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The ScreenTeX project

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Translations in languages other than English are machine translated and are not yet accurate. No errors have been fixed yet as of March 21st 2021. Please report translation errors here. Make sure to backup your correction with sources and guide me, as I don't know languages other than English well (I plan on getting a translator eventually) please cite wiktionary and other sources in your report. Failing to do so will result in a rejection of the correction being published.

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Translations are currently done with Bing translate and DeepL. Support for Google Translate translations is coming to a close due to privacy concerns.


Index

00.0 - Top

00.1 - Title

00.2 - Read this article in a different language

00.3 - Index

01.0 - Description

02.0 - About

03.0 - Alternative keyboard shortcut

04.0 - Original concept

04.1 - 2021 September 19th

05.0 - Feature requests

05.1 - Alternative screenshot shortcut

05.2 - Ability to switch save location

06.0 - TeX

07.0 - Troubleshooting

07.1 - How ScreenTeX works

07.2 - Where is the data being put

08.0 - History

08.1 - Pre-history

08.2 - Alpha History

08.3 - Beta History

08.4 - Modern History

09.0 - Wiki

10.0 - Copying

11.0 - Credits

12.0 - Authors

13.0 - Installation

14.0 - 404 page

15.0 - Version history

16.0 - Software status

17.0 - Sponsor info

18.0 - Contributers

19.0 - Issues

19.1 - Current issues

19.2 - Past issues

19.3 - Past pull requests

19.4 - Active pull requests

20.0 - Resources

21.0 - Contributing

22.0 - About README

23.0 - README Version history

24.0 - Technical notes

25.0 - Footer

25.9 - End of file


ScreenTeX

ScreenTeX is a tool that grabs all text when taking a screenshot rather than getting an image.


About

See above. Also see below for more info.


Alternative keyboard shortcut

The alternative keyboard shortcut for taking a data screenshot is ALT + P + F10 (or alternatively, if your keyboard requires the function key for F keys, FUNCTION (FN) + ALT + P + F10) this shortcut was superceded by the idea of just pressing F10 (or FUNCTION (FN) + F10) because it would be easier to get multiple screenshots with a single button. The shortcut is staying, but can be turned off. I figured it would be better to get an image and the data at the same time, although you can choose which ones are exported at which time.

Like all other features of this program, you can customize the control of them, and enable/disable each individual option.


Original concept

This is the original concept for this project from 2021 Sunday, September 19th.

2021 September 19th

ScreenTeX is a tool that grabs all text when taking a screenshot rather than getting an image.

Rich text and formatting options will be included.

Exporting as TXT, MD, PY, Java, C, C++, CSV, C#, JavaScript, Kotlin, etc. is allowed.

Add alias: ALT + P + F10 to separate from actual screenshots.

Option to save data in a different format after each screenshot, default is TXT.


Feature requests

Here are some of the new features from 2021 September 20th and onward that are planned to be added to this project.

Alternative screenshot shortcut

An option to save the text and the screenshot is coming soon, and will supercede the ALT + P + F10 shortcut. Users will be able to choose between the ALT + P + F10 shortcut, or the merged functionality with the F10 (Print Screen) key.

The merged functionality with the F10 key (or FN + F10 keys) will allow the export of both an image and a data file at the same time, although you can disable one or the other.

  • Requested on 2021 Monday, September 20th

Ability to switch save location

The ability to switch the location where exports are saved is planned for Windows NT, MacOS, Linux, and BSD.

  • Requested on 2021 Monday, September 20th

TeX

Despite TeX being in the name, the project is not written in TeX. Exporting text into TeX format is possible though, and is a planned feature. It is currently just done to style the name better.


Troubleshooting

How ScreenTeX works

The project does not use a special algorithm to read the image and export the text, it just copies everything from the background and puts it into a file.

The program is not working

Please avoid all other troubleshooting advice for now, as the program is not functional yet.

Text is not exporting

If this is not possible in some cases due to DRM or other system failures, you will likely just need to stop using that software/website, wait for your computer to become stable again, or fix your computer. In the meantime, you can always get a picture with a separate camera if you have one, although it will be of lower quality and hard to make out (and won't copy the text)

Where is the data being put

On Linux, data is automatically placed in your home directory, located at ///<username>/home/ although you can change it to any location you want (this feature is currently a request)

On Windows NT, data is placed in your documents directory, located at ///C/users/<username>/Documents/ although you can change it to any location you want, except for system folders, such as system32 and SYSWOW64 (this feature is currently a request)

On MacOS, data is placed in your home directory, located at ///<username>/home/ although you can change it to any location you want (this feature is currently a request)

On BSD, data is placed in your home directory, located at ///<username>/home/ although you can change it to any location you want (this feature is currently a request)


History

This project was started on 2021 Sunday September 19th as a concept project that was thought of the same day as its creation. The other concept from this day was the BootDown project the concept was partially written down in a private repository, but was made public on 2021 Monday September 20th after I created the organization for this project. The project was worked on extensively today, and the concept was further implanted. It still isn't functional yet.

Alpha history

On 2021 Tuesday September 21st, this projects README.md file was updated, and it received its own website.

Alpha history

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Beta history

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Modern history

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Wiki

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If the project has been forked, the Wiki was likely removed. Luckily, I include an embedded version. You can view it here.


Copying

View the copying license for this project here (if you haven't built the project yet with the makefile, here is the original link: COPYINGL

Please note that you also have to follow the rules of the GNU General Public License v3 (GPL3) which you can view here


Credits

View the credits file for this project and see the people who got together to make this project by clicking/tapping here


Authors

View the authors file for this project and see the authors of this project by clicking/tapping here


Installation

View the installation instructions file for this project here

Requirements: Jekyll, GitHub emulator (may not exist yet)


404 page

Test the 404 page for this project by clicking/tapping here

Getting a different 404 page? View the 404 page directly by clicking/tapping here


Sponsor info

SponsorButton.png

You can sponsor this project if you like, but please specify what you want to donate to. See the funds you can donate to here

You can view other sponsor info here

Try it out! The sponsor button is right up next to the watch/unwatch button.


Version history

Version history currently unavailable

No other versions listed


Software status

All of my works are free some restrictions. DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) is not present in any of my works.

DRM-free_label.en.svg

This sticker is supported by the Free Software Foundation. I never intend to include DRM in my works.

I am ussing the abbreviation "Digital Restrictions Management" instead of the more known "Digital Rights Management" as the common way of addressing it is false, there are no rights with DRM. The spelling "Digital Restrictions Management" is more accurate, and is supported by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) and the Free Software Foundation (FSF)

This section is used to raise awareness for the problems with DRM, and also to protest it. DRM is defective by design and is a major threat to all computer users and software freedom.

Image credit: defectivebydesign.org/drm-free/...


Contributers

Currently, I am the only contributer. Contributing is allowed, as long as you follow the rules of the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

    1. seanpm2001 - 37 commits (As of 2021, Tuesday September 21st at 3:44 pm)
    1. No other contributers.

Issues

Current issues

  • None at the moment

  • No other current issues

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

Past issues

  • None at the moment

  • No other past issues

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

Past pull requests

  • None at the moment

  • No other past pull requests

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.

Active pull requests

  • None at the moment

  • No other active pull requests

If the repository has been forked, issues likely have been removed. Luckily I keep an archive of certain images here

Read the privacy policy on issue archival here

TL;DR

I archive my own issues. Your issue won't be archived unless you request it to be archived.


Resources

Here are some other resources for this project:

Project language file A

Project language file AA

Project language file AB

Project language file AC

View the editor configuration file for this project

View the linguist attributes file for this project

View the Git Ignore file for this project

View the organization for this project

Build/view the makefile for this project

Join the discussion on GitHub

View the issues/Raise an issue for this project

No other resources at the moment.


Contributing

Contributing is allowed for this project, as long as you follow the rules of the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

Click/tap here to view the contributing rules for this project


About README

File type: Markdown document (*.md *.mkd *.markdown)

File version: 1 (Tuesday, 2021 September 21st at 3:44 pm)

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README version history

Version 0.1 (Sunday, March 21st 2021 at 7:50 pm)

Changes:

  • Started the file
  • Added the title section
  • Added the index
  • Added the about section
  • Added the Wiki section
  • Added the version history section
  • Added the issues section.
  • Added the past issues section
  • Added the past pull requests section
  • Added the active pull requests section
  • Added the contributors section
  • Added the contributing section
  • Added the about README section
  • Added the README version history section
  • Added the resources section
  • Added a software status section, with a DRM free sticker and message
  • Added the sponsor info section
  • No other changes in version 0.1

Version 0.11 (Friday, July 16th 2021 at 9:20 pm)

Changes:

  • Updated several sections with corrected template syntax
  • Added the history section
  • Updated the language list switcher section
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 0.11

Version 0.11B (Friday, July 16th 2021 at 9:25 pm)

Changes:

  • Fixed the footer, removed bad link (ddg.com does not redirect to duckduckgo)
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 0.11B

Version 0.12A (Thursday, July 22nd 2021 at 6:26 pm)

Changes:

  • The typo SNU Erotica was removed entirely
  • Added a better name than file.svg
  • Fixed the title section
  • Fixed the index
  • Added the history section
  • Minor formatting fixes
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 0.11B

Version 0.13 (2021, Saturday August 21st 2021 at 5:02 pm)

Changes:

  • Times are now compliant with ISO:8601 and use YYYY-MM-DD rather than MM-DD-YYYY
  • Updated the title section
  • Fixed and update template links
  • Updated the index
  • Added the copying section
  • Added the credits section
  • Added the installation section
  • Added the 404 page test section
  • Updated the resources section
  • Updated the contributors section
  • Added the technical notes section
  • Updated the footer
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 6 (0.13)

Version 0.14 (2021, Tuesday August 24th 2021 at 9:31 pm)

Changes:

  • Times are now compliant with ISO:8601 and use YYYY-MM-DD rather than MM-DD-YYYY
  • Updated the index
  • Added the authors section
  • Updated the footer, adding support for the Swisscows search engine as a 4th option
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 6 (0.13)

Version 1 (2021, Tuesday September 21st at 3:44 pm)

Changes:

  • Updated the file
  • Updated the title section
  • Updated the index
  • Updated the repo info section
  • Updated the about section
  • Added the Alternative keyboard shortcut section
  • Added the Original concept section
  • Added the 2021 September 19th subsection
  • Added the Feature requests section
  • Added the Alternative screenshot shortcut subsection
  • Added the Ability to switch save location subsection
  • Added the TeX section
  • Added the Troubleshooting section
  • Added the How ScreenTeX works subsection
  • Added the Where is the data being put subsection
  • Updated the history section
  • Updated the contributors setion
  • Updated the resources section
  • Updated the footer, adding support for the Safe.DuckDuckGo search engine option
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 1

Version 2 (Coming soon)

Changes:

  • Coming soon
  • No other changes in version 2

Technical notes

All times are UTC-7 (PDT/Pacific Time)

The encoding is UTF-8 and is compatible with Unicode 5.0 and up


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