23.7 Grabbing Screenshots with Cropper
Screenshots are vital parts of so many aspects of a developer’s life. You need screenshots for documentation, you need screenshots for change requests, you need screenshots for bug reports...you may even need screenshots to prove your high score on that game that you’re playing instead of fixing those bugs.
Cropper is a simple but powerful tool that lets you quickly create and save screenshots. It’s lightweight, simple to use, and feature-rich.
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Tool | Cropper |
Version covered | 1.8.0 |
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Summary | Elegant screen-capture utility with many handy features |
License type | Shared Source (see License.rtf in install folder) |
Online resources | Author’s blog, email |
Getting Started
Cropper is distributed as source or binary files. The binary .zip contains an MSI installer file. Run that, and Cropper will install under the Fusion8 folder in Program Files and on your Start menu.
Tip
Create a MagicWord with SlickRun (discussed earlier in this chapter), and you can launch Cropper with just a few keystrokes.
Using Cropper
Start Cropper, and you’ll see a new icon in your System Tray. Right-clicking on that icon will let you set various configuration options for Cropper, including selecting the output format (Figure 23-25).
Figure 23-25. Cropper’s SysTray ...
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