OSX: copy screenshots to clipboard

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Copy ScreenShot To Clipboard For OS X

Why

• On Os x we just can capture screenshot and save to either file or clipboard not both.
• So I made script.

How

1. Change screenshot dir to somewhere.
2. Make a file clipboard copy script with python.
3. Register a deamon, watching screenshot dir and run python script.
4. Shot with Shift+Cammand+4.

set_config.sh

brew install PyGTK python
defaults write com.apple.screencapture name "Screen Shot"
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/screens/
killall SystemUIServer

cat > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ss2CB.plist <<<EOF
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Disabled</key>
	<false/>
	<key>Label</key>
	<string>copy Screen Shots to ClipBoard</string>
	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
	<array>
		<string>/usr/local/bin/python</string>
		<string>/Users/$(whoami)/ss2cb.py</string>
	</array>
	<key>WatchPaths</key>
	<array>
		<string>~/screens/</string>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>
EOF

cat > ~/ss2cb.py <<<EOF
#! /usr/bin/python
import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
import os
import sys

def copy_image(f):
	assert os.path.exists(f), "file does not exist"
	image = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file(f)
	clipboard = gtk.clipboard_get()
	clipboard.set_image(image)
	clipboard.store()

def all_files_under(path):
	path = os.path.expanduser(path);
	cur_path = path
	for filename in os.listdir(path):
		yield os.path.join(cur_path, filename)

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
	file = max(all_files_under('~/screens/'), key=os.path.getctime)
else:
	file = sys.argv[1]

copy_image(file);
print 'File: "' + file + '" Copied'
EOF

launchctl start ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ss2CB.plist 
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ss2CB.plist 

ss2CB.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>Disabled</key>
	<false/>
	<key>Label</key>
	<string>copy Screen Shots to ClipBoard</string>
	<key>ProgramArguments</key>
	<array>
		<string>/usr/local/bin/python</string>
		<string>/Users/WHOAMI/ss2cb.py</string> <<< CHANGE WHOAMI !!
	</array>
	<key>WatchPaths</key>
	<array>
		<string>~/screens/</string>
	</array>
</dict>
</plist>

ss2cb.py

#! /usr/bin/python
import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
import os
import sys

def copy_image(f):
	assert os.path.exists(f), "file does not exist"
	image = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file(f)
	clipboard = gtk.clipboard_get()
	clipboard.set_image(image)
	clipboard.store()

def all_files_under(path):
	path = os.path.expanduser(path);
	cur_path = path
	for filename in os.listdir(path):
		yield os.path.join(cur_path, filename)

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
	file = max(all_files_under('~/screens/'), key=os.path.getctime)
else:
	file = sys.argv[1]

copy_image(file);
print 'File: "' + file + '" Copied'