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Im looking for inspiration or ideas on how i would select a screen area with the mouse drag and drop.

Once selected save as a Tpixmap / png

The idea is select an area no bigger than 64 x 64 and then capture selected pixels which i can grab the pixel data

Kind Regards Baggey

Why not using GrabImage() or GrabPixMap?

EDIT: I realized this is already in the code archives : https://www.syntaxbomb.com/miscellaneous/bmx-tselectionbox-thing-by-ked-1-years-ago/msg3586/

Here ya go.
Type tSelectBox
Field x:Int, y:Int, x2:Int, y2:Int

Method New(startx:Int, starty:Int)
x = startx
y = starty
x2 = startx + 1
y2 = starty + 1
End Method

Method Update(mx:Int, my:Int)
Local tmp:Int

' x = Min(Min(x, mx), x2)
' x2 = Max(Max(x, mx), x2)
'
' y = Min(Min(y, my), y2)
' y2 = Max(Max(y, my), y2)
' Return

If mx > x Then
'x = x2
x2 = mx
Else
x = mx
EndIf

If my > y Then
'y = y2
y2 = my
Else
y = my
EndIf

End Method

Method Draw()
SetAlpha 0.3
SetColor 0, 0, 0
DrawRect(x, y, x2 - x, y2 - y)
SetAlpha 1
SetColor 255, 255, 255
DrawRectHollow(x, y, x2 - x, y2 - y)
End Method

End Type

Thanks @GW

That's given me an idea combing @Midimaster grabimage idea. Im thinking of being able to scroll over an image and what ever is under the select rectangle will be able to manipulate the pixels into 8x8 or 16x16 etc. A form of graphics ripper from the Spectrum memory in SpecMax's memory. Which could be saved as .txt file. For further manipulation or just save the bitmap that's altered if it is indeed a graphic

Baggey