The snip tool

Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in
rectangular mode, to select an area of fixed
ratio? Like A4? (2:3)

Peter Jason wrote:

Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in
rectangular mode, to select an area of fixed
ratio?

Don't think so, there's not even a way to capture a single window
(unlike Alt-PrtSc and the 'old' snipping tool)

Like A4? (2:3)

Make that 1:√2

Wolf K wrote:
On 2018-11-13 19:08, Peter Jason wrote:
Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in
rectangular mode, to select an area of fixed
ratio? Like A4? (2:3)


if it's not in the menu, you can't do it.

But you're right, it would a great improvement. It would have to be
combined with the ability to slide the snip window around after sizing
it, which in itself would be an improvement.

Maybe there's a utility that will do that. Maybe somebody knows about it...

:-)

Hmmm. Kreskin flips over the final card.
"Is it Irfanview ?" Kreskin then walks around
the auditorium, looking for his check. (Kreskin
is apparently still alive, and is probably lost
in that auditorium, looking for his check.)

Paul

On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:53:58 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in
rectangular mode, to select an area of fixed
ratio?

Don't think so, there's not even a way to capture a single window
(unlike Alt-PrtSc and the 'old' snipping tool)

Like A4? (2:3)

Make that 1:√2

Or, 1:SQRT(2) for the benefit of those whose newsreaders are
not set up to display Unicode characters like √ (square root).


Peter - A4 is *not* 2:3, it is approximately 2:2.8284... or 1:SQRT(2)

* REF_1: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html
* REF_2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_of_2#Paper_size


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Kind regards
Ralph
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 18:23:36 +1300, Ralph Fox
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:53:58 +0000, Andy Burns wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in
rectangular mode, to select an area of fixed
ratio?

Don't think so, there's not even a way to capture a single window
(unlike Alt-PrtSc and the 'old' snipping tool)

Like A4? (2:3)

Make that 1:?2

Or, 1:SQRT(2) for the benefit of those whose newsreaders are
not set up to display Unicode characters like ? (square root).


Peter - A4 is *not* 2:3, it is approximately 2:2.8284... or 1:SQRT(2)

* REF_1: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html
* REF_2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_of_2#Paper_size

....uh, well I thought it was. PShop has a
''crop'' adjustable to fixed ratios like 6:4 for
standard kiosk photo. I had better check the A4
business. Anyway the New Snip fails on the
cropping. Thanks to all.

On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:12:48 -0500, Paul wrote

Hmmm. Kreskin flips over the final card.
"Is it Irfanview ?" Kreskin then walks around
the auditorium, looking for his check. (Kreskin
is apparently still alive, and is probably lost
in that auditorium, looking for his check.)

I think Paul is now owed that check from The Amazing Kreskin!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreskin

Irfanview can snap a fixed (given) X:Y location on the desktop.
Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital,alt.windows7.general
Subject: Cropping 50 images to the same bottom left corner
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:13:55 -0700
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"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Peter Jason wrote:

Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in
rectangular mode, to select an area of fixed
ratio?

Don't think so, there's not even a way to capture a single window (unlike
Alt-PrtSc and the 'old' snipping tool)


Windows 8.1 Snipping Tool
New options: Free Form, Rectangle, Window or Full Screen

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Regards
wasbit

wasbit wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

Peter Jason wrote:

Is there a way to force the new Snip Tool in rectangular mode, to
select an area of fixed ratio?

Don't think so, there's not even a way to capture a single window
(unlike Alt-PrtSc and the 'old' snipping tool)

Windows 8.1 Snipping Tool
New options:Â* Free Form, Rectangle, Window or Full Screen

Yes, but that is the "old" snipping tool, Win10 1809 introduces a "new"
snippping tool Win+shift+S that has only Rectangular, Free-form and
Full-screen options.

Hopefully they will add the "Window" option to the new one before they
remove the old one.