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    Requested Capture to clipboard / print option

    Hi,

    it would be nice to have a screen / window cpature option for copying the captured image directly into the clipboard.

    Also capture and print without poping up IV would be nice.

    In detail:
    two new options for the "saving" method:
    - clipboard
    - print

    One new option:
    keep IrfanView in background

    Best regards, Nils.

    #2
    Originally posted by derniwi View Post
    it would be nice to have a screen / window cpature option for copying the captured image directly into the clipboard.
    What? Doesn't Printscreen work in Windows 7?

    Printscreen = capture screen to clipboard
    Alt Prinscreen = capture active window to clipboard

    These are universal shortcuts that work without IrfanView being loaded.
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      #3
      You can create such features using shortcuts with the command line options. And we know you are good with those, derniwi.

      Try using some of these:

      /capture=
      /clipcopy
      /print=
      /convert=
      /killmesoftly

      IrfanView won't even need to be running!

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        #4
        @Bhikkhu: I think Win7 will support the print key. But what if I like to choose a rectangle and not the whole window or screen?

        @Skippybox: that is a good idea...

        I created a shortcut to IrfanView and call i_view32.exe with the following parameters:
        i_view32.exe /capture=4 /clipcopy /killmesoftly
        The hotkey is set to <CTRL>-<ALT>-C

        Very nice. :-)

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          #5
          derniwi, Windows 7 has what Microsoft calls the Snipping Tool. It lets you capture the screen - the entire screen or a rectangle.

          I had reviewed all new features of Windows 7 on my website, but it is currently down... Giving my ISP a few choice 'Snips' of my mind hasn't helped, so I'm now setting it up all over again with a different ISP.

          The Snipping Tool lets you snip the following kinds of screenshots:
          1. Free-form Snip
          2. Rectangular Snip
          3. Window Snip
          4. Full-screen Snip
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            #6
            Thanks for the lead on the Snipping Tool, it was something I had not heard of before. I just tried it on this Vista box and it does actually work.

            Something new every day. Thanks!
            I wish to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.
            Not like those passengers, in his car, when he drove over that cliff.

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              #7
              Originally posted by ChuckE View Post
              Thanks for the lead on the Snipping Tool, it was something I had not heard of before. I just tried it on this Vista box and it does actually work.

              Something new every day. Thanks!
              You're welcome, ChuckE! Does Vista too have the Snipping Tool? I don't know, since I skipped Vista altogether!
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                #8
                Originally posted by WellOiledPC View Post
                Does Vista too have the Snipping Tool? I don't know, since I skipped Vista altogether!
                Yes, I said I just tried it on this Vista box.
                I wish to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.
                Not like those passengers, in his car, when he drove over that cliff.

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                  #9
                  Hi,

                  yes, I've seen the snipping tool. But I haven't looked at it because I also use Windows XP. And I needed one tool for both. :-)

                  The only "problem" is the "killmesoftly" parameter which closes all IrfanView instances. A simple "quit" seems not to exist...

                  Regards, Nils.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by derniwi View Post
                    The only "problem" is the "killmesoftly" parameter which closes all IrfanView instances. A simple "quit" seems not to exist...
                    You'll have to confuse IrfanView and force it to quit by supplying an ineffectual switch like /convert= with no pathname.

                    Try:

                    Code:
                    i_view32.exe /capture=4 /clipcopy /convert=
                    Last edited by Skippybox; 17.12.2009, 09:55 PM.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by derniwi View Post
                      Hi,

                      yes, I've seen the snipping tool. But I haven't looked at it because I also use Windows XP. And I needed one tool for both. :-)

                      The only "problem" is the "killmesoftly" parameter which closes all IrfanView instances. A simple "quit" seems not to exist...

                      Regards, Nils.
                      Well, your profile displays that you're using Windows 7, hence my suggestion that you use its Snipping Tool...

                      I do not need to do too many screen captures in one shot, therefore I prefer using PrintScreen, importing the image from clipboard into IrfanView and cutting out my rectangle out of it (a simple Control+Y does that). To remove any edges, usually, Control+Shift+Y is sufficient: however if the edges are in more than one color, Control+Shift+Y doesn't work...

                      The complete article on the Snipping Tool is now up at http://www.welloiledpc.com/windows7.htm
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