Wishlist: AppIndicators Additions to Streamline for Frequent Use

[3vi1]

I've tried pretty much every other screen recording app on Linux, and think this one is the best of the bunch. I have just a few minor wishlist items for the interface that I think would make it even better:

The interface, as it is, is great for new users. But, once you've set up your commonly used container, codec, etc. settings, it's rather cumbersome to use. I think there is some low-hanging fruit here that would really streamline use for power-users.

• Add a Start-Minimized option to the main dialog. Starting SSR directly t the appindicator tray. I know there are different ways users can already start it minimized by using functionality of the various window managers, but they generally leave it in the manager's taskmanager list - at least that's my experience on KDE).
• In the appindicator/systray menu, allow the 'Start Recording' button to be clicked (using the last used settings) without requiring that the user bring up the main dialog and click through all screens first.

The above two items make it possible for power-users to put it in their startup apps and have it available for recording tutorials on the fly. That's the only advantage Istanbul has over SSR right now.

• Add Video and Audio input items to the appindicator menu, so that (at any time) the user can view the current setting (capture rectangle, follow cursor, fullscreen...) and change them (when recording is stopped).
• Add a 'File' item to the appindicator menu that shows the destination filename, container, and codecs. When clicked, it would open the existing dialog to the File settings page (or tab, if you go that direction).

These two items will allow the power users to quickly change settings without opening the full dialog, and verify that they have changed to another mode in a previous session before clicking the Start Recording option.

These changes won't affect first-time users at all, but will make the program much more efficient for users that frequently record tutorials/demos.

[MaartenBaert]

Starting minimized only makes sense if you are able to skip to the recording page as well. I don't want to use the systray menu for this because the current code doesn't handle unexpected page switches like that. It would have to be a command-line option as well. And it would be nice to have profiles (issue #5) as well to make sure that the settings are correct.

It's not practical to put all the settings in the systray menu, it would be very messy and it's a lot of work. I don't want to create two interfaces for the same settings. What's wrong with just clicking the icon and changing the settings as needed? I could put a short summary there, without the ability to change it, but that's not what systray menus are meant for. I think a tooltip would make more sense for this.