MarcG

5 minutes ago, juliosecco said:

just for curiosity and trying to understand,

 

could you try this?

 

snapshot2

 

 

 

This worked as expected once I'd inserted the desktop path.

7 minutes ago, vitor said:

@MarcG Seems like the utility is still the same. Since your error is somewhat bizarre, this looks like an oddity in your personal setup. Just to get more data, what’s the result of: /usr/sbin/screencapture -i -P '/tmp/test.png'?

I prefer to think of it more as special, rather than odd!

Separating the -iP solves it, I don't need the path, and the temp filename works.

So I'm using: screencapture -i -P "$(mktemp).png"

Can't begin to tell you how much time this, and one simple text replacement is going to save me. Thank you.

Apologies, I should have known better on the version.

Pastebin, well I've learned something else new today:

https://pastebin.com/1yd87vLG

If I remove all the parameters and just have screencapture in the script then it does find the command and complains about the lack of file being specified.

Okay, the issue is pretty obvious...

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[2018-05-18 11:28:21][ERROR: action.script] /Users/marcgoldman/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-3/Workflow Scripts/81226899-3A6C-4671-A0C7-7147A39F74CC: line 1: screencapture: command not found

I've tried updating it to /usr/sbin/screencapture but that didn't help.

If I run it in terminal, I get a command not found, but if I just run screencapture with no parameters, it does find it, as the error is then that no filename is specified.

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MacBook-Pro-3:~ marcgoldman$ screencapture -iP "$(mktemp).png"

-bash: screencapture: command not found

MacBook-Pro-3:~ marcgoldman$ screencapture

screencapture: no file specified

MacBook-Pro-3:~ marcgoldman$ 

Latest Alfred and OSX 10.13.4

Just now, vitor said:

Look at your cursor. It gives no warning, but it should have changed to the cross that allows you to select an area for the screenshot.

 

Okay, not that much of a newbie! ?

The cursor doesn't change, I was expecting it to look like it does when I do a cmd+ctrl+shift+4, but it stays an arrow.

32 minutes ago, vitor said:

screencapture, which comes with macOS, is surprisingly capable (man screencapture) and can do it in a single command:

screencapture -iP "$(mktemp).png"

• i is to capture interactively (i.e., the same as ⌘⇧4).
• P is to open the image in Preview after it’s done.
• "$(mktemp).png" is a temporary file to store the screenshot, which screencapture needs.

 

Add that in a Run Script Action connect by a Hotkey Trigger, and you’re set. Here’s a ready-made Workflow.

It's painful being a newbie, sorry...

So, all I need to do is import that workflow, set the hotkey and it should work? 

I tried to do that (cmd+ctrl+shift+1) and nothing happens when I hit the hotkey sequence. So I need to activate it in some way or give some permission in Alfred like I did to make text replacement work?

Seriously impressed. What an awesome forum.

Many thanks!

I've just found/bought Alfred mainly to help me save time entering text I have to repeat many times a day but looking deeper into the site it seems there is a world of possibilities out there.

One thing I do a lot is take a screenshot (using cmd+ctrl+shift+4) to the clipboard, open preview, go to the file menu and then create a new image from the clipboard. It's not a hard process, but it's done enough to be annoying.

Is it possible to automate that, so I can initiate a screenshot and as soon as it's done it opens it in Preview?

And if it is, could you help, or at least point me down the road on how to achieve it.

Many thanks!