Feature request: Numbered arrows in annotation tool

[Zebaztian2525]

Hi Deepin team,

First of all, thank you for the excellent work on deepin-screen-recorder. It is one of the most polished built-in tools I have used, and I rely on it daily for screenshots and screen recordings.

I would like to suggest a small but very useful addition to the annotation tool: numbered arrows.

Problem

When creating step-by-step guides, tutorials, or bug reports, the order of annotations matters. Right now, if I want to show "click here first, then here, then here", I have to either:

• Place multiple arrows and hope the reader understands the sequence, or
• Use an external tool like ksnip, which supports numbered arrows, to get the job done.

This means leaving Deepin's own tool for something that could easily be built in.

Proposed Solution

Add an option to the arrow tool so that each new arrow is automatically numbered (1, 2, 3, …). Ideally, the numbering could be:

• Automatic and incremental by default.
• Optionally resettable, so the user can start a new sequence if needed.
• Visible as a small number near or on the arrow.

Use Cases

1. Writing a tutorial for a friend: "Click here (1), then here (2), then here (3)."
2. Filing a bug report where several actions must be performed in a specific order.
3. Creating documentation screenshots for a project or wiki.
4. Explaining a workflow in a single image without needing extra text.

Reference

The tool ksnip already implements this feature, and it is one of the main reasons people use it over other screenshot tools. Adding something similar to deepin-screen-recorder would make it the obvious choice for anyone creating guides or documentation directly in Deepin.

Success Criteria

A user can place numbered arrows in sequence on a screenshot without needing any external tool.
Thank you for considering this suggestion. I am happy to provide more details, mockups, or examples if that would be helpful.

Best regards,
Jan Ekbom