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Screenshot tool for Linux
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Add some shortcuts for specific tasks #631

Open im-gerardo opened 8 months ago

im-gerardo commented 8 months ago

Description of requested feature:

Add shortcuts for "take screenshot from specific window or active window", "take screenshot of your whole desktop" and "take screenshot of a specific selection"

Reasons for adding feature:

It will help to take a specific screen more easily . (be more productive)

Extra information, such as Shutter version, operating system and ideas for how to implement:

my version is 0.99.2 Rev. 1593 and my OS Ubuntu 22.04

Screenshot from 2023-10-27 12-28-41

Photon89 commented 8 months ago

You can add shortcuts in your DEs configuration: https://shutter-project.org/faq-help/set-shutter-as-the-default-screenshot-tool#gnome

Commands are as described in the man page: https://shutter-project.org/faq-help/man-page/

CAPTURE MODE OPTIONS
       -s, --select=[X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT]
               Capture an area of the screen. Providing X,Y,WIDTH,HEIGHT is optional.

       -f, --full
               Capture the entire screen.

       -w, --window=[NAME_PATTERN]
               Select a window to capture. Providing a NAME_PATTERN (Perl-style regex) ist optional.

       -a, --active
               Capture the current active window.

       --section
               Capture a section. You will be able to select any child window by moving the mouse over it.

       -m, --menu
               Capture a menu.

       -t, --tooltip
               Capture a tooltip.

       --web=[URL]
               Capture a webpage. Providing an URL ist optional.

       -r, --redo
               Redo last screenshot.
RedSnt commented 5 months ago

Exactly what I was looking for. Did think I needed to add it myself, just didn't know the syntax. Nice! Love this app.