Automatic archiving of images copied back to the clipboard.

I have been using greenshot for many years. Keep trying others, even buying SnagIt, but keep coming back to GreenShot. I even sent money. I love how it fits into my workflow.

• Setup program to illustrate a point to be made.

• Capture Image

• Annotate

• Copy back to the clipboard

• Paste in Document

The problem is when an edit is needed in the document. What is in the document can't be easily edited as it is only a bitmap. I could save the Annotated image in the Greenshot format, which I did for a year. But when documents had hundreds of images, keeping track of what image related to what file was more work than doing a new capture.

• My suggested solution

• Create an archive folder in the program configuration.

• When the image is copied to the clipboard and has not been saved, do the following.

• Calculate a checksum on the image and make the checksum something with characters suitable for a filename.

• Save the image in Greenshot format to the archive folder using the checksum as the file name.

• When the image is copied back to the clipboard from the document.

• Contents of  the clipboard is opened in the editor

• Checksum is calculated on the image

• The archive is consulted for a file with the same checksum

• If one is found, display a thumbnail and offer to open the archived Greenshot image instead.