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The subject says it, really.
As far as I recall at least since Lion the grab/screenshot app has always closed itself after a screenshot has been taken.
Can it be made to remain "on"?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
I sometimes have to take screenshots of video streams. Grab/Screenshot is very good because it keeps the selected area at one and the same place. So if the app remained on and I had placed the selected area exactly where the video stream is on my screen I would just have to press Capture to take screenshot after screenshot.
I'm aware of the shortcut function but, unless I've missed something, that requires me each time to select the video stream window, which causes me to miss the important parts, like people's facial expressions etc.
Hence, why I think it would be good if Grab/Screenshot would be active until turned off. Incidentally I've noticed on older versions on OS X and macOS that it would sometimes, but no according to any discernible pattern, remain on to allow for a second screenshot. But that does not appear to be the case under Catalina. I guess I should submit a feature request.
I sometimes have to take screenshots of video streams. Grab/Screenshot is very good because it keeps the selected area at one and the same place. So if the app remained on and I had placed the selected area exactly where the video stream is on my screen I would just have to press Capture to take screenshot after screenshot.
I'm aware of the shortcut function but, unless I've missed something, that requires me each time to select the video stream window, which causes me to miss the important parts, like people's facial expressions etc.
Hence, why I think it would be good if Grab/Screenshot would be active until turned off. Incidentally I've noticed on older versions on OS X and macOS that it would sometimes, but no according to any discernible pattern, remain on to allow for a second screenshot. But that does not appear to be the case under Catalina. I guess I should submit a feature request.
Why would you want it to remain on? The only purpose it has is to capture your screen. If you'd like to capture your screen more than once, you can either record the screen or take multiple screenshots. My preferred options for the latter are Command+Shift+3 or Command+Shift+4 depending on the type of screenshot being taken. I think Command+Shift+5 opens Screenshot.app
I see what you're getting at now, and I have experienced this inconvenience before, but I guess I just shrugged it off. There might be a third-party application that allows this, but I agree, you'd probably have to request this for Apple to consider adding it in future Operating Systems.
Yes I'll do that. Thanks for taking the time to reply though.
Is it possible for screenshot.app to remain on after a screenshot?
