chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab exclude certain elements from captured image

[Steven]

I'm not sure how chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab works but would it be possible to exclude elements from the DOM from the resulting image or only capture certain elements? 

This feature would be very handy for me!

Cheers,

Steven.

[Daniel Moffat]

It doesn't seem like there's a way to capture specific elements, but you could try inserting either CSS or JS into the active tab, which would hide the elements you don't want to see.

[Steven]

Hey Daniel,

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately the element can't flash out and in for my user case though.

[PhistucK]

What about creating a new non-active tab with the exact same DOM (minus scripts, do not go nuts ;)), removing the elements, capturing it and closing it?

☆PhistucK

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[absolutedjmykey]

Op woensdag 10 oktober 2018 11:28:37 UTC+2 schreef Steven:

[absolutedjmykey]

Op woensdag 10 oktober 2018 11:28:37 UTC+2 schreef Steven:

I'm not sure how chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab works but would it be possible to exclude elements from the DOM from the resulting image or only capture certain elements? 

[absolutedjmykey]

Op woensdag 10 oktober 2018 14:05:15 UTC+2 schreef Daniel Moffat:

[absolutedjmykey]

Op woensdag 10 oktober 2018 14:05:15 UTC+2 schreef Daniel Moffat:

It doesn't seem like there's a way to capture specific elements, but you could try inserting either CSS or JS into the active tab, which would hide the elements you don't want to see.

[absolutedjmykey]

Op woensdag 10 oktober 2018 14:05:15 UTC+2 schreef Daniel Moffat:

It doesn't seem like there's a way to capture specific elements, but you could try inserting either CSS or JS into the active tab, which would hide the elements you don't want to see.

[Morgan Brown]

We've been having success so far with: 

element.style.display = 'none'

// query offsetParent to trigger synchronous reflow/layout

element.offsetParent
window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {

  // we do this again here, not sure if necessary to be honest

  element.offsetParent

  // do captureVisibleTab <=

})

Any other solutions pop up in these intervening years?