Macos style screenshots

[sand4rt]

It would be nice to have an option for macOS-style screenshots in Hyprshot. This would ideally include features such as:

1. a floating/pinned preview of the screenshot in the bottom right corner (instead of a notication)
2. automaticly closes after x amounts of seconds
3. resets the close timer when the window is focussed
4. opens the screenshot by typing a keymap to edit, share or delete
5. drag and drop the screenshot maybe with: https://github.com/nik012003/ripdrag ?

something like:

hyprshot.mp4

refrence: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102646

[sand4rt]

I hacked this together, but it’d be nice if this were built into Hyprshot:

bind=CONTROL_SHIFT, 3, exec, [no_focus; float; pin; move ((monitor_w*1)-(335+18)) ((monitor_h*1)-(215+44)); size 335 215;] hyprcapture

# hyprcapture.sh
focused_monitor="$(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused) | .name')"

PIDFILE="/tmp/screenshot_$${USER}_$$.pid"
TIMER=5

# open the image
grim -l 0 -o "$focused_monitor" - |
  satty --filename - \
    --output-filename "$XDG_PICTURES_DIR/screenshot-$(date +%s).png" \
    --early-exit \
    --default-hide-toolbars &
PID=$!

(while true; do
  sleep 1
  exists=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq ".[] | select(.pid==$PID)" | wc -l)
  if [[ "$exists" -eq 0 ]]; then
    rm -f "$PIDFILE"
    exit 0
  fi

  # Get the pid of the currently focused window
  focused_pid=$(hyprctl activewindow -j | jq '.pid')
  if [[ "$focused_pid" == "$PID" ]]; then
    # Window is focused, reset timer
    TIMER=5
  else
    # Window is unfocused, decrement timer
    TIMER=$((TIMER - 1))
    if (( TIMER <= 0 )); then
      hyprctl dispatch closewindow pid:$PID
      exit 0
    fi
  fi
done) &
TIMER_PID=$!

# write the timer PID to the pidfile (so the Hyprland binding can access it)
echo "$TIMER_PID" >"$PIDFILE"

hyprctl keyword bind SUPER, u, exec, hyprcapture-move "$PID" "$PIDFILE"
# Wait for the image to be closed, then cleanup and unbind the key
wait "$PID" 2>/dev/null

# unbind the key (replace with same key spec you used above)
# hyprctl keyword unbind CTRL,RETURN

# make sure pidfile is removed
rm -f "$PIDFILE"

# hyprcapture-move
PID="$1"
PIDFILE="$2"
focused_pid=$(hyprctl activewindow -j | ${lib.getExe pkgs.jq} -r ".pid")

# notify-send "pid: $focused_pid img: $PID pidfile: $PIDFILE"
if [[ "$focused_pid" == "$PID" ]]; then
  hyprctl dispatch resizewindowpixel exact 85% 85%,pid:$PID
  hyprctl dispatch centerwindow pid:$PID
  hyprctl dispatch pin pid:$PID
  hyprctl dispatch sendshortcut CTRL,T,pid:$PID

  [ -f $PIDFILE ] && kill $(cat $PIDFILE) 2>/dev/null || true;
  rm -f $PIDFILE
fi

[alonso-herreros]

Hello! Hyprcap (my rewrite of Hyprshot) sort of implements some of these functions.

It does so relying on the notification daemon (I use dunst), showing the image and providing actions, but not launching an actual window, so I don't know how to 'focus' it. Using regular binds for notification daemon actions you can trigger actions interactively such as saving to a file (current default), copying to clipboard, editing, or potentially a drag-and-drop through ripdrag if we add that.

In case it fits your needs.

[sand4rt]

Hello! Hyprcap (my rewrite of Hyprshot) sort of implements some of these functions.

It does so relying on the notification daemon (I use dunst), showing the image and providing actions, but not launching an actual window, so I don't know how to 'focus' it. Using regular binds for notification daemon actions you can trigger actions interactively such as saving to a file (current default), copying to clipboard, editing, or potentially a drag-and-drop through ripdrag if we add that.

In case it fits your needs.

Nice! Was using an actual window not an option? I personally prefer not to rely on notifications for this.