@elad I can actually see the use for this in another context (and have considered designing something like it): a timelapse app for artists.
In this context, their “work” is their art, not something imposed by an employer.
It should probably be built into the drawing app or whatever, but I could see the niftiness of a workflow timelapse that captures the various apps you use and whatnot over a long period of time, without having to sit and record an actual video of the entire process.
@elad that said, I think such an app could actually just request the screen share portal and then only actually capture an image every minute or however often?
@cassidy @elad that’s probably a better option, given that the screen share portal has a permanent user visible component, unlike the screenshot for which only the flash can be used
@elad yeah, makes sense. So perhaps they're using some old tool for artists that uses screenshots when it really should use the screen share portal. It sounds terrifying at first but I sometimes watch those kinds of timelapses and feel like it would be a neat tool. 😅
But uh, yeah, hacking the Shell or whatever to just *not* give any feedback of a screenshot is the wrong way for them to go about it. 😜
@cassidy @elad Screen and window capture is useful if you want the entire app view, however some apps provide native canvas or viewport capture for timelapse purposes. For example:
@elad This may also be lightweight timelapse feature, for what we know. Plus, the animation *is* annoying and it *should* be possible to disable it. It's annoying, just as the shutter sound some phone came apps do.
@latenightowl @elad the flash is there to notify the user that something is taking a picture of their desktop; there is no other indication, otherwise, because it’s an instantaneous action. Unless you want a confirmation dialog, because that’s how you get a confirmation dialog.
In some countries, phones are legally mandated to have a shutter sound because of people taking pictures without consent; same thing applies here.
elad
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in reply to elad • • •Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh:
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi • • •@elad I can actually see the use for this in another context (and have considered designing something like it): a timelapse app for artists.
In this context, their “work” is their art, not something imposed by an employer.
It should probably be built into the drawing app or whatever, but I could see the niftiness of a workflow timelapse that captures the various apps you use and whatnot over a long period of time, without having to sit and record an actual video of the entire process.
Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh:
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in reply to Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh: • • •Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh:
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi • • •@elad yeah, makes sense. So perhaps they're using some old tool for artists that uses screenshots when it really should use the screen share portal. It sounds terrifying at first but I sometimes watch those kinds of timelapses and feel like it would be a neat tool. 😅
But uh, yeah, hacking the Shell or whatever to just *not* give any feedback of a screenshot is the wrong way for them to go about it. 😜
Mike Rochefort :fedora:
in reply to Emmanuele Bassi • • •@cassidy @elad Screen and window capture is useful if you want the entire app view, however some apps provide native canvas or viewport capture for timelapse purposes. For example:
* #Krita: https://docs.krita.org/en/reference_manual/dockers/recorder_docker.html
There are also a handful of related add-ons for #Blender that can assist since the native screencast feature was removed in 2.8.
Recorder Docker
docs.krita.orgLate Night Owl
in reply to elad • • •Emmanuele Bassi
in reply to Late Night Owl • • •@latenightowl @elad the flash is there to notify the user that something is taking a picture of their desktop; there is no other indication, otherwise, because it’s an instantaneous action. Unless you want a confirmation dialog, because that’s how you get a confirmation dialog.
In some countries, phones are legally mandated to have a shutter sound because of people taking pictures without consent; same thing applies here.