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Shortcut key to enable the capture mode

Open brunoicq opened this issue 1 year ago • 4 comments

Describe your problem:

Every time I need to capture a portion of the screen, I have to open the application or, to make it easier, keep it in the system tray. However, even this way, I still have to open the system tray and select the Normcap icon to start the capture.

Solution you'd like to see:

Inside the settings menu, there should be an option where users can set a shortcut key to start the capture process. This will make the application much more productive.

Alternatives you considered:

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Additional information or remarks:

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brunoicq avatar Jun 27 '24 18:06 brunoicq

I completely agree. All functions are great, just need to add more shortcut key to be perfect

dangkhoa1612 avatar Jul 04 '24 07:07 dangkhoa1612

Agree, although it is open source, maybe create a pull request?

Anyway a current hack you can do on Mac OS X is to use Automator ( comes preinstalled with Mac OS X )

There's a guide you can follow here

GangstersPairOfDice avatar Jul 04 '24 21:07 GangstersPairOfDice

Agree, although it is open source, maybe create a pull request?

Anyway a current hack you can do on Mac OS X is to use Automator ( comes preinstalled with Mac OS X )

There's a guide you can follow here

Thank you, I found a similar method to assign a shortcut key on Windows. (Right-click on the app's icon in the Start menu - Open file location - Right-click on the app's shortcut - Properties - Click on the Shortcut key tab - Press the key you want to use to open this app - Apply)

dangkhoa1612 avatar Aug 28 '24 07:08 dangkhoa1612

It appears that this has been considered and rejected by the author.

https://github.com/dynobo/normcap/blob/main/adr/004-do-not-implement-hotkey.md#decision-outcome

kurtmckee avatar Feb 26 '25 22:02 kurtmckee