Delayed Screenshot with Timer
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Manuel Baruschke
Feature Overview
- Allow users to take a screenshot after a short delay (e.g., 5 or 10 seconds).
- Let users choose the delay time before the screenshot is captured.
Use Case
- Helps capture things like hover menus, tooltips, or timed pop-ups that disappear quickly.
- Useful when trying to grab a specific moment on the screen that’s hard to catch instantly.
Benefits
- Makes it easier to capture UI elements that are only visible for a short time.
- Gives users more control when taking screenshots.
- Saves time and avoids the need for workarounds.
Current Workaround
- Users can take a delayed screenshot using their local tools, save it, and then manually upload it to Marker.io.
- On some devices, pressing Alt+U(Windows) orCmd+U(Mac) while hovering over an element can also trigger a screenshot, but it’s not very reliable or easy to use.
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Joe Scanlon
Hi all,
While we wait for this feature to be built out, I've a workaround here for members of your Marker.io account:
Please let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Joe
Emile-Victor Portenart
Merged in a post:
Capture delay
Jeanine Petit
If I want to leave feedback on something that requires a hover interaction, I struggle to capture it with Marker.io. Even when positioning my mouse to show the hover, Right-clicking and selecting "Capture Screenshot" forces the hover interaction to disappear, and I'm often not fast enough to move my cursor to the section that requires hover after clicking the widget. Tools like "Snipping Tool" offer options to set a delay of 3, 5, or 10 seconds to ensure you capture what you need in those circumstances, but then I lose the metadata/viewport info when I need to incorporate the extra tool, and it breaks up my workflow. Would love to see a delay screen capture option for interactive elements.
Joe Scanlon
Merged in a post:
Screenshots for Hover
OuterBox
It would be helpful that you can screenshot with shortcut keys if I need to screenshot a hover state on an item. Example being if there is an issue in the navigation dropdown menu, I can not screenshot that issue.
Joe Scanlon
Hi all,
While we wait for this feature to be built out, I've a workaround here for members of your Marker.io account:
Please let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Joe