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If you have any problems, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Have fun!

You need to install two additional packages to enable these features again:

1. Quit any running instance of Shutter
2. sudo apt-get install libgoo-canvas-perl gnome-web-photo
3. Launch Shutter

Why are those features disabled by default?

These packages are optional dependencies (this means that Shutter is able to start but with restricted functionality) and will be suggested to you when you install the Shutter package but the different tools like apt-get, aptitude, synaptic etc. handle suggested packages differently – at least apt-get does not install them automatically.

There are already some bug reports that are related to this issue but please note: This is not a bug in Shutter - it is just the way the official packages are build. Please use our PPA if you don’t want to install the packages manually.

If you’ve subscribed to the Ubuntu repository, you’ll be prompted about an update being available automatically – otherwise, check the downloads page for individual packages. Maintainers of other distributions will be notified, so updates for that will be available soon.

Changelog:

  * Fixed bugs / minor improvements
    -- LP: #470403
       [Drag & drop the image after taking screenshot]
    -- LP: #543446
       [Transparent parts... show as <whatever>]
    -- LP: #561097
       [Profiles are broken]
    -- LP: #566597
       [imageshack.us direct link is messed up]
    -- LP: #568961
       [Desktop may crash when canceling web-capture]
  * updated translations

@Packagers: Please note that this release depends on Proc::Killfam. The package is named libproc-processtable-perl in Debian based distributions.

@All: Please note that Shutter is open-source software and you can contribute in many ways:

• Ask a question
  The result is a nice knowledge base by collecting all questions and answers
• Creating bug reports
  We can’t fix anything we don’t know about – don’t hesitate to send us bug reports, it only costs you 5 minutes of your time
• Translate Shutter
  Shutter does provide many translations but most of them aren’t complete yet – help us and your people to get the best translations into Shutter
• Contribute financially
  If you don’t have the time to do one of the things mentioned above but you still want to help? Please consider contributing financially

Enjoy this release!

Here is the list of issues fixed:

  * Fixed bugs
    -- LP: #541751
       [Add support for Thunderbird when sending via email]
    -- LP: #543058
       [No error reporting on 'Send by mail']
    -- LP: #549732
       [print gives blank page]
* updated translations

Have fun!

Read on about the most important changes…

Redo Last Screenshot

Are you tired of selecting the same region of your screen several times until you have the perfect screenshot? Do you want to capture the same window multiple times to create a step-by-step guide?

In this case you will love Shutter’s new ‘Redo last screenshot’ feature. It allows you to redo the last screenshot without doing a selection again.

You can even redo every single screenshot in your session – easy isn’t it?

Pixelize

You want to hide private content from your screenshots? Check out the new Pixelize tool…

New Callout Shapes

We have added some nice callout shapes to the DrawingTool. Due to the fact that these files are in SVG format they can nicely be resized – here are some examples:

PDF + SVG Export

Shutter now uses cairo to render PDF and SVG documents. What does this mean to you? It allows you to export your current drawing to SVG format that can be edited with any vector graphics program, e.g. Inkscape. Additionally  PDF Export is integrated in the main program now and can be launched directly from the File menu.

Copy URL To Clipboard (FTP Upload)

When uploading into a FTP server’s directory that is accessible via HTTP you can now configure the website’s URL. This URL will be copied to clipboard when uploading. You can now use the URL to view your screenshot in your favorite browser or paste it into a web-forum etc..

Built-In Notifications

This version introduces a built-in notification system. Systemwide notification systems like Ubuntu’s Notify-OSD are not primarily designed to be used by in the way we want to use it and do have some limitations, e.g. you can not close the notifications immediately, that are critical in the context of taking screenshots.

The built-in system allows us to use the messages in a more flexible way. There are already some more features planned for future version, e.g. a button to cancel a running countdown. Users with lean desktop configurations where no notification daemon is installed, e.g. pure fluxbox, can now use the built-in system as well.

Please note that you can still use the system’s notification system if you wish. There is a setting in the preferences.

Detailed changelog is available here.

Enjoy the update!

If you’ve subscribed to the Ubuntu repository, you’ll be prompted about an update being available automatically – otherwise, check the downloads page for individual packages. Maintainers of other distributions have been notified, so updates for that will be available soon.

Here is the list of issued fixed:

  * Fixed bugs
    -- LP: #471895
       [Unable to set Shutter as default screenshot tool when using compiz]
    -- LP: #488845
       [check gtk version before calling gtk-image-menu-...]
    -- LP: #488895
       [capture menu / tooltip doesn't work with gtk2-perl 1.161]
    -- LP: #488897
       [duplicate file after capturing a webpage and using $name in th...]
    -- LP: #486322
       [copy filename / copy screenshot to clipboard should be xor]
    -- LP: #486659
       [Pressing Enter in the image editor doesn't save image]
    -- LP: #486691
       [copy and copy filename do not work in session tab]
    -- LP: #488702
       [can't shot localhost web]
  * updated translations

As always, if you’ve found some issue, let us know!

Undo / Redo anywhere

Shutter now supports undo / redo functionality within the main program.

If you don’t like the effect that was applied by one of Shutter’s plugins you can now easily revert to the last version. You file was modified by an external app while opened with Shutter? No problem – Shutter will recognize the changes and you can simply use Shutter’s undo method to go back in time.

Drag and drop pics into Shutter

Tired of using the old-school file dialogs to open your files with Shutter? You can now simply drag any supported file to Shutter’s main window and Shutter will open it. The same goes for the internal Drawing Tool.

If you already have an image in the clipboard you can import it by pressing Shift+Ctrl+v (or use the related menu item unter File → New → Import from clipboard).

Capture menus and tooltips

Shutter now has options for specifically capturing a menu or a tooltip, making it much easier. A video says more than a thousand words here…

Video (menu)

Video (tooltip)

Many UI improvements

To make Shutter even more usable and intuitive we have reworked the UI on many places. When you wan to change the delay quickly, you can now do that by activating it in the statusbar of Shutter’s main window without entering the preferences dialog as in the old days. The same does apply for the cursor setting and switching between profiles.

We’ve also reorganized the preferences dialog to achieve a more consistent look and logical structure. Additionally there are many new options to give you the opportunity to use Shutter the way you want.

Improved Advanced Selection Tool

Shutter does provide two different tools to capture a region of your screen. The Simple Selection Tool and the Advanced Selection Tool. Both have unique features and a different way of usage. One of the features provided exclusively by the Simple Selection Tool was the zoom window. It was not implemented in the other tool because it has its own zooming mechanism.

In this version you’ll be able to use the zoom window in the Advanced Selection Tool as well. Additionally the zoom window should react much faster to the mouse movements now. It hides automatically if it is in the way but you can even activate / deactivate it by hitting the <Space> key on your keyboard.

Video (zoom window)

There is also a new dialog that allows you to enter the width, height, X and Y position of the selection manually.

Video (dialog)

Improved Window Selection

Most parts of the window selection functionality were rewritten in order to make it more comfortable. You’ll see a nice animated effect when hovering with your mouse over the windows on your desktop displaying the window title and geometry of the currently selected window. Convince yourself…You simply have to try it!

Video

Note: You need to activate visual effects to get the animation – the window information (name and geometry) is available for all settings.

Notifications

Shutter is now able to use the system’s notification architecture to display some information, e.g. delay, pre-delay and save messages. The current implementation supports all architectures that implement the

org.freedesktop.Notifications specification (e.g. Ubuntu’s Notify-OSD).

Send screenshots via email or instant messenger

You can now send any of your screenshots by email using your local email client (thx to José Borges Ferreira for sending a patch)…

…or use the ‘nautilus-sendto’ dialog if it is available on your system to send it to various targets (e.g. instant messenger).

Shutter registers itself as an app to open images with

Last but not least -  Shutter registers itself as an application to open images with so you can open images with Shutter directly from the file manager of your choice.

@translators: We have changed a lot of the translatable strings within Shutter which means a lot of work for you guys. Please don’t blame us

As with everything else, bugs were fixed and we’re already planning for the next version, 0.86. We hope you enjoy this release!

Detailed changelog is available here.

If you’ve added the Shutter Ubuntu repository, you’ll be notified about an update automatically – otherwise, see our downloads page.

New icons and cursors in the editor

In order to improve the usability and to help you creating more precise drawings we added a set of new cursors (inpired / borrowed from the inkscape project). Additionally we changed some of the old tool-icons to achieve a much more professional look.

Insert cursors, hundreds of tango graphics and explore your current icon theme

If you are using icons and images to highlight parts of your screenshots as much as I do you’ll like the following changes.

It is now possible to import all possible tango icons (separated by categories), cursors and even icons of your current icon theme.

We hope you enjoy this release!

Detailed changelog is available here.

Check out our download area:

http://shutter-project.org/downloads

If you discover any packages or builds for platforms that are not listed here please let us know.

Because pictures say more than a thousand words, here is a little preview:

Hopefully i will be able to release the final version of GScrot 0.64 before christmas.

Stay tuned…

Well, why should we reinvent the wheel when there already are pretty good solutions to do such a thing? An application I like very much is Postr by Ross Burton (http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/postr).

It is very easy to use and integrates well in the Gnome- or XFCE-Desktop. There are just a few steps to integrate postr into GScrot.

1. Installation of Postr using apt-get (of course you can use synaptic, aptitude etc. as well)


open a terminal and install Postr using the following command: sudo apt-get install postr

2. Configure Gscrot (Edit>>Preferences – Advanced>>Open with)
   

   Choose Flickr Uploader from the list. Activate the checkbox if you want to open your screenshot automatically with Postr after every single capture.

3. Take screenshot(s) and open them with Postr
   

   Just use the open button to open your screenshot(s) with the configured application (Postr in this case).

4. That’s it!
   

   As you can see all three screenshots were exported to Postr. You can now just use Postr...

Thanks, Ross! Great Application.

Hope you like it.

https://launchpad.net/~gscrot-testing-team/+archive

Changelog:

  * added new feature "grab window-section"
  * added settings-profiles
  * added new plugin interface
  * added new plugins
    -- pdf-export
    -- negate
    -- sepia (perl)
    -- resize
  * gui redesign
    -- scaling of main window
    -- auto-scaling of preview
    -- new toolbar
    -- new menu entries
    -- settings moved to menu