5/7/2023 0 Comments Skitch not taking screenshots![]() ![]() It wasn't a very reliable method of panning - Windows Touch hardware at the time wasn’t nearly as sensitive as Apple hardware’s touch screens, and more often than not the app either wouldn't register a pan or it would activate a zoom operation if the user's fingers weren't positioned correctly. It went against user preconceptions (map apps have trained people to pan around using one finger) There wasn't any education on how to pan using two fingers Generally these fingers would have to be the index finger and middle finger on the same hand because of the way the app figured out the difference between a pan operation and a zoom operation. This really bugged me for a few reasons: This might seem like a simple thing, but it was surprisingly complex. In the existing version of Skitch for Windows Touch, panning was accomplished by moving two fingers in extremely close proximity to each other on the screen. ![]() In addition to new toolbar designs for the canvas view, I also started to experiment with an alternative idea for panning around on zoomed-in images. Colors were changed to be a little easier on the eyes and add more contrast, a "How to screen snap" link was added for better clarity on taking screenshots (most people didn't know how to take screenshots on their Windows tablets at the time), dates were added above the list of recently skitched images for better organization, and PDF's were added as a new content type. The home screen included some calls to action for inputting different types of media as well as a user's recently skitched images. The first mockups I put together included the home screen in different states and a brief overview of some canvas interactions. To get a better idea of the state of the app before the project, here's a screenshot of the old home screen and a screenshot of the old canvas view. It was also my first experience operating within Microsoft's Windows Touch guidelines, which was both interesting and challenging. Some of the highlights included an updated home screen, an improved toolbar UX, new methods of panning on zoomed-in images, new designs for viewing PDF's, and a new visual design. These designs were never implemented, but conceptually they were a lot of fun to work through. 7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers (freetech4teachers.In addition to working on the Skitch Windows Desktop client at Evernote, I also worked on a redesign of the Skitch app for Windows Touch.Presentation Tools – Create Great Screen Instructions With Clarify: The Screenshot Editor ().Did You Know: Skitch for Visually Telling a Story ().As I say, I’m just trying it out but I can see Clarify becoming my new go-to screenshot tool. ![]() This fits my needs beautifully as a tech support and blogger who often writes step-by-step documentation guides for people. It takes a novel approach to screen capture, allowing you to write full articles as a series of “steps” of images and text. I actually created this post using a different screen capture program that I’m just trying out called Clarify. Just a note– I wrote this article for work, promoting tools that would be easiest for our faculty to adopt. Once you master the art of taking screenshots you will find opportunities to use them everywhere you look! These great tools, which can be summoned with a single keystroke or click, will free you to communicate visually in a way text just can’t convey. ![]()
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