How do I make my screenshot ask me what to do next every time?
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I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard.
I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon pressing Shift+print the screen capture application allows me to select an area, and immediately afterwards it provides me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
I want Shift+PrntScr to bring up a pop-up screen like this:
shortcut-keys 17.10 screenshot gnome-screenshot print-screen
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I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard.
I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon pressing Shift+print the screen capture application allows me to select an area, and immediately afterwards it provides me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
I want Shift+PrntScr to bring up a pop-up screen like this:
shortcut-keys 17.10 screenshot gnome-screenshot print-screen
edited yesterday
pomsky
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asked Nov 11 '17 at 9:34
nazar2sfive
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
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I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard.
I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon pressing Shift+print the screen capture application allows me to select an area, and immediately afterwards it provides me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
I want Shift+PrntScr to bring up a pop-up screen like this:
shortcut-keys 17.10 screenshot gnome-screenshot print-screen
edited yesterday
pomsky
21.3k76494
asked Nov 11 '17 at 9:34
nazar2sfive
84651946
I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard.
I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon pressing Shift+print the screen capture application allows me to select an area, and immediately afterwards it provides me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
I want Shift+PrntScr to bring up a pop-up screen like this:
shortcut-keys 17.10 screenshot gnome-screenshot print-screen
edited yesterday
pomsky
21.3k76494
asked Nov 11 '17 at 9:34
nazar2sfive
84651946
edited yesterday
pomsky
21.3k76494
edited yesterday
pomsky
21.3k76494
edited yesterday
pomsky
21.3k76494
21.3k76494
asked Nov 11 '17 at 9:34
nazar2sfive
84651946
asked Nov 11 '17 at 9:34
nazar2sfive
84651946
asked Nov 11 '17 at 9:34
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You may create a new keyboard shortcut for the command
gnome-screenshot --interactive
as an alternative.
To do that follow the steps.
- Open Settings > Devices > Keyboard and scroll down to the bottom.
- Click on the + symbol. A dialogue should pop up.
- Enter any name you like in the Name box.
- Enter
gnome-screenshot --interactivein the Command box. - Click on the Set Shortcut... button and set any keyboard combination which doesn't cause any conflict, for example Super+Print.
- Log out and log in again.
Now whenever you press Super+Print a window offering various screenshot options (whole screen/current window/selected area) should appear. Once you take the screenshot it will offer you to choose the location to save the screenshot as in the image in your question.
For convenience you may first change the shortcut for "Save a screenshot to Pictures" in the keyboard shortcut list to something else like Super+Print and assign Print to the custom shortcut you just created.
Also the command gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to the clipboard.
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
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This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible withgnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area isgnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive and the commandgnome-screenshot -a -clets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
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The previous behaviour of gnome-screenshot (as illustrated in the question) was press PrtScrn, possibly with modifier keys, to take the shot and then the save-as dialogue would come up.
No solution suggested for gnome-screenshot-3.25.0 replicates exactly that. The only way I managed was to install gnome-screenshot_3.10.1 and use apt hold to stick it there.
Not a "good" solution technically.
sudo apt remove gnome-screenshot
Download the 3.10 package rather than adding the Trusty repos
sudo apt install ./gnome-screenshot_3.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo apt-mark hold gnome-screenshot
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
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2 Answers
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up vote
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You may create a new keyboard shortcut for the command
gnome-screenshot --interactive
as an alternative.
To do that follow the steps.
- Open Settings > Devices > Keyboard and scroll down to the bottom.
- Click on the + symbol. A dialogue should pop up.
- Enter any name you like in the Name box.
- Enter
gnome-screenshot --interactivein the Command box. - Click on the Set Shortcut... button and set any keyboard combination which doesn't cause any conflict, for example Super+Print.
- Log out and log in again.
Now whenever you press Super+Print a window offering various screenshot options (whole screen/current window/selected area) should appear. Once you take the screenshot it will offer you to choose the location to save the screenshot as in the image in your question.
For convenience you may first change the shortcut for "Save a screenshot to Pictures" in the keyboard shortcut list to something else like Super+Print and assign Print to the custom shortcut you just created.
Also the command gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to the clipboard.
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
1
This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible withgnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area isgnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive and the commandgnome-screenshot -a -clets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
You may create a new keyboard shortcut for the command
gnome-screenshot --interactive
as an alternative.
To do that follow the steps.
- Open Settings > Devices > Keyboard and scroll down to the bottom.
- Click on the + symbol. A dialogue should pop up.
- Enter any name you like in the Name box.
- Enter
gnome-screenshot --interactivein the Command box. - Click on the Set Shortcut... button and set any keyboard combination which doesn't cause any conflict, for example Super+Print.
- Log out and log in again.
Now whenever you press Super+Print a window offering various screenshot options (whole screen/current window/selected area) should appear. Once you take the screenshot it will offer you to choose the location to save the screenshot as in the image in your question.
For convenience you may first change the shortcut for "Save a screenshot to Pictures" in the keyboard shortcut list to something else like Super+Print and assign Print to the custom shortcut you just created.
Also the command gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to the clipboard.
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
1
This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible withgnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area isgnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive and the commandgnome-screenshot -a -clets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
You may create a new keyboard shortcut for the command
gnome-screenshot --interactive
as an alternative.
To do that follow the steps.
- Open Settings > Devices > Keyboard and scroll down to the bottom.
- Click on the + symbol. A dialogue should pop up.
- Enter any name you like in the Name box.
- Enter
gnome-screenshot --interactivein the Command box. - Click on the Set Shortcut... button and set any keyboard combination which doesn't cause any conflict, for example Super+Print.
- Log out and log in again.
Now whenever you press Super+Print a window offering various screenshot options (whole screen/current window/selected area) should appear. Once you take the screenshot it will offer you to choose the location to save the screenshot as in the image in your question.
For convenience you may first change the shortcut for "Save a screenshot to Pictures" in the keyboard shortcut list to something else like Super+Print and assign Print to the custom shortcut you just created.
Also the command gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to the clipboard.
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
You may create a new keyboard shortcut for the command
gnome-screenshot --interactive
as an alternative.
To do that follow the steps.
- Open Settings > Devices > Keyboard and scroll down to the bottom.
- Click on the + symbol. A dialogue should pop up.
- Enter any name you like in the Name box.
- Enter
gnome-screenshot --interactivein the Command box. - Click on the Set Shortcut... button and set any keyboard combination which doesn't cause any conflict, for example Super+Print.
- Log out and log in again.
Now whenever you press Super+Print a window offering various screenshot options (whole screen/current window/selected area) should appear. Once you take the screenshot it will offer you to choose the location to save the screenshot as in the image in your question.
For convenience you may first change the shortcut for "Save a screenshot to Pictures" in the keyboard shortcut list to something else like Super+Print and assign Print to the custom shortcut you just created.
Also the command gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to the clipboard.
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
edited Dec 6 '17 at 18:23
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:37
pomsky
21.3k76494
21.3k76494
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This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible withgnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area isgnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive and the commandgnome-screenshot -a -clets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
add a comment |Â
1
This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible withgnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area isgnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive and the commandgnome-screenshot -a -clets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.
– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
1
1
This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
This works but when i press Shift+print it shows the dialogue to choose to grab an area.. when i am finishing grabbing the area only then dialogue comes that allows me to choose a location to save. I want to cut the first step. I want the following. 1st press Shift+print .. which will allow me to grab an area.. and immediately after it provide me with the option to save to a particular location or clipboard.
– nazar2sfive
Nov 11 '17 at 12:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible with
gnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area is gnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive Unfortunately, it seems not possible with
gnome-screenshot. For some reason GNOME developers think all the users always want to save screenshots in the default folder! A command to capture an area is gnome-screenshot -a, but if you run it, it will save the screenshot in the default folder without showing any prompt.– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:20
@nazar2sfive and the command
gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@nazar2sfive and the command
gnome-screenshot -a -c lets you capture an area and copy the image to clipboard.– pomsky
Nov 11 '17 at 13:26
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
@pomsky this method is definitely better than without it. But you cannot preview captured image before posting/sending
– Herrgott
Jun 3 at 12:42
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
The previous behaviour of gnome-screenshot (as illustrated in the question) was press PrtScrn, possibly with modifier keys, to take the shot and then the save-as dialogue would come up.
No solution suggested for gnome-screenshot-3.25.0 replicates exactly that. The only way I managed was to install gnome-screenshot_3.10.1 and use apt hold to stick it there.
Not a "good" solution technically.
sudo apt remove gnome-screenshot
Download the 3.10 package rather than adding the Trusty repos
sudo apt install ./gnome-screenshot_3.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo apt-mark hold gnome-screenshot
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
Matthew Malthouse
211
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
The previous behaviour of gnome-screenshot (as illustrated in the question) was press PrtScrn, possibly with modifier keys, to take the shot and then the save-as dialogue would come up.
No solution suggested for gnome-screenshot-3.25.0 replicates exactly that. The only way I managed was to install gnome-screenshot_3.10.1 and use apt hold to stick it there.
Not a "good" solution technically.
sudo apt remove gnome-screenshot
Download the 3.10 package rather than adding the Trusty repos
sudo apt install ./gnome-screenshot_3.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo apt-mark hold gnome-screenshot
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
Matthew Malthouse
211
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
The previous behaviour of gnome-screenshot (as illustrated in the question) was press PrtScrn, possibly with modifier keys, to take the shot and then the save-as dialogue would come up.
No solution suggested for gnome-screenshot-3.25.0 replicates exactly that. The only way I managed was to install gnome-screenshot_3.10.1 and use apt hold to stick it there.
Not a "good" solution technically.
sudo apt remove gnome-screenshot
Download the 3.10 package rather than adding the Trusty repos
sudo apt install ./gnome-screenshot_3.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo apt-mark hold gnome-screenshot
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
Matthew Malthouse
211
The previous behaviour of gnome-screenshot (as illustrated in the question) was press PrtScrn, possibly with modifier keys, to take the shot and then the save-as dialogue would come up.
No solution suggested for gnome-screenshot-3.25.0 replicates exactly that. The only way I managed was to install gnome-screenshot_3.10.1 and use apt hold to stick it there.
Not a "good" solution technically.
sudo apt remove gnome-screenshot
Download the 3.10 package rather than adding the Trusty repos
sudo apt install ./gnome-screenshot_3.10.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
sudo apt-mark hold gnome-screenshot
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
Matthew Malthouse
211
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
Matthew Malthouse
211
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
Matthew Malthouse
211
answered Jun 9 at 10:01
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