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You can hit printscreen in windows to take screenshots (1 key instead of 3, even easier than mac). I could imagine it would be useful in remote debugging sessi

by 0x0 9y ago

You can hit printscreen in windows to take screenshots (1 key instead of 3, even easier than mac). I could imagine it would be useful in remote debugging sessions (such as when inspecting android webviews over USB).

simlevesque 9y ago
Those are two totally different things. Windows take a screenshot of everything visible. Cmd+shift+4 on a Mac allows to select a region to save as a screenshot. Finally, if you are on Mac, this update provides node level acreenshot, allowing you to save an image of a HTML node with just one click, no need to drag the cursor. This is especially useful if the node takes more space than the viewport since before you had to stitch screenshots together.
- 0x0 9y ago
  Agreeing on 100% of that. Just wanted to point out taking screenshots in windows isn't "harder". (You can also alt-prtscr for just the active window, or use the snipping tool to screenshot a region).
- nolok 9y ago
  > Windows take a screenshot of everything visible. For the record, it's still not a region selector but there is also alt + printscreen to take only the visible windows.
  - ZenoArrow 9y ago
    There's also the built-in Snipping Tool, which allows you to take a screenshot of a selected region. I use it a lot at work. Apparently, Windows 10 Creators Update comes with a shortcut to capture a region, Ctrl + Shift + S. http://www.thewindowsclub.com/snipping-tool-capture-screenshots-windows-8-tips http://www.thewindowsclub.com/snipping-tool-capture-screensh...
mikewhy 9y ago
Don't you still have to open Paint, press paste, hit save, and choose where to save the screenshot? For the record, cmd+shift+3 takes a screenshot and immediately saves it to your desktop on macOS.
- davchana 9y ago
  Yes, and Dropbox (& others might too) offers to listen to PrtScr and save in Dropbox/Screenshots as image automatically, without using paint or anything.
  - Dylan16807 9y ago
    But dropbox doesn't save automatically when you use the snipping tool. Is there any way to make that happen?
    - nickphx 9y ago
      https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX
ehsankia 9y ago
Actually, the equivalent on Windows that was added on Windows 10 Creators update is winkey + shift + s.

by 0x0 9y ago

simlevesque 9y ago

Those are two totally different things. Windows take a screenshot of everything visible. Cmd+shift+4 on a Mac allows to select a region to save as a screenshot. Finally, if you are on Mac, this update provides node level acreenshot, allowing you to save an image of a HTML node with just one click, no need to drag the cursor. This is especially useful if the node takes more space than the viewport since before you had to stitch screenshots together.

0x0 9y ago
Agreeing on 100% of that. Just wanted to point out taking screenshots in windows isn't "harder". (You can also alt-prtscr for just the active window, or use the snipping tool to screenshot a region).
nolok 9y ago
> Windows take a screenshot of everything visible. For the record, it's still not a region selector but there is also alt + printscreen to take only the visible windows.
- ZenoArrow 9y ago
  There's also the built-in Snipping Tool, which allows you to take a screenshot of a selected region. I use it a lot at work. Apparently, Windows 10 Creators Update comes with a shortcut to capture a region, Ctrl + Shift + S. http://www.thewindowsclub.com/snipping-tool-capture-screenshots-windows-8-tips http://www.thewindowsclub.com/snipping-tool-capture-screensh...

mikewhy 9y ago

Don't you still have to open Paint, press paste, hit save, and choose where to save the screenshot? For the record, cmd+shift+3 takes a screenshot and immediately saves it to your desktop on macOS.

davchana 9y ago
Yes, and Dropbox (& others might too) offers to listen to PrtScr and save in Dropbox/Screenshots as image automatically, without using paint or anything.
- Dylan16807 9y ago
  But dropbox doesn't save automatically when you use the snipping tool. Is there any way to make that happen?
  - nickphx 9y ago
    https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX https://github.com/ShareX/ShareX

ehsankia 9y ago

Actually, the equivalent on Windows that was added on Windows 10 Creators update is winkey + shift + s.