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On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 10:19:39 PM Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 22:17:38 +0200, J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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> > > I don't use the meta packages, preferring to define my own set with |
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> > > the packages I want, so I wasn't aware of Spectacle. I've just tried |
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> > > it an is seems to do much the same as ksnapshot, just with a lot more |
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> > > white space in the UI |
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> > Don't forget: |
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> > - No auto-incrementing of screenshot-numbers |
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> > - Always defaults to PNG (Why!?!!?!) |
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> > - Always defaults to a the ~/Pictures folder |
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> > (Folder can be adjusted in the settings, but why not the previous |
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> > one) |
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> > - When wanting to use "save as...", you first need to click the little |
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> > triangle |
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> OK I accept when you start to actually use it rather than just giving it |
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> a try, it sucks!! |
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Yep. |
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Most common use-case for me (eg. once a month) is to take screenshots of the |
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timesheet-application used at my customer to forward to my manager. |
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The "window" is a remote desktop of which I only need a certain section. |
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With KSnapshot the whole process takes less then 5 minutes. |
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With Spectacle it took me 30 minutes... |
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> > > - but WTF do they block one another, they're only screen shot |
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> > > programs? |
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> > I read somewhere there is a "wrapper" included to call Spectacle when |
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> > someone tries to start "ksnapshot"... |
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> So it's a "compatibility layer" for people so stupid they shouldn't be |
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> running Gentoo in the first place... |
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Apparently. |
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But Alan McKinnon said the blockage is actually pointless as there is no |
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conflict... |
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