Copy selected area to separate window for semi-persistent screenshots

[ludberg]

Feature Description

Please consider adding an option to move selected area to separate and movable window.

I often need to screenshot part of my work and then place it next to my work so I can continue working and compare my work against the previous screenshot.

Today I either have to save the screenshot, find it on my computer, open it in my photo app to be able to place it next to my work, or I have to upload it to imgur from Flameshot so that I get the screenshot in a new window I can move around.

I suggest adding an option to Flameshot to directly pop out the selected area to a new movable window.

Example of an area poped out to a separate window (after using upload to imgur feature): https://i.imgur.com/77lzubL.png

[mmahmoudian]

Have you tried pinning the screenshot? This is exactly what you are asking for.

Start taking a screenshot, instead of uploading or saving, click on the pin 📌 icon

[ludberg]

This is to a large extent the feature I'm asking for... my bad

It would be great if

• the pinned window didn't always stayed on top of everything
• it was possible to resize the window/screenshot
• it was possible to save the screenshot

[mmahmoudian]

it was possible to resize the window/screenshot

Changing the size of everything in Flameshot is bound to mouse scroll.

it was possible to save the screenshot

If you want to save and the pin at the same time, use the --pin and --path /the/file/you/want.png at the same time in the command line

the pinned window didn't always stayed on top of everything

I don't think this would change. If you want it to act like a normal window, it is better to use some sort of image viewer like pqiv, feh, or imv

• https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pqiv/
• https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pqiv/
• https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/imv/

But just we can also ask the opinion of other devs about this ( @borgmanJeremy @veracioux )

[ludberg]

Zoom worked fined. That I didn't know. Thanks

I'm not using the command line but the 📌 icon to screenshot a selected area. After I've done that, can the screenshot be saved from the command line?

Normal window:
That's the thing, I don't want to first save the screenshot and then open it in another app to have it next to my other work. It's not a convenient workflow.

My suggestion is that the screenshot is, after pinned, be placed in a similar window like the one we get after using "Upload to imgur". That window is possible to resize and place behind other windows.

[mmahmoudian]

After I've done that, can the screenshot be saved from the command line?

For the time being no, but there are discussions to "improve pin tool". You can follow them and discuss there

• More functionalities for pinned items (edit, change opacity) #2251
• Please allow free hand rotation of pinned capture #1915
• [Feature request] Pin tool Enhance: copy pinned picture #1007
• Improvement to the pin tool #954

That's the thing, I don't want to first save the screenshot and then open it in another app to have it next to my other work. It's not a convenient workflow.

You don't need to save it first. You can easily pipe the raw image into them:

flameshot gui --raw | pqiv -

[mmahmoudian]

I suggest closing this issue as what you are asking for is easily achievable as I explained.