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Now if only I could paste screenshots in.

On Linux (Gnome), you can drag and drop from the save dialog in the Take Screenshot app so you never actually have to save it. I just tested it with GMail and it works like a charm.

That's brilliant! It's such a simple feature, but such a huge step in UI magic.

I always hated those needless extra steps in screenshotting. And then two months later your Desktop is full of things you forgot to delete and you had to figure out why you had ever needed a screenshot of top in the first place...

I recommend you http://getcloudapp.com It's does that in a very conveniente way.

This would be huge. Outlook 2010 has an Insert > Screenshot feature that easily beats Gmail in convenience.

I've using alt-printScreen then ctrl-v to do this for years. Does insert screenshot do something differently?

"Insert > Screenshot" minimizes the Outlook window, lets you select a rectangular area to include in your screenshot (not necessarily the whole screen), and then automatically pastes that screenshot into your message.

Also, if you have OneNote running, at any time you can hit Windows+S to clip an area of your screen and copy to your clipboard. I use it all the time.

Wow, that sounds nice. Easy screenshots makes the quality of bug reports go up so much.

I've used ScreenHunter for a while and it has performed nicely--you can capture a selection or an active window w/ a keyboard shortcut:

http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm

We just recently upgraded to Office '07, so I'm guessing I'll have to wait another 3 years or so for the Office 2010...

I've been doing that in firefox and gmail for a long time.

how?

Turn on 'Inserting images' in Gmail Labs. And while you're there try 'Message Sneak Peek' too..

I don't think that addresses the essence of SlackerIII's comment. You still have to go through the tedium of launching an external program to take the screenshot, choosing a filename/save location, and then inserting/pasting into Gmail. See my comment (up) about Outlook 2010.

I agree. The inability to PrtScrn+Paste into web forms continues to hamstring online workflow. I have a longer rant on that here: http://www.sharingatwork.com/2009/02/enterprise-collaboratio...

With the python FUSE bindings you could setup a .jpg file on your desktop that could dynamically change based on the contents of your clipboard (and could disappear when the contents aren't an image). It wouldn't be too much more than plugging a bunch of libraries together.

edit: (missed the mention of Outlook, guess you aren't able to run FUSE)

If you have Firefox, you can use the Screengrab! addon to copy the screenshot to the clipboard.

EDIT: Only webpage screenshot, not full desktop. Should be easy to implement an external (background) running program to copy to clipboard the screenshot, though.

Before the lab even came out, you could "paste" image data into an html email.

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