do I need anything else to make it open and operate?

If anyone could help me out here I would GREATLY appreciate it. I wanted to drop in on the "Post your Screenshots!" thread but I would've looked like a pendejo with my ghetto-fab pictures of my phone shot from my digital camera.
 
You need to launch ddms from the terminal. Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and drag ddms onto the terminal window, then hit enter.
At first it wasn't quite working when I was hitting 'enter' until I hit it a few more times. Next thing I know, a new program pops up on the task bar, and lo and behold - the DDMS application was launched! It worked man!

Thank you very much. No more ghetto "screenshots" consisting of digital camera photos of my phone in my hand.
 
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