Bug 428946

Summary: Rectangle selection could optionally "snap to" common aspect ratios, like 4:3, 16:9, etc
Product: [Applications] Spectacle Reporter: Jens <jens-bugs.kde.org>
Component: GeneralAssignee: Boudhayan Gupta <me>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: kde, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 20.08.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Neon   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Jens 2020-11-10 21:58:36 UTC
SUMMARY
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I would like to have an option to take partial screenshots with certain aspect ratios, e.g. 1:1, 2:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 18:9, 21:9 etc. (portrait and landscape)

Spectacle could offer this either as an option when holding a modifier key, or "snap to" these common aspect ratios while drawing / resizing a rectangle, and display the snapped aspect ratio (e.g. 16:9) inside the rectangle in a corner or at the top.

Do you think this is feasible to do?


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS: KDE Neon 20.04, with all updates applied.