The full size control window
Toggling the snapper window
to full size (click on the top right corner icon) reveals more
options, as shown in the window at the right and sections of the
window below.
Key trigger
This allows you to set which key press combination will start the screen capture. You need to pick a combination that will not clash with other apps using hotkey combinations, such as Keystroke. You can now use the left and right SHIFT, CTRL, ALT and LOGO keys (some keyboards do not always have both LOGO keys). It should be possible to pick a key combination that does not interact with other software. Note that it is not necessary to choose a two key combination. You can select as many (or as few) keys as you like, although two adjacent keys is probably the best option for normal use.
Pointer
There are two options. Move will remove the pointer from the screen area before capturing the screen. This is useful if you want to capture a menu. With move selected, the menu will appear without the usual inverted selection where the pointer is. Show will display the pointer in its correct position on any captured images. There is further information on the pointer hints page.
Note for MoreDesk users: An option in MoreDesk is to use 'Alt key + mouse moved to edge of screen' to navigate to the next screen. If you have the Snapper option 'Move' set, and the Alt key is one of your trigger keys, then when the pointer is moved to the bottom left of the screen during the grab, and the Alt key is still being held down, MoreDesk will detect this and may change screens! You then end up grabbing an area of the wrong screen.
Fill
This allows you to specify the fill colour for the area window. If the fill is set as Trans (transparent) then everything visible within the area border will be captured. If there is a fill colour set, then only windows in front of the area will appear. The area window follows the usual rules for window order. Dragging it around with adjust will preserve its position in the window stack. Dragging with select will bring it to the front. The fill colour can be chosen by clicking on the menu button to the right of the set colour and then making a selection from the menu. The colours are limited to the standard wimp colours There is further information on the menu hints page.
Save options
A full description of the options for saving files is given below.
Bring target window to front
If other windows overlay part of the target window then these will be shown when the window is snapped. If this option is selected, then Snapper will bring the target window to the front before snapping, and then return it to the original position in the window stack after the snap.
Hide control window on screen grab
If this is ticked then the control window will be temporarily hidden when a full screen grab is carried out. This only applies to the screen setting, and not to e.g. window, and only to normal desktop operation.
Delay snap
Normally, Snapper takes the screen grab as soon as the trigger keys are pressed. There may be the rare occasion when some additional setting up of the display is required that cannot be done before the trigger keys are pressed. It is therefore possible to set a time delay between triggering the snap and the snap occurring. Ticking this option enables this feature. The actual time delay is configurable between 4 and 10 seconds. Users should be careful about the actions taken during this time delay so as not to confuse Snapper!
More settings...
Clicking on this button will open the 'More settings' dialogue, shown here.