Macro Snip
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| Use this macro to easily post screenshots to the FreeCAD forum. It is best to add this macro to your global custom macros toolbar for quick and easy access. When posting to the FreeCAD forum it is often useful to be able to include screenshots. The problem is this is a somewhat tedious task. This macro is to make that task a bit easier. The macro can take screenshots or it can use existing screenshots that have already been copied to the system clipboard. To bypass the image already in clipboard press the Shift key while invoking the macro. To use the macro to take the screenshot adjust the size and placement of the dialog that pops up, then click OK. Upon clicking OK the macro will attempt to take a screenshot of the area of the screen covered by the dialog. The dialog itself is semi-transparent, so you can see the contents beneath. (Note: at this time the macro only can take a screenshot if you are using one of the FreeCAD Qt5 builds, but it can still be used to manage the screenshots already on the system clipboard.) Macro version: 1.06 Last modified: 2019-08-05 FreeCAD version: All Download: ToolBar Icon Author: TheMarkster |
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| TheMarkster |
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| Macro Version |
| 1.06 |
| Date last modified |
| 2019-08-05 |
| FreeCAD Version(s) |
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| Default shortcut |
| On Windows: Windows Key + Shift + S On Mac: Command + Shift + 4 |
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Macro Copy3DViewToClipboard 
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Description
Use this macro to easily post screenshots to the FreeCAD forum.
It is best to add this macro to your global custom macros toolbar for quick and easy access.
When posting to the FreeCAD forum it is often useful to be able to include screenshots. The problem is this is a somewhat tedious task. This macro is to make that task a bit easier.
The macro can take screenshots or it can use existing screenshots that have already been copied to the system clipboard. To bypass the image already in clipboard press the Shift key while invoking the macro. To use the macro to take the screenshot adjust the size and placement of the dialog that pops up, then click OK. Upon clicking OK the macro will attempt to take a screenshot of the area of the screen covered by the dialog. The dialog itself is semi-transparent, so you can see the contents beneath. (Note: at this time the macro only can take a screenshot if you are using one of the FreeCAD Qt5 builds, but it can still be used to manage the screenshots already on the system clipboard.)
Snip screenshot1, Notice how the dialog is semi-transparent. Only the screen contents below the dialog will be captured.
After clicking OK, the macro then takes the screenshot and saves it to a temporary file. A file open dialog is then opened at the file's location. You can drag and drop the file from there to the forum into the textarea where you type in your text for your forum post. Upon canceling the dialog the temporary screenshot file is deleted automatically. You may also open the screenshot file in your default application installed for opening .png files. On Windows this is typically Paint. This can be useful if you wish to add some annotations to the screenshot or perhaps additional editing, such as cropping.
Snip screenshot2, This is the open file dialog that pops up automatically after taking the screenshot. The image can be dragged and dropped to the forum or it can be opened for further processing in your system default application for opening png files. Alternatively, you can right-click on the image and open with.. another application of your choice.
If the macro doesn't work on your system to capture screenshots it can still be useful for screenshots you have captured using other tools. Simply copy the screenshot to the clipboard, then run the macro. It will create the temporary file and open the file's directory in an open file dialog for you. Some other tools for taking screenshots:
On Windows: Windows Key + Shift + S
On Mac: Command + Shift + 4
On Linux: gnone-screenshot utility
The Macro supports user parameters, which can be set using Tools menu → Edit Parameters. Look in Plugins → Snip_Macro.
LastX, LastY, LastWidth, LastHeight -- location and size of snip box last use
WindowOpacity (0.85) -- value between 0.0 (less opaque) and 1.0 (more opaque)
SnipDelay (0.5) -- time (in seconds) delay between snip box close and snip
The Last parameters are reset by the macro each time it is run. This is how
it keeps track of where to place the snip box, which is the last place it
was when the user took a screenshot.
The WindowOpacity parameter is the opacity of the snip box.
The SnipDelay parameter can be adjusted to speed things up a bit, but if it is too small the screenshot taken might include the snip box itself because we need to wait for it to close before taking the screenshot.
Script
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Macro_Snip.FCMacro
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
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* Copyright (c) 2019 <TheMarkster> *
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"""
"""
Snip Macro
This is a macro to make it easier to post screenshots to the FreeCAD forum.
The forum supports a drag and drop interface -- just drag and drop an image to the
textarea where you type in your post. But it still requires many
tedious steps. This macro is to reduce some of those steps.
You should add the macro to your custom macro toolbar to save as many clicks as possible.
The first thing the macro does is to check if there is an image already saved to the
system clipboard, and if so, it uses that one. To bypass the clipboard, press Shift
while invoking the macro.
"""
__title__ = "Snip"
__author__ = "TheMarkster"
__url__ = ""
__Wiki__ = ""
__date__ = "2019.08.05"
__version__ = 1.06
import FreeCAD
from PySide import QtGui,QtCore
import uuid
import time
import tempfile, os, shutil
class SnipBox(QtGui.QDialog):
def __init__(self):
QtGui.QDialog.__init__(self)
self.detailsTextEdit = QtGui.QTextEdit("Details")
self.Details = QtGui.QPushButton("Details")
self.Details.clicked.connect(self.onDetailsClicked)
layout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
layout.addWidget(self.detailsTextEdit)
layout.addStretch()
buttons = QtGui.QDialogButtonBox(
QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Ok,
QtCore.Qt.Horizontal, self)
buttons.accepted.connect(self.accept)
buttons.rejected.connect(self.reject)
buttons.addButton(self.Details, QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.ActionRole)
buttons.setCenterButtons(True)
layout.addWidget(buttons)
self.setLayout(layout)
self.detailsTextEdit.setVisible(False)
def setDetailedText(self, txt):
self.detailsTextEdit.setText(txt)
def onDetailsClicked(self):
self.detailsTextEdit.setVisible(not self.detailsTextEdit.isVisible())
def event(self, e): #credit serge_gubenko of stackoverflow for this
result = QtGui.QDialog.event(self, e)
self.setMinimumHeight(0)
self.setMaximumHeight(16777215)
self.setMinimumWidth(0)
self.setMaximumWidth(16777215)
self.setSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
textEdit = self.findChild(QtGui.QTextEdit)
if textEdit != None :
textEdit.setMinimumHeight(0)
textEdit.setMaximumHeight(16777215)
textEdit.setMinimumWidth(0)
textEdit.setMaximumWidth(16777215)
textEdit.setSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding)
return result
pg = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:Plugins/Snip_Macro")
#parameters were originally in BaseApp, but should be in Plugins, so relocate if necessary
if FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences").HasGroup("Snip_Macro"):
deprecated = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Snip_Macro")
pg.SetInt("LastX",deprecated.GetInt("LastX",0))
pg.SetInt("LastY",deprecated.GetInt("LastY",0))
pg.SetInt("LastWidth",deprecated.GetInt("LastWidth",0))
pg.SetInt("LastHeight",deprecated.GetInt("LastHeight",0))
pg.SetFloat("WindowOpacity",deprecated.GetFloat("WindowOpacity",0.85))
pg.SetFloat("SnipDelay",deprecated.GetFloat("SnipDelay",0.5))
FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences").RemGroup("Snip_Macro")
skipClipboard = False
modifiers = QtGui.QApplication.keyboardModifiers()
if modifiers == QtCore.Qt.ShiftModifier:
skipClipboard = True
userCanceled = False
fname = "Snip macro screenshot-"+str(uuid.uuid4())[:6]+".png"
image = None
if not skipClipboard:
clip = QtGui.QClipboard()
image = clip.image(QtGui.QClipboard.Clipboard)
if not image:
if hasattr(QtGui.QApplication,"primaryScreen"):
#use our own screen grabber
mb = SnipBox()
details = """
Move and resize this box to cover the part of the screen you wish to grab.
If it succeeds an open file dialog will appear. Drag and drop the file
from the open file dialog to the forum. The file will be deleted after
you close the dialog.
If this fails you can still use this macro to handle screenshots you
copied to the clipboard using other tools:
Windows snip tool: Window Key + Shift + S
Mac snip tool: Command + Shift + 4
Linux: gnome-screenshot utility
If the macro finds there is already an image copied to the clipboard
it uses that image instead of bringing up this dialog. Press Shift
while invoking this macro to bypass the clipboard. Alternatively,
you can clear the image from the clipboard by copying some text to it.
The Open button will open the file in the system
default application for handling png files, e.g. Paint in windows. This
can be useful if you wish to annotate the screenshot. But most of the
time you will simply want to drag and drop the file to the forum, then
Cancel to close the open file dialog afterwards.
If you wish to open the screenshot file with another application, right-click
the file and select open with... option or drag/drop to that other application.
User Parameters: These can be accessed via Tools menu -> Edit Parameters in
Plugins -> Snip_Macro:
LastX, LastY, LastWidth, LastHeight -- location and size of snip box last use
WindowOpacity (0.85) -- value between 0.0 (less opaque) and 1.0 (more opaque)
SnipDelay (0.5) -- time (in seconds) delay between snip box close and snip
The SnipDelay parameter can be adjusted to speed things up a bit, but if it
is too small the screenshot taken might include the snip box itself because
we need to wait for it to close before taking the screenshot.
"""
mb.setWindowTitle("Snip macro v"+str(__version__))
mb.setDetailedText(details)
if pg.GetFloat("WindowOpacity",0.85) == 0.85:
pg.SetFloat("WindowOpacity",0.85)
mb.setWindowOpacity(pg.GetFloat("WindowOpacity",0.85))
lastX = pg.GetInt("LastX",0)
lastY = pg.GetInt("LastY",0)
lastWidth = pg.GetInt("LastWidth",100)
lastHeight = pg.GetInt("LastHeight",100)
mb.setGeometry(lastX, lastY, lastWidth, lastHeight)
mb.resize(lastWidth, lastHeight)
mb.setWindowFlags(QtCore.Qt.Tool)
result = mb.exec_()
if not result:
userCanceled = True
if not userCanceled:
clientRect = mb.geometry()
rect = mb.frameGeometry()
diff = rect.height()-clientRect.height()
pg.SetInt("LastX", rect.x())
pg.SetInt("LastY", rect.y())
pg.SetInt("LastWidth", rect.width())
pg.SetInt("LastHeight", rect.height()-diff)
QtGui.QApplication.processEvents()
snipDelay = pg.GetFloat("SnipDelay", 0.5)
if snipDelay == 0.5:
pg.SetFloat("SnipDelay", 0.5)
time.sleep(snipDelay) #give time for dialog to close before taking screenshot
QtGui.QApplication.processEvents()
screen = QtGui.QApplication.primaryScreen()
image = screen.grabWindow(0,rect.x(),rect.y(),rect.width(),rect.height()).toImage()
if not image:
raise Exception("Snip Macro Error: Unable to grab screen image\n")
else:
QtGui.QMessageBox.critical(QtGui.QMainWindow(),"Unsupported","Your version of Qt is not supported for taking screenshots.\n\
It is recommended to update to a newer version of FreeCAD with Qt5+, but you can still use the macro \
for images already copied to the clipboard.\n\n\
Windows snip tool: Window Key + Shift + S\n\
Mac snip tool: Command + Shift + 4\n\
Linux: gnome-screenshot utility\n")
userCanceled = True
if not userCanceled:
dirPath = tempfile.mkdtemp()
filePath = dirPath + os.path.sep + fname
image.save(filePath)
fileName = QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(QtGui.QApplication.activeWindow(),
"Drag the image to the forum, then Cancel will delete the temporary file", dirPath, "PNG (*.png)")
if fileName[0]: #user selected Open or double-clicked file
import subprocess, os, platform
if platform.system() == 'Darwin': # macOS
subprocess.call(('open', fileName[0]))
elif platform.system() == 'Windows': # Windows
os.startfile(fileName[0])
else: # linux variants
subprocess.call(('xdg-open', fileName[0]))
QtGui.QApplication.processEvents() #allow some time for file to open before deleting temp folder and contents
time.sleep(1)
QtGui.QApplication.processEvents()
shutil.rmtree(dirPath)
Link
The forum discussion Snip macro