Written by baldurpet the 17 Jan 09 at 08:19.

Taking a screenshot and then having to go to GIMP to resize it or crop it is a big no-no. Especially since GIMP takes quite a lot of time to load up.

There should be a small function which takes care of that; like when you select an avatar in Emesene it allows you to crop it. It's not an important function, but it should be easy to implement and it would make it easier and far better than Windows.

Windows: Push a lot of keys and PrtSc, paste it into paint, crop it in paint, save the image.
Ubuntu: Take Screenshot.

Need I say more?

Taking a screenshot and then having to go to GIMP to resize it or crop it is a big no-no. Especially since GIMP takes quite a lot of time to load up. There should be a small function which takes care of that; like when you select an avatar in Emesene it allows you to crop it. It's not an important function, but it should be easy to implement and it would make it easier and far better than Windows. Windows: Push a lot of keys and PrtSc, paste it into paint, crop it in paint, save the image. Ubuntu: Take Screenshot. Need I say more?

Written by amrhassan the 18 Jan 09 at 01:34.

Like GScrot ( http://launchpad.net/gscrot ) and use it by default in gnome or ubuntu.

Like GScrot ( http://launchpad.net/gscrot ) and use it by default in gnome or ubuntu.

Written by Basem the 24 Mar 09 at 05:17.

lightscreen app can take a screenshot of the screen, a user selected area, or screenshot of a windows.

lightscreen app can take a screenshot of the screen, a user selected area, or screenshot of a windows.

Written by magallucas the 15 Feb 10 at 23:03.

One way to optimize the ability to take screenshots of Ubuntu, making it more useful and direct than it already is, is to increase the options for the User to manipulate the image after the hit PrintScreen.

For example, the hit PrintScreen, a small window opens with the following options:
- Take a photo of the entire desktop
- Take a photo of the active window
- Take photo of target area (an area around the mouse - in the case, selecting this option, the User would choose the size of the focus, among other features, such as fading, etc.).
- Cut by hand (in this case, a window straightforward, designed specif Cutting screenshots, would open up - no third-party programs. In this case, the solution #1 fits like a glove.)

Other resources can also be checked or unchecked, depending on the choice of the User, such as:
- Hide / Show mouse pointer
- Hide / Show bars Gnome
- Smudging any text on screen (nice feature for me, but may not be legal for most - it was just a suggestion)
- And several others, depending on the users most often use (such as entering data in the image, etc.).

These features appear after the User clicks PrintScreen, of course, to facilitate and prevent new screenshots need to be removed or edited afterwards with other tools.

One way to optimize the ability to take screenshots of Ubuntu, making it more useful and direct than it already is, is to increase the options for the User to manipulate the image after the hit PrintScreen. For example, the hit PrintScreen, a small window opens with the following options: - Take a photo of the entire desktop - Take a photo of the active window - Take photo of target area (an area around the mouse - in the case, selecting this option, the User would choose the size of the focus, among other features, such as fading, etc.). - Cut by hand (in this case, a window straightforward, designed specif Cutting screenshots, would open up - no third-party programs. In this case, the solution #1 fits like a glove.) Other resources can also be checked or unchecked, depending on the choice of the User, such as: - Hide / Show mouse pointer - Hide / Show bars Gnome - Smudging any text on screen (nice feature for me, but may not be legal for most - it was just a suggestion) - And several others, depending on the users most often use (such as entering data in the image, etc.). These features appear after the User clicks PrintScreen, of course, to facilitate and prevent new screenshots need to be removed or edited afterwards with other tools. Created some mockups, just to illustrate the idea that summarized, follow the links (in any way the interface must be like this, just created as an example): http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3672/mockup1j.png http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8389/mockup2w.png Well, that is, rs.