On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 15:59, Mark Shuttleworth <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/06/10 10:08, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > The ideal screenshot tool would instantly take a screenshot of the whole > > screen, *and* one of the current window, just in case you wanted either > > of those, and *then* show its own interface giving you the option of > > saving/publishing either of them or taking a screenshot of something > > else. > yes, perhaps some suggestions to this: * create Places > Screenshots * take 2 screenshots by default: 1. Window / 2. Full Screen * autosave screenshots to "Places > Screenshots > .tmp" folder in background * show gallery for current screenshooting session [PRNT] button down as RGBA overlay utility, just like ALT-TAB * afford "manage" and "forget" buttons in overlay utility * discard screenshooting upon release, if nothing was selected * initiate drag from "Places > Screenschots > .tmp" folder upon "drag" gesture on thumb in overlay gallery utility > > All the screenshot tools I've seen get this basic, basic thing > > wrong. They act as if taking a screenshot is an incredibly strenuous > > activity for the computer, and it's vital that you first specify exactly > > what you want a screenshot of, never mind that that thing might have > > disappeared in the meantime. > > Is it on the list? ;-) > Is it yet? gnome-screenshot is excellent software IMO. I use mostly the dialog that pops up when you hit PRINT or ALT+PRINT [1].. [image: screenshot_4q84M4.png] Here a few usability issues i encounter frequently: * no context menu for the thumbnail * no indication that the thumb is Drag_and_Drop-ready > save button should become save-to or save-as * IMO, replace Cancel with discard * IMO, replace help with a blue/white "info" icon * can't zoom thumb * can't crop * replace "Copy to Clipboard" with "open with" dropdown * no support for image hosting services [2] * "save in folder:" doesn't default to a Screenshot Place * doesn't afford viewing the screenshot gallery in "Places > Screenshots" * doesn't understand F9 "context pane" ON|OFF (Rhythmbox, Nautilus, Totem, EoG do already) * wants me to type filename and extension, but there's only one filetype, extension should be automatic * instead, why doesn't it ask me to enter title & caption? Are there any namespaces for file metadata in gvfs or somewhere, so apps can grab useful input from the user upon save-as? [1] http://ubuntu-pics.de/bild/86207/screenshot_4q84M4.png [2] http://ubuntu-pics.de , picasa, facebook etc..
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