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On Sunday 17 Jul 2016 13:53:30 J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> On Saturday, July 16, 2016 07:25:15 PM Mick wrote: |
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> > On Saturday 16 Jul 2016 20:06:20 J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> > > Hi All, |
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> > > |
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> > > I saw the following go past in the dev-list: |
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> > > |
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> > > # Johannes Huber <johu@g.o> (14 Jul 2016) |
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> > > # No longer released upstream. Use kde-apps/spectacle instead. |
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> > > # Masked for removal in 30 days. |
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> > > kde-apps/ksnapshot |
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> > > |
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> > > I understand ksnapshot can't be maintained for much longer and with kde4 |
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> > > dependencies, it will need more then a little handholding. |
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> > > |
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> > > Does anyone have a decent replacement as spectacle is, in my opinion, |
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> > > not |
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> > > an equal replacement. More like a massive regression from a ease-of-use |
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> > > perspective. |
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> > > |
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> > > Many thanks, |
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> > > |
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> > > Joost |
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> > |
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> > I am running spectacle-15.12.3 usually in Window, or Rectangle mode and I |
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> > have not come across any usability problems ... |
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> > |
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> > What is it in particular that differs from Ksnapshot's functionality or |
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> > behaviour? |
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> My workflow when taking screenshots: |
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> - Take a snapshot (rectangle) |
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> - "Save as", storing it at a specific location with "<something>_1.jpg" as |
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> the name |
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> - Change something in an application or going to next screen |
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> - Take a new snapshot (ksnapshot defaults to exact same rectangle which is |
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> 99.9% of the time correct) |
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> - "Save as", ksnapshot goes to same location and increases the numbering |
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> automatically. |
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Spectacle can do something similar, but you may have to set it up so. |
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> Last time I tried spectacle, I had to navigate the file structure for every |
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> single screenshot. Set it to save as JPEG. And manually retype the entire |
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> filename. |
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OK, this is a pain, although it doesn't have to be - see below. |
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> This is fine if you occasionally want to save a screenshot and have no |
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> problem wading through all the screenshots in whatever "default" location |
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> Spectacle wants to dump them into. But not when taking screenshots |
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> documenting an installation procedure. |
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> |
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> -- |
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> Joost |
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You can pre-program your desired saving location and file naming convention or |
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format. Click on the dropdown menu next to 'Save & Exit' button of spectacle |
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and select 'Configure Save Options'. |
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I attach a screenshot with my settings. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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