Snap Clip User Guide

SnapClip 1.7 Copyright © 2003 Hide Itoh <hide@pixture.com> All rights reserved. PIXTURE STUDIO <http://www.pixture.com> What is SnapClip? SnapClip is a small faceless background application to take screenshot easily and quickly. The captured image can be copied to the Clipboard, or saved into various format file including picture clipping, JPEG, TIFF, PICT, etc. It is designed to be more like memo tool rather than screen capture tool. If you save the image to picture clipping file with thumbnail icon, you can easily see what kind of image without using any applications. That's why I uses the words 'memo tool'. Have you ever thought these thoughts? • "I wish I could save a captured image into a clipping file so that I can view it easily later." • "I wish I could see the content of a captured image easily by looking at icons." • "I wish I could cancel the operation in the middle without creating capture file." • "I wish I could capture non-rectangular shape images easily without including wasteful space around the image." • "Shoot! The mouse just moved a little bit when I released the mouse button. I wish I could select the capturing area precisely with ease." • "I like Mac OS X's standard screen capture, but I wish if I could specify output file format and file name" These are the things I always think when I am using screen capture tools, and the reasons I developed SnapClip. You can use SnapClip in many ways. I myself use it frequently to take a picture memo while I am surfing the web. It's easy to capture the web page with images and text with SnapClip. Web site archive/download tools are useful for off line browsing but they're not good for taking only a part of the page as a memo. Installation Since it's an application program, you can copy it anywhere (most likely, either /Applications or ~/Application folder). You might want to add SnapClip to login items from System Preferences so that it starts automatically. How to use? (1) Configuring SnapClip SnapClip is a faceless background application program. It does not have its own menu bar, and the application icon will not bet added to the Dock. It just stay quiet in the background until certain key combination is pressed by user. When you start SnapClip for the first time (or upgrading to a new version), SnapClip display the Preference dialog and let you customize the key settings before you start using it. Once you set your favorite key settings, press OK button. This preference dialog can be opened anytime by pressing Command+Shift+0 keys unless capturing is going on. OK - update the preference and go to background (standby) The change will be effective immediately. Cancel - do not change preference and go to background (standby) Quit - quit SnapClip application. …