Shortcuts: Add an interactive screenshot shortcut

elementary · Nov 24, 2024 · 8029d59 · 8029d59
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diff --git a/data/gala.gschema.xml b/data/gala.gschema.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
       <default><![CDATA[['Print']]]></default>
       <summary>Take a screenshot</summary>
     </key>
+    <key name="interactive-screenshot" type="as">
+      <default><![CDATA[['<Super>Print']]]></default>
+      <summary>Launch the interactive screenshot tool</summary>
+    </key>
     <key name="window-screenshot" type="as">
       <default><![CDATA[['<Alt>Print']]]></default>
       <summary>Take a screenshot of a window</summary>

diff --git a/src/WindowManager.vala b/src/WindowManager.vala
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ namespace Gala {
             display.add_keybinding ("switch-input-source-backward", keybinding_settings, Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, (Meta.KeyHandlerFunc) handle_switch_input_source);
 
             display.add_keybinding ("screenshot", keybinding_settings, Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, (Meta.KeyHandlerFunc) handle_screenshot);
+            display.add_keybinding ("interactive-screenshot", keybinding_settings, Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, (Meta.KeyHandlerFunc) handle_screenshot);
             display.add_keybinding ("window-screenshot", keybinding_settings, Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, (Meta.KeyHandlerFunc) handle_screenshot);
             display.add_keybinding ("area-screenshot", keybinding_settings, Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, (Meta.KeyHandlerFunc) handle_screenshot);
             display.add_keybinding ("screenshot-clip", keybinding_settings, Meta.KeyBindingFlags.IGNORE_AUTOREPEAT, (Meta.KeyHandlerFunc) handle_screenshot);
@@ -516,6 +517,13 @@ namespace Gala {
                 case "screenshot":
                     screenshot_screen.begin ();
                     break;
+                case "interactive-screenshot":
+                    try {
+                        Process.spawn_command_line_async ("io.elementary.screenshot");
+                    } catch (Error e) {
+                        warning ("Failed to launch interactive screenshot: %s", e.message);
+                    }
+                    break;
                 case "area-screenshot":
                     screenshot_area.begin ();
                     break;