For more information about openSUSE’s Build Service see http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Enduser_Info.

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.

As Shutter has been touted as an apparent alternative to many Windows solutions (even though that’s not the original intent), it would be great if you people could add your support behind it by “liking” on its webpage. The website supports OpenID login, so registration isn’t a problem!

http://alternativeto.net/desktop/shutter/

Thanks again

Your favorite screenshot program is already prepared for it – Shutter is available in our PPA for the Ubuntu Koala, and works great on it.

Enjoy!

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.

why was it started

As Mario started to work in the quality assurance department of a local IT-company, he started looking for some a neat screenshot application – because there is a lot of documentation and bug tracking work to be done where screenshots are essential.

There were some apps like ksnapshot, gnome-screenshot etc. but they all focus on a single screenshot; no editing features, no session, no uploading, no nice effects etc. So he started to develop Shutter (formerly gscrot) with these features and goals in mind.

timeline of the project

The plugins system was one of the first major features that were implemented. It was now possible to add effects like drop shadows, polaroid etc. to the screenshots. Most of these plugins are still available in the latest version of Shutter.

ubuntu-pics.de was the first image hoster that was supported by the new upload functionality added to Shutter in the following weeks.

Shutter was a little frontend for scrot at first but it moved very fast and while there were more and more feature requests scrot was dropped and a standalone backend was implemented. This step made it possible to add advanced features like the zoom-window, window selection by name and last but not least the advanced selection tool.

Another milestone is the drawing tool that was requested by so many users and was introduced in the 0.6x series of Shutter. There was no need to start image manipulation tools like The Gimp after capturing a screenshot anymore just if you wanted to highlight some thing or add arbitrary graphics to your image.

pics of the first release

One of the very first implementations. Scrot console parameters turned into graphical switches

The first release (still named XScrot - the very first code name).

That’s all!  Now you know a bit more about Shutter. Enjoy it

Upload your Shutter screenshots to Flickr

This is the second and last release in the 0.70.x release series; the next 0.80 release will be focusing on improving the drawing tool – including an “Undo” feature, double-clicking to update items, a crop tool and instant-apply for property changes (for example, line width, color, and etc. will be updated as soon as you set a new option – this allows real-time “preview”).

If you’ve added the Shutter Ubuntu repository, you’ll be notified about an update automatically – otherwise, see our downloads page for ArchLinux, Fedora, Mandriva, Mepis packages and the source code.

Full changelog:

  * fixed bugs
    -- LP: #339139
       [Shutter selects incorrect target window]
    -- LP: #340855 + LP: #340864
       [fixed save-as function]
    -- LP: #340856
       [main window is partly visible on screenshots]
    -- LP: #340990
       [Shutter crashes when xserver grab fails]
    -- LP: #341459
       [Ctrl+ + doesn't zoom in drawing area]
    -- LP: #347821
       [decode filesize properly]
  * updated translations

If you’ve been subscribed to our PPA, then you’ll automatically be notified of an upgrade. Otherwise, you can download an updated version of Shutter here, which will replace GScrot. Instead of GScrot in Applications→Accessories, you’ll now see Shutter

Thanks to the community at ubuntuforums.org for contributing to the name brainstorming, and especially damis648 for coming up with the name.

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.