Problem adding SShot to Q. Entry window [A: assign keyb. shortcut for Grab service]
Hi there,
I did some research but apparently no one has this problem. I want to add a screenshot out of OF to an action and I get an error, that the service cannot be used, because "Grab" doesnŽt deliver valid data. Can someone help me what to do ?! |
Happy to help, but can you clarify whether you're trying to place a screenshot into OmniFocus (as an attachment) or taking a screenshot *of* OmniFocus?
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Brian, that's the error message you get (approximately) if you use the Grab service while in OmniFocus...
Laucha, easiest thing to do is use cmd-shift-3 (for the whole screen) or cmd-shift-4 (for a selection of the screen) to grab the screen capture. If you just want a certain window, do cmd-shift-4 and then tap the space bar. You'll get a file on your Desktop called Picture <something> where the value of <something> depends on which version of Mac OS X you are using. You can then drag that file into the notes field of an OmniFocus action. |
Whpalmer4 youŽre right !
Thanks for the workaround but is that a know issue ?! IŽd like to use the offered features without running on errors and keep workarounds in mind for a long time. |
Just for my own enlightenment (and maybe that of others), I'm very familiar with cmd-shift-4 for screen shots but I'm not familiar with Grab. A little googling makes me think that both are built into Mac OS. Is Grab the name of the feature/application/utility and cmd-shift-4 (and 3) is a just a keyboard command (meaning there are other ways to access it and THOSE are what aren't working in conjunction with OF)? Or is Grab something completely different from cmd-shift-4?
TIA |
Grab is an Apple app in the Applications/Utilities folder. It provides several screen capturing services under OS X's service menu.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Command-Shif-4 shortcut and Grab used the same underlying frameworks to take screen shots, but it would seem there are at least some small differences in the implementation. -Dennis |
[QUOTE=Laucha;73072]Whpalmer4 youŽre right !
Thanks for the workaround but is that a know issue ?! IŽd like to use the offered features without running on errors and keep workarounds in mind for a long time.[/QUOTE] It's user error, I'm afraid :-) You have to have the insertion point in a field which accepts rich text format when you invoke the Grab service. If you are in a note, it will work, and if you are in an action or project name, it will not. |
[QUOTE=whpalmer4;73141]It's user error, I'm afraid :-)
You have to have the insertion point in a field which accepts rich text format when you invoke the Grab service. If you are in a note, it will work, and if you are in an action or project name, it will not.[/QUOTE] I cannot confirm this. I get the error independent from the insertion point. |
Laucha, you're not alone. I'm getting the exact same error message. At first I thought it was because I futzed with the terminal, and changed the default format and location for screen grabs, but now having returned them to the defaults, I still get the error message. And as for the "insertion point" explanation, this can't be right anyway. Grab captures image data from the screen, not text data... a fix or explanation would be great if anyone comes across one...
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Sorry, I misunderstood the previous point about the placement of the insertion point, so my remark re that was offbase. However, I too find that the placement of the insertion point in a RTF field does not overcome the problem.
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