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0 pointsetimberg5y ago0 comments

Any idea if there is a way to remove the preview that shows up in the bottom right corner? OSX doesn't write the screenshot until after that disappears which is annoying

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jdub5y ago· 3 in thread

Shift + Command + 5… click "Options" in the bar down the bottom of the screen.

(Also, try hitting space a couple of times in that mode.)

moralestapia5y ago

Wait ... you can RECORD !

roryokane5y ago

While recording your screen, you can also record your microphone by choosing it in the Options menu. However, there is no way to record audio that is output to your speakers unless you first create a custom audio source using Soundflower (https://github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower) or Loopback (https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/).

chadcmulligan5y ago

Since Mojave https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721

mattkevan5y ago· 3 in thread

The preview thing is really handy as you can directly drag and drop it into a document or chat window or whatever.

After you’ve done that it won’t be saved, which is great as you can quickly snap and use a screenshot without having to switch to the Finder - and the desktop doesn’t get cluttered with hundreds of images.

freetonik5y ago

A huge problem with this is that some apps don't "accept" this drag and drop, and the preview just disappears without saving the screenshot file. I can't remember the exact apps which behave that way, but I've been burned and irritated multiple times because of this. As a result, I disabled the preview feature and added the screenshot folder to the dock just like OP did.

statictype5y ago

I’ve seen this with most cross platform apps - like Slack and Skype.

What I found you can do instead is use Cmd-C to copy it and then paste it into the app. That generally works.

monocularvision5y ago

And folks wonder why people get annoyed with non-native apps on Mac.

nxpnsv5y ago· 2 in thread

Found out the other day that you can drag and drop this into a document...

etimbergOP5y ago

Hmm, it must be something special in certain apps. I've tried that into the Slack desktop app and it didn't accept it

nxpnsv5y ago

That’s odd that was my exact learning example

logicuce5y ago