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The preview thing is really handy as you can directly drag and drop it into a document or chat window or whatever. After you’ve done that it won’t be saved, wh
by mattkevan 6y ago
The preview thing is really handy as you can directly drag and drop it into a document or chat window or whatever.
After you’ve done that it won’t be saved, which is great as you can quickly snap and use a screenshot without having to switch to the Finder - and the desktop doesn’t get cluttered with hundreds of images.
- freetonik 6y agoA huge problem with this is that some apps don't "accept" this drag and drop, and the preview just disappears without saving the screenshot file. I can't remember the exact apps which behave that way, but I've been burned and irritated multiple times because of this. As a result, I disabled the preview feature and added the screenshot folder to the dock just like OP did.
- statictype 6y agoI’ve seen this with most cross platform apps - like Slack and Skype. What I found you can do instead is use Cmd-C to copy it and then paste it into the app. That generally works.
- monocularvision 6y agoAnd folks wonder why people get annoyed with non-native apps on Mac.