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Screenshot Helper

Screenshot Helper - 0.1

clears screen for a clean screenshot

All Time: (5.0)
Version 0.1: (5.0)
Selected Version: 0.1
Release Date: 2004-03-29
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 0.1): 249
Downloads (all versions): 828

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Product Description:

The easiest way to get a clean desktop for screenshots is to create a brand-new user account on Mac OS X and log in as a brand-new user. But if you need to use your own user account for whatever reason and you have a messy desktop like mine, you can use this application to hide the actual desktop in order to take clean screenshots.

  • Use the Preferences panel to change the color or the desktop picture
  • Shift - drag the window to snap to the edge of screen
  • Press the space key to show/hide the menu bar and the dock. You can make the entire screen red, green, or blue to test dead pixels on your LCD screen, or for a blue or green screen chroma key.
  • Operating System Requirements:

    This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

    • Mac OS X 10.3

    Additional Requirements:

    • Mac OS X 10.3

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    Version 0.1:
    Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (4.5) Support: (5.0)
    Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
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    Screenshot Helper CommentaryJust one thing... - Version: 0.3, 10/13/2004 04:31AM PST

    Cowicide
    I just wish it supported multiple monitors (where you can have it cover either monitors desktop or even both)... then I'd be loving this thing.
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    Screenshot Helper ReviewExcellent! I use it instead of virtual desktops! - Version: 0.3, 4/4/2004 02:01PM PST

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    Welles Goodrich
    As others have pointed out you can use this simple application to be a virtual desktop. You can turn the menu bar and dock into rollover items and have a completely clean screen, bringing to the front any running apps by using the dock as a switcher. I've quit using a commercial virtual desktop app in favor of this simple and elegant solution. That doesn't begin to mention the utility of taking screen shots on a simple background for tutorials.
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    Screenshot Helper CommentaryOne more thing - Version: 0.1, 3/29/2004 05:53PM PST

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    patchman_dotmac
    Just found out that it's Exposé-friendly, hehe. One feature I'd like to see in the next version is the transparency control to make screenshots look even cooler. Thanks.
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