[Feature Request] Add "magnifier view" for more accurate selections

[rowe-morehouse]

Hi there! … I love Kap, it's great. Thank you for making it.

if you guys have the time and want to add a meaningful feature, I suggest the "magnifier view" feature used by Xnip — (see attached screenshot gif). When you are making your selection it offers a zoomed in view for pixel perfect selections.

cheers.

[sindresorhus]

I wouldn't want that by default, but maybe we could show it if the user holds the Option key.

[rowe-morehouse]

Any interest in this feature? … Xnip uses a color picking tool that handles the magnification.

[trinity420]

I'd also really like such a feature, maybe with an option in the settings to enable or disable it.

[karaggeorge]

Just from an implementation perspective, would it be ok to have a static image of the screen and use that for magnification? Or would it be important the magnification be live if something is animating/moving in the screen below?

[fabioziegler]

Just from an implementation perspective, would it be ok to have a static image of the screen and use that for magnification? Or would it be important the magnification be live if something is animating/moving in the screen below?

I think live would be way better and the only solution but for a first version, a static image is absolutely sufficient, I think.

[rowe-morehouse]

xnip makes the screen static (stopping animations) when the app is invoked. Seems acceptable from UX perspective.

I like @sindresorhus idea of having the option key show the magnifier.

[sindresorhus]

Static is totally fine.