Major problems with ScreenshotX

Kuszkusz

It could be a great 1 EXE tool in the easy screenshot taking category, but...

1. It's completly broken: every picture has an unsolicited white frame instead of proper transparency handling. [Win 10, latest updates, Ryzen and AMD base, latest drivers]

2. The other problem is with the default watermarking. If you really want to do a great free app, forget this shitty practice! Instead: let the user pick their own text if they want to!

3. Also: there's no option to turn off the background, which is unbelievably dumb. If you want to make a great little tool, than go back to drawing board and let the users choose between options made with sense (for example: custom shadow on transparent background, or you know: exact cut without any background).

jv16

1) The white frame is a feature, not a bug. If you want to hide the frame, simply adjust the "padding" setting under the background settings.
2) If you don't want to see the watermark, simply turn it off from the general settings.
3) You can turn off the background by adjusting its size to zero from the background settings.

redseujac

One should be able to save the settings. Now one has to adjust them every time. This is not very practical.

jv16

redseujac

If I remember correctly, the settings are saved in the Setup version, but not in the Portable version. That's because by definition, Portable version shouldn't modify the system unless explicitly instructed so by the user. I will add a "save settings" button to the Portable version as well for the next version.

redseujac

jv16 I am using the Setup version and the Settings are not saved in my opinion or am I missing something?

Edit:

I have installed the version 1.1 now. I have changed the background settings and disabled watermark. Clicked Save Settings. Exit. However when I use the tool again, all changes are lost and previous settings appear again.

So I think there's something wrong.

Edit 2:

It's strange: in the ScreenshotX folder on my system I cannot find a Settings file or something like that holding the settings changes.

jv16

Have you tried to run it via Right Click > Run As Administrator? This might be required for the program to have write access to its own directory, which is needed for saving the settings.

redseujac

Run as Administrator only saves General settings, but unfortunately not the changed background settings. Still no "settings file" in the program directory. Please check and fix if possible.

Notice: "Save settings" button is placed under "General settings" not "Background settings". Pleace change the program so it's possible to save the background settings.