antixscreenshot-HELP.txt

antiXscreenshot – An app that takes a picture of your screen, allows you to preview it, annotate and edit it, and save it, as well as feed it to other apps.

Dialog window:
An initial Dialog window allows you to tell the app what you want. Change the options if you need to, then click Ok.
It can take the picture of a visible area you select, a visible window, or the whole screen on a delay.
You can choose the base name of the files you want created within system limitations and it has the option of automatically numbering when duplicate names exist if you like.
It can save your picture to various types of files, limited to those supported by the underlying picture taking app, Scrot, and MTPaint, the initial viewer/annotater/editor.
It will default to creating and using a Screenshots folder in your home directory, but you can change it to a different directory if you like.
You can select the level of quality you want, from 70 to 99, but what numbers will work are dependent on the file type. png is said to be more stringent.
It has the option of creating a thumb for your pic, and it creates the thumb after you do your initial annotating and editing with MTPaint.
If you register an IMGUR Client API Id, you can enter your own in the box provided overriding the default value given.
In general, the app will save your selections for most values so they will default in next time it’s run.

Editing and Annotating with MTPaint:
After the pic is taken, if it is of a full screen, it will be scaled down to 85% to make it easy to edit.
The pic will then open in MTPaint for you to preview, edit, and annotate. All of MTPaint’s abilities are available.
To add Text to your pic, just click the T icon and enter the text in the field provided. You can adjust the font size and attributes if you wish. Click the Paste Text button when done. Then select and drag the text to where you want the text positioned.
If it isn’t right, press Ctrl-z to undo and try again.
To draw a line with an arrow at the end you click the Straight Line icon which is a Ruler, and then point to where the line should begin and click, then drag to where it should end. Let go of the mouse button and press the “a” key where you want the arrowhead, and then press the Esc key to end line draw mode. When done editing and annotating, click the Save button and then Exit button. After you exit your thumb will automatically be generated.

Action window:
After the pic and thumb are created, an Action window pops up, and you can decide what you want to do with your pic.
Some apps on the menu are specifically named because they come standard with antiX or are prominent Linux programs available from the Program Installer.
Some apps on the menu are named generically because the actual app that will be run is the default you have selected under Preferred Applications.
You also have the option of just cancelling or exiting, taking another screenshot, or saving the file and exiting.

If you need help, run the program in a Terminal and create a post on the Forums to let us know you have a question or difficulty. If you would describe what you are trying to do, along with a description of the issue, and screen shots (if possible), as well as the output from the terminal, someone there should be able to help you.
