PixClip - The easy, sleek and fast screen clipping tool (Linux version).
Copyright © 2009 António Maria Torre do Valle
http://www.pixclip.net


About
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This is the Linux Version of PixClip. It is a Mono application written in C#.
Being still an initial release, must be considered alpha software and handled 
with care. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

The aim of PixClip is to integrate as seamlessly as possible with the OS to 
allow users to easily capture clips to file or to the clipboard. Check out 
the Windows version and features at: http://www.pixclip.net

This version of PixClip is aimed to be Gnome Desktop compliant, although 
integration with the K Desktop Environment is also intended.

Features:
  * Select clips from screen;
  * Capture entire screen;
  * Puts image on clipboard (allows to paste on OpenOffice, GIMP, etc.);
  * Save clip as jpeg.

Todo:
  * Options form;
  * Timed capture;
  * Shortcut keys;
  * And everything else...


Instructions
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Compiling:
Simply do "sh build.sh" to compile PixClip.
You can also use MonoDevelop 2.0 or something that can read its csproj files.
Basic Mono install with Gtk# should work.

Installing:
No install package or script is available yet. Just copy PixClip.exe and 
start_pixclip.sh to any folder.

Running:
Double click the start_pixclip.sh script to launch PixClip.

Using:
  1. Open PixClip - Click PixClip's icon in the notification area.
  2. Select a region - press (and keep pressed) the left mouse button at the 
     selection start point, drag to the end point and release the left mouse 
     button.
  3. Save the file - Specify a filename (including ".jpg") and a location to 
     save the file.

To quit PixClip, right click it's icon in the notification area and select 
'Quit'.


Contact
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To contact the author, write to pixclip@gmail.com or use the contact form 
located at http://www.pixclip.net/contact.
Website: http://www.pixclip.net


License
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PixClip Linux is licensed under the GPLv3. Read LICENSE for full text.

PixClip Linux is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

PixClip Linux is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with PixClip Linux.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.