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I support this - IMHO Screenshots made it frighteningly easy to dump sensitive information to a mystery server, and did not make clear enough when data was leav

by pjs_ 8y ago

I support this - IMHO Screenshots made it frighteningly easy to dump sensitive information to a mystery server, and did not make clear enough when data was leaving your control.

i6tjvo 8y ago
So instead of fixing the UI, let's remove the entire feature altogether. Yeah, no.
- calcifer 8y ago
  There was nothing wrong with the UI, it was literally an arrow going into a cloud.
  - beatgammit 8y ago
    ... with the word "Save", and another button for "Downloading" which was closer to a "Save" operation. But that's pretty irrelevant, since the reason it's going away isn't because of the text, but because it wasn't used enough to justify keeping it around.
veeti 8y ago
How do you click a button with an arrow going into a cloud, and then be surprised that you've uploaded the screenshot online? Super useful feature. Will miss it.
- DonHopkins 8y ago
  Dammit, I misunderstood the icon, and was clicking that button every time I farted.
- reitanqild 8y ago
  Didn't test it. Your explanation sounds reasonable. Has been bitten before by an open source (I think) program that was for taking screenshots but that forget to mention it would also, by default, upload them. Be very cautious when working with new software in sensitive settings.
- arjenschat 8y ago
  Shameless plug: With https://cliperado.com https://cliperado.com we go a step further. It will keep your screenshots up to date for you, and notify you of any changes. We created it to keep our step by step screenshot guides updated with every deploy.
- darkpuma 8y ago
  > "How do you click a button with an arrow going into a cloud, and then be surprised that you've uploaded the screenshot online?" God forbid somebody clicks the button called "Save" thinking that it would save the file, rather than deciphering the icon to determine that the button labeled "Save" is actually "Share". Why not rename this (https://0x0.st/zKfv.png https://0x0.st/zKfv.png) menu entry to "save" too while they're at it? And why is that the only button with text in it? The others have tool tips, but otherwise they're just bare icons. The only one with text is the share button that says "Save". It's indefensible. It should have never made it past code review, let alone stuck around for several revisions. If the button had said "Share" instead of "Save", there never would have been any complaints about it.
- jolmg 8y ago
  To save the file, instead of clicking the big, colored "Save" button you must click the smaller, gray "Download" button. Where does it download from? From my computer to my computer? How did that ever make sense to anyone?

by pjs_ 8y ago

I support this - IMHO Screenshots made it frighteningly easy to dump sensitive information to a mystery server, and did not make clear enough when data was leaving your control.

i6tjvo 8y ago

So instead of fixing the UI, let's remove the entire feature altogether. Yeah, no.

calcifer 8y ago
There was nothing wrong with the UI, it was literally an arrow going into a cloud.
- beatgammit 8y ago
  ... with the word "Save", and another button for "Downloading" which was closer to a "Save" operation. But that's pretty irrelevant, since the reason it's going away isn't because of the text, but because it wasn't used enough to justify keeping it around.

veeti 8y ago

How do you click a button with an arrow going into a cloud, and then be surprised that you've uploaded the screenshot online? Super useful feature. Will miss it.

DonHopkins 8y ago
Dammit, I misunderstood the icon, and was clicking that button every time I farted.
reitanqild 8y ago
Didn't test it. Your explanation sounds reasonable. Has been bitten before by an open source (I think) program that was for taking screenshots but that forget to mention it would also, by default, upload them. Be very cautious when working with new software in sensitive settings.
arjenschat 8y ago
Shameless plug: With https://cliperado.com https://cliperado.com we go a step further. It will keep your screenshots up to date for you, and notify you of any changes. We created it to keep our step by step screenshot guides updated with every deploy.
darkpuma 8y ago
> "How do you click a button with an arrow going into a cloud, and then be surprised that you've uploaded the screenshot online?" God forbid somebody clicks the button called "Save" thinking that it would save the file, rather than deciphering the icon to determine that the button labeled "Save" is actually "Share". Why not rename this (https://0x0.st/zKfv.png https://0x0.st/zKfv.png) menu entry to "save" too while they're at it? And why is that the only button with text in it? The others have tool tips, but otherwise they're just bare icons. The only one with text is the share button that says "Save". It's indefensible. It should have never made it past code review, let alone stuck around for several revisions. If the button had said "Share" instead of "Save", there never would have been any complaints about it.
jolmg 8y ago
To save the file, instead of clicking the big, colored "Save" button you must click the smaller, gray "Download" button. Where does it download from? From my computer to my computer? How did that ever make sense to anyone?