Re: Running flameshot on GNOME Wayland

[Paul Smith]

Thanks, Will, for your precious help!

Paul

On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 5:09 PM Will McDonald  wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Nov 2024 at 13:32, Paul Smith  wrote:
> > Is there some way of running
> >
> > flameshot
> >
> > on GNOME Wayland, other than using the terminal with:
> >
> > flameshot gui
>
> The package ships with a .desktop file:
>
> $ dnf repoquery -l flameshot | grep desk
> /usr/share/applications/org.flameshot.Flameshot.desktop
>
> So based on https://flameshot.org/docs/guide/faq/#flameshot-doesn-t-start-no-tray-icon, you should be able to start the background daemon by just hitting your Windows/Meta key and typing "flame" and hitting enter on the right entry.
>
> Then in theory the key bindings should take over (https://flameshot.org/docs/guide/key-bindings/)
>
> If you want the key bindings to work seamlessly without even starting the daemon, you should be able to work out what's being run from /usr/share/applications/org.flameshot.Flameshot.desktop and work that into a systemd unit file that runs on startup? (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/svz7o5/systemd_startup_process... will give you a starting point...)
>
> Probably worth skimming these too if you have problems:
> https://flameshot.org/docs/guide/troubleshooting/
> https://flameshot.org/docs/guide/wayland-help/
>
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