Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
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Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#2This seems to be solving a problem of information being hidden by overlapping windows - but that's also solved by tiling window managers, like Amethyst and osxmonad.
https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst
On the whole I think I prefer the Amethyst approach - the snappy overlays themselves obscure information beneath them.
Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#3This seems to be solving a problem of information being hidden by overlapping windows - but that's also solved by tiling window managers, like Amethyst and osxmonad. https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst On the whole I think I prefer the Amethyst approach - the snappy overlays themselves obscure information beneath them.
Exactly, it prevents breaking context by switching windows back and forth to access a piece of information.
Tiling is, of course, another way to solve the problem. I prefer snappy because i can extract the exact piece of information i'm interested in, for example a portion of an image or a paragraph of text, instead of the whole thing.
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#4I really like this tool! Thanks!
Some small requests thou:
- I would like to be able to select multiple old snaps and delete them.
- Some kind of Quit-protection would be nice, I closed Snappy by mistake when I tried to close a snap with Cmd+Q.
Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#5I really like this tool! Thanks! Some small requests thou: - I would like to be able to select multiple old snaps and delete them. - Some kind of Quit-protection would be nice, I closed Snappy by mistake when I tried to close a snap with Cmd+Q.
Thank you for the feedback!
The first point is planned for 1.2 which i hope to launch by years end. It also has annotations and more sharing+storage options. Plus iCloud with an iOS app so you can access the snaps on the phone.
As for CMD+Q, you're right, it needs quit protection - added to list for 1.2.
Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#6I didn't know I needed this but it's great!
Some feature requests:
- Ability to resize by grabbing corners
- Option to quit after all snaps are closed
Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#7Is it Free to use for one month, or free to download and use forever, offer expiring after one month?
Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#8I kind of see the utility of having screenshotted rects remain visible. I personally will stick with Cmd+Shift+4 since it does the screenshot-with-bounds and saves to desktop by default. Maybe I just don't see what the extra value is here?
Re: Show HN: Capture a screen area in OS X and automatically pin it
#9Is it Free to use for one month, or free to download and use forever, offer expiring after one month?
It's in the Mac App Store (they can't charge you again later) so it's free to download and use forever, offer expiring after one month.
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#10I didn't know I needed this but it's great! Some feature requests: - Ability to resize by grabbing corners - Option to quit after all snaps are closed
Glad you like it! Funny thing, "I didn't know i needed this" is the most common feedback we get. :)
Resizing is on the list, although it will impact the image quality if you resize up. On the same list I have making the window transparent so you can see content below it.
Not sure if I understand the second one. Do you mean quit Snappy after closing all snaps? (it's quietly sitting in the top bar)