Hi Robin,
it's not a workaround, it just using the existing options - that's absolutely sufficient. Now it does exactly what I want, I think I was just too stupid to understand the settings in that box at the first glance.
Earlier, I used to use a (german?) prog called "Camera" which was designed for W95 (yes!) and it still worked with XP (but with buffer overflow pretty soon despite 4gig work memory). Greenshot is like that but with more really useful functions which will mostly make the grafic prog superfluous.

jpg: I know them as beeing blurred or with an annoying corona around edges. Didn't have that on the text shot. Couldn't see any difference.
Didn't check with other shots/pics, just wanted to get a quick idea about png.

I will try to become familiar with png, I promise I'm rather a senior im terms of computers and like to stay with what I know...not longing for every new gadget that's available But I like to learn. Don't take me as reference for your prog.

I don't use the Gcreenshot really as professional pic designer, where you might need accurate lines or contours when inserting elements with a professional grafics prog. If it comes to that I need more than standard website pics, these details become important...but for product pics like here:

www.relleumdesign.de (my site)

it's more than alright now like it is.

Ah, I've setted the jpg quality to 100%, I just remember. That makes a difference.

Ha, someone just now recommended to use the "Snipper tool" that comes with W7 or 8 - boy, that's some ridiculous bullshit compared to Greenshot.

Cheers,
Dirk

Hi Dirk,

that is cool, that helps me, there are reasons to use JPG and I won't try to talk you out of it
I am just being curious.

You said "any significant difference" does that mean there is none? For a screenshot to have a difference with the screen, would be disturbing for some people.
For instance application developers would have a hard time detecting a problem with the alignment of 2 buttons or "pixels" on the wrong location if the screenshot is not a 100% copy.

Yes, some very old applications don't support PNG.

Happy that you found a "workaround" for the missing preview! I will certainly try to find a better solution.
You can create a ticket in the "Greenshot feature requests" project, https://greenshot.atlassian.net/browse/FEATURE, if you want to request it officially.

Best wishes,
Robin

Ah...found it. Tick off the general tick under "settings - tab targets" and choose "open in editor" - after this I can choose again what to do incl. all pic manipulating options.
Cool.
If the last babble from me is not appropriate here please delete it. I'm happy

Sorry, me again, just checked:
-last used data format is stored, the settings don't return to the old setting, but stay with the last choice, in this case png instead of the setted jpg. That's ok for me.
-I coudn't see any significant difference between png and jpg when I compared a shot of this text inserted into PowerPoint and magnified it - so where's the point (besides the data size is appr. 10times as big - ok) ?
-my preferred vary very old "MGI photo suite" does not open png - I don't know about other low standard picture progs.

Dirk

Hi,
to be honest, I'ver never used png before, never needed it...or didn't consider to use it due to missing knowledge and old habits
For the forums I know they need/prefer jpg for pics in postings, that's why.
With the progs I used until know jpg was better to be manipulated later. Text is very rarely used there, but the pics should be downsized most times and smaller data volume lowers upload time. Enough if it's only about "look here -->" and not full size pics which are annoying.
For my professional use later on my comp I might try png - sometimes I just grab f.e. an ebay auction and safe it as pic for documentation of price and item as comparison for price evaluation.

Does that answer help you?
For me, it's absolutely sufficient to be able to switch the settings permanently, of course there are different needs and ways.
Next important thing is "saving the last path where I stored the last file" - this works here, so I'm fine.

BTW:
The only thing I'm missing is an instant preview of the Greenshot...I can see this with one step more, but I can't find the settings that always open the editor instantly after choice so I can check if I grabbed it right. Shall I open a case?
My old prog did this and I use it for almost any shot for checking or correction.
Sorry for OT, didn't see a discussion platform here?

Cheers,
Dirk