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Linux screenshot app GScrot reborn as Shutter
by Lee Mathews Mar 6th 2009 at 12:00PM
With my triple-boot setup finally somewhat set in stone (or very firm clay, at any rate) I've finally been able to start installing Linux apps that I need to use it as an everyday operating system. Due in no small part to my duties here at DS, the first item on my list was a good screenshot application.
Serendipitously, we just received a tip that GScrot (which should have appeared on my list of badly-named applications) has been re-launched with new features and a less anatomical-sounding name: Shutter.
Shutter supports a good array of features including basic editing and annotation and it's extensible through the use of plugins, a number of which come pre-installed to add effects to your images. There's also a censor tool to quickly obscure private information like email addresses from your images. Captures can be full screen, windows, regions, and full web pages, and can be directly saved in multiple format or uploaded to a number of image hosts with minimal fuss.
Thanks, Vadim!
Serendipitously, we just received a tip that GScrot (which should have appeared on my list of badly-named applications) has been re-launched with new features and a less anatomical-sounding name: Shutter.
Shutter supports a good array of features including basic editing and annotation and it's extensible through the use of plugins, a number of which come pre-installed to add effects to your images. There's also a censor tool to quickly obscure private information like email addresses from your images. Captures can be full screen, windows, regions, and full web pages, and can be directly saved in multiple format or uploaded to a number of image hosts with minimal fuss.
Thanks, Vadim!
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alex1jam said 12:19PM on 3-06-2009
Neat.
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Jeremy said 12:36PM on 3-06-2009
Thanks for the heads-up. I've been looking for a nice screenshot app for my ubuntu. Does this allow uploading to your own FTP server? I couldn't find that info on their website.
By the way, does anyone know what ubuntu theme is being used in the pic above? I like that look.
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Lee Mathews said 12:37PM on 3-06-2009
I'll look it up for you Jeremy, unless someone beats me to it. I downloaded so many GTK themes after my install that I can't remember the name right now, and it doesn't show up in the appearance screen.
Actually, I think it's Gotchione. http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/GOTCHIONE?content=93197
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Vadi said 6:52PM on 3-06-2009
Yep, FTP uploads to your own server are supported.
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Vadi said 7:02PM on 3-06-2009
Btw, protip - you might like the 'hard shadow' effect to your liking. Makes screenshots of individual windows look quite nice.
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