(This idea is something we’ve heard from customers over time from several of our sources of feedback. We’re posting it here to gauge how well this fits our users’ needs. So please let us know what you think.)
Right now it can be pretty hard to find the right stamp to fit my need. I'll often spend way too much time browsing between folders. And the top level folders are often empty placeholders.
I'd really like to search or have a better mechanism for browsing the existing stamps.
Right now it can be pretty hard to find the right stamp to fit my need. I'll often spend way too much time browsing between folders. And the top level folders are often empty placeholders.
I'd really like to search or have a better mechanism for browsing the existing stamps.
Chris Larson, Snagit Technical Product Manager
Posted 3 years ago
Chris Larson, Snagit Technical Product Manager
This Idea was lower end of the voting, but we have looked at this and believe that we can make this experience better without a large amount of effort. So we’re going to keep this under consideration for a future release of Snagit. We’ll look to this group to get some feedback on designs when it gets closer to making it into our planned work.
Thank you all!
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Oh No! This sorta worked in v11 and has been destroyed since. That is one of the must haves for marking up a document
If you do close this I would be more than happy to reintroduce it at a later date. This is one of the better examples of what was broken along the way
If you do close this I would be more than happy to reintroduce it at a later date. This is one of the better examples of what was broken along the way
Chris Larson, Snagit Technical Product Manager
We have moved this one to Planned. We are starting work on this now. It's a cumbersome one because there are a lot of stamps that need to be tagged for searching. And we'll need your feedback on search terms and results that you'd expect. So, if you are interested in trying this out in user testing or betas, let me know here. Thank you all!
Awesome! You no longer have to out run the tar, feathers and pitchforks!!
Seriously, Thank you
Seriously, Thank you
Before you really get going, the guy at Superstamps / softwarecasa has done a lot already. An opportunity to sync what you are doing might be beneficial to BOTH companies
Definitely want to test that new version myself.
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Need a better way to find, preview, manage stamps in Snagit 13.
thank you for the new version 13. Maybe, i think stamps use and managment as to be improved.
I have lots of stamps ( i buy superstamps v4 and download all the techsmith stamps). I put all of them in the stamps folder. ( all stamps are in subfolders)
The problem.
It's very difficult to browse for searching a stamps ( when you don't remember in witch subfolder it is exactly).
The stamp pannel ( where i can select the one i want to use) is to small.
When
i clic on "organize stamps", it's better, the pannel is bigger and i
can browse the stamps faster but i can't select it using "orgainze
stamps". So i have to locate the stamps using "organize stamps" then go
back to the small stamps pannel ( in the right of the screen) to select
it.
Not very easy.
For the more, you'll can add a "favorite stamps" bookmark
Can you do something for next update ?
i send you some screen captures of what i need
thank you
thank you for the new version 13. Maybe, i think stamps use and managment as to be improved.
I have lots of stamps ( i buy superstamps v4 and download all the techsmith stamps). I put all of them in the stamps folder. ( all stamps are in subfolders)
The problem.
It's very difficult to browse for searching a stamps ( when you don't remember in witch subfolder it is exactly).
The stamp pannel ( where i can select the one i want to use) is to small.
When
i clic on "organize stamps", it's better, the pannel is bigger and i
can browse the stamps faster but i can't select it using "orgainze
stamps". So i have to locate the stamps using "organize stamps" then go
back to the small stamps pannel ( in the right of the screen) to select
it.
Not very easy.
For the more, you'll can add a "favorite stamps" bookmark
Can you do something for next update ?
i send you some screen captures of what i need
thank you
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Stamps Search.
When writing this topic I got this: "We found 1160 similar conversations". ;-)
However I APPEAL to TechSmith implement a Stamps Search feature!
In the meantime, I will explain an alternative Stamps search:
Follow exactly these steps:
1. Download and install Everything from: http://www.voidtools.com/
2. Start Everything and enter this into the Everything search bar:
a) If you are a user of a former Snagit version who upgraded to Snagit 13:
"C:\Users\Peter\Documents\Snagit Stamps\"|"C:\Program Files (x86)\TechSmith\Snagit 13\Stamps"
Note:
• Replace the paths with the according paths on your computer.
• Adjust the user name by replacing "Peter" with your user name.
• Add a space at the end (after the last double quote).
b) If you are a new user of Snagit and your version is Snagit 13:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\TechSmith\Snagit 13\Stamps"
Note:
• Replace the path with the according path on your computer.
• Add a space at the end (after the last double quote).
3. In Everything, open the Bookmarks menu and click on Add to Bookmarks...
Ensure that these options are selected in the Bookmark dialog:
Click on OK.
4. In Everything, in the Bookmarks men, click on the bookmark you have created in the previous step.
5. Now enter the search term after the space character at the end of the path(s) in the Everything search bar, e.g. "heart" or "vehicles", for example:
6. Now drag the desired image from Everything to the Snagit Editor window and drop it on the desired image.
When writing this topic I got this: "We found 1160 similar conversations". ;-)
However I APPEAL to TechSmith implement a Stamps Search feature!
In the meantime, I will explain an alternative Stamps search:
Follow exactly these steps:
1. Download and install Everything from: http://www.voidtools.com/
2. Start Everything and enter this into the Everything search bar:
a) If you are a user of a former Snagit version who upgraded to Snagit 13:
"C:\Users\Peter\Documents\Snagit Stamps\"|"C:\Program Files (x86)\TechSmith\Snagit 13\Stamps"
Note:
• Replace the paths with the according paths on your computer.
• Adjust the user name by replacing "Peter" with your user name.
• Add a space at the end (after the last double quote).
b) If you are a new user of Snagit and your version is Snagit 13:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\TechSmith\Snagit 13\Stamps"
Note:
• Replace the path with the according path on your computer.
• Add a space at the end (after the last double quote).
3. In Everything, open the Bookmarks menu and click on Add to Bookmarks...
Ensure that these options are selected in the Bookmark dialog:
Click on OK.
4. In Everything, in the Bookmarks men, click on the bookmark you have created in the previous step.
5. Now enter the search term after the space character at the end of the path(s) in the Everything search bar, e.g. "heart" or "vehicles", for example:
6. Now drag the desired image from Everything to the Snagit Editor window and drop it on the desired image.
Daniel Foster, Snagit strategy lead
Hi all - Snagit now ships with close to 2,000 stamp graphics with more available for download from our website. We heard you loud and clear: finding just the stamp you need has been too dang hard!
New in Snagit 2019 is the ability to type a search term or two and find the stamp you need, pronto. It even works with basic color names!
All the stamps that ship with Snagit 2019 and that are currently available for download on the TechSmith website are now searchable. If you downloaded stamps from our site prior to October 23, 2018, you’ll want to re-download them to make them searchable.
Pro tip: if you use a certain stamp often, there’s no need to search for it every time! Click the star icon to add it to your new Favorite tool and keep it handy.
(oooh, that's meta)
On Mac, you can also right-click or CTRL-click a stamp to add your own search terms to a custom stamp you create (or edit the search terms on any stamp). That functionality is not currently available on Windows.
Thanks to all who voted for this idea in our community feature request round-up. Let us know how you're using stamps to communicate more quickly and clearly! And if you have feedback on the search terms, let us know; we expect to refine the keywords over time.
Next steps:
New in Snagit 2019 is the ability to type a search term or two and find the stamp you need, pronto. It even works with basic color names!
All the stamps that ship with Snagit 2019 and that are currently available for download on the TechSmith website are now searchable. If you downloaded stamps from our site prior to October 23, 2018, you’ll want to re-download them to make them searchable.
Pro tip: if you use a certain stamp often, there’s no need to search for it every time! Click the star icon to add it to your new Favorite tool and keep it handy.
(oooh, that's meta)
On Mac, you can also right-click or CTRL-click a stamp to add your own search terms to a custom stamp you create (or edit the search terms on any stamp). That functionality is not currently available on Windows.
Thanks to all who voted for this idea in our community feature request round-up. Let us know how you're using stamps to communicate more quickly and clearly! And if you have feedback on the search terms, let us know; we expect to refine the keywords over time.
Next steps:
- Download Snagit 2019
- See top, new features
- See a longer list of new features on the version history pages for Windows and Mac.
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I was looking forward to the release of this feature. It didn't work for me in beta. All searches I did produced zero results. So I thought I would try out the RTM version. It didn't go well. :(
I gave up on that one.
Next I flipped the coin and went for the positive symbols:
Search is only as good as the keyword tagging, which needs to be accurate and comprehensive. From my limited testing it appears to be neither. If I have to spend time thinking about and entering multiple search terms then search is no good to me. I can't waste time trying to imagine what wacky keywords the person(s) or machine used to tag an image.
I note the Mac version has the ability to add/edit keywords and that might be coming to the Windows version. Seriously, why? You want me to correct the bad keywords? Seriously?
Nice concept. Poor implementation. For a search function, somone needed to sit down and check the tags. Shame no-one did.
I gave up on that one.
Next I flipped the coin and went for the positive symbols:
Search is only as good as the keyword tagging, which needs to be accurate and comprehensive. From my limited testing it appears to be neither. If I have to spend time thinking about and entering multiple search terms then search is no good to me. I can't waste time trying to imagine what wacky keywords the person(s) or machine used to tag an image.
I note the Mac version has the ability to add/edit keywords and that might be coming to the Windows version. Seriously, why? You want me to correct the bad keywords? Seriously?
Nice concept. Poor implementation. For a search function, somone needed to sit down and check the tags. Shame no-one did.
They probably need multiple search criteria assigned to the stamps.
To me, here in the USA the "X" is a "X" and that's where its found under search.
A tick is an insect that can give you lime disease.
And a tick is a refereed to as a CheckMark over here traditionally. At least thats what I called them when I was growing up.
Which dwindles the choices down to 1 in search. Another fine example of for to little search criteria. In my opinion. And an unintended bias for American users as well I suspect.
Regards,Joe
To me, here in the USA the "X" is a "X" and that's where its found under search.
A tick is an insect that can give you lime disease.
And a tick is a refereed to as a CheckMark over here traditionally. At least thats what I called them when I was growing up.
Which dwindles the choices down to 1 in search. Another fine example of for to little search criteria. In my opinion. And an unintended bias for American users as well I suspect.
Regards,Joe
LOL! Your response was a lot more colorful then mine!
I might add that a tick is also the keyboard key in the upper left ( ` ).
I might add that a tick is also the keyboard key in the upper left ( ` ).
I didn't see your response, I was creating screen captures and all that so yours wasn't there when I started.
Yours was worded better. LOL
Yours was worded better. LOL
Luke Griffioen, Employee
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your detailed feedback! It seems much of the confusion is coming from small differences between US and British English, so thank you for pointing those out to us!
As for some of your other concerns, you mentioned that there were 3 items that had nothing to do with the word check. Those stamps represent a medical checklist, and mobile spell-check, so that's why those are showing up.
A little more on why the keywords are editable, this was mainly designed so that you could add keywords to any custom stamps that you create, making it easier to find them. It does give you the ability to fix existing ones here and there, but our intent was not that you'd have to rewrite hundreds of them.
I hope this clears things up a bit, and we'll see about updating the keywords to be more robust.
Thanks for your detailed feedback! It seems much of the confusion is coming from small differences between US and British English, so thank you for pointing those out to us!
As for some of your other concerns, you mentioned that there were 3 items that had nothing to do with the word check. Those stamps represent a medical checklist, and mobile spell-check, so that's why those are showing up.
A little more on why the keywords are editable, this was mainly designed so that you could add keywords to any custom stamps that you create, making it easier to find them. It does give you the ability to fix existing ones here and there, but our intent was not that you'd have to rewrite hundreds of them.
I hope this clears things up a bit, and we'll see about updating the keywords to be more robust.
Tick and cross would be the result of differences between US and World English but it doesn't account for the patchy results of search terms such as "yes" "no" and "wrong"
The application of keywords has clearly not followed any consistent approach.
The application of keywords has clearly not followed any consistent approach.
Luke Griffioen, Employee
Hi,
We released 2019.1.0 today and it includes some improvements to the stamp search keywords, especially for our friends across the pond.
We released 2019.1.0 today and it includes some improvements to the stamp search keywords, especially for our friends across the pond.
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Hello from across the pond!
I did Help > Check for updates today.
I did Help > Check for updates today.
- The checking-for-updates spinner spun for about 5 minutes and then told me there was an update.
- I said OK and left it to it
- Later I checked and the editor was still 2.0.1
- I checked for updates again.
- The spinner spun for 10 minutes and got nowhere
It's available on the download page........
You can download and install a new or an older version from this link.
https://www.techsmith.com/download/oldversions
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Wipe the tear. Just download it from the website
'Tis installing as we speak, kind sir. :)
Forsooth, said task is complete.
Oh joy and rapture unconfined!
Forsooth, said task is complete.
Oh joy and rapture unconfined!
After 19.1 installed, opening the editor loads a drawing (apparently named "EditorOverview.snag"), which states "Welcome to SnagIt - Click on the highlighted tool to explore." Not only don't i see any highlighted tool, but the capture tray is EMPTY, save for said SNAG file and a Library icon which, when clicked, opens an Explorer-like view with several tabs. The "Date" tab is selected by default, and contains 11 rows of 9 columns each, of empty thumbnails with a red "X" and a date of Dec. 11, 14:04:04 (presumably the time when I clicked on the Library icon). Below these thumbnails are captures from December 2017.
What exactly happened, and how is this supposed to be an improvement??????
What exactly happened, and how is this supposed to be an improvement??????
Luke Griffioen, Employee
Hi JL1,
What version did you upgrade from? Is this on windows?
It might be better to start a new topic for this, since it can get a little buried here in the stamp search conversation.
What version did you upgrade from? Is this on windows?
It might be better to start a new topic for this, since it can get a little buried here in the stamp search conversation.
Windows 7 64-bit; I upgraded from the immediately previous 2019 version.
Luke Griffioen, Employee
Well, that's definitely not the intended behavior. I would get in touch with our Tech Support team, I'm a mac guy so I'm not much help here unfortunately.
Hi Paul. Maybe it's a cultural issue? I live in the cornfields in middle earth America and I would have used different keywords. The 1st one for example I would have entered "x". And instead of "check" in the second example, I would have used "checkmark". At any rate, maybe the search needs to be fine-tuned based on culture/language.
I understand your frustration. Hopefully, it will get fine-tuned.
At the very least, I would be ecstatic if the ability to add our own keywords is included with the Windows version of Snagit and not just MAC. (ASAP please!)
I understand your frustration. Hopefully, it will get fine-tuned.
At the very least, I would be ecstatic if the ability to add our own keywords is included with the Windows version of Snagit and not just MAC. (ASAP please!)
I'm thinking we both drew the same conclusions. "Pretty Much"Great response.
I'm thinking we can take the rest of the day off now!
Robert - that's the point isn't it.
The product is sold internationally but is biased to US terminology. This is search 101 basics - whatever. Search has to respond to the user. As it is currently implemented, users are required to respond to the needs of the search function by guessing what alien tems might have been used.
This is like turning web searches back to 1995 when "colour" wasn't accepted but "color"
The product is sold internationally but is biased to US terminology. This is search 101 basics - whatever. Search has to respond to the user. As it is currently implemented, users are required to respond to the needs of the search function by guessing what alien tems might have been used.
This is like turning web searches back to 1995 when "colour" wasn't accepted but "color"
I've had a chat offline with some of the SnagIt folks and I've learned that the search presently only works with the stamps that are in PDF format. Many of my files were simple images that I saved to the stamps folder and they weren't being found when I searched for part of the file name. So perhaps that explains why Paul is unable to find some of the things he is searching for?
As for the color VS colour bit, I have a dear friend in England that I was having a fun chat with one day. I jokingly said something about them inserting a U in the word and he corrected me by saying "Excuse me, but you guys REMOVED it!".
Perspective is everything, no?
Cheers... Rick :)
As for the color VS colour bit, I have a dear friend in England that I was having a fun chat with one day. I jokingly said something about them inserting a U in the word and he corrected me by saying "Excuse me, but you guys REMOVED it!".
Perspective is everything, no?
Cheers... Rick :)
The clue's in the name Rick, "English" :) :)
Grammarly have this to say on the subject:
"When choosing between color and colour, keep in mind that both spellings are correct. The shorter one, color, is the preferred spelling in the United States. The rest of the English-speaking world uses the longer form, colour"
But on a serious note. I have spent 40 years working with and for US companies on internationalisation issues and it is depressing how every new wave of US employees has to be taught from scratch that the whole world doesn't weigh things in pounds, measure them in inches, spell things "wrong," call football soccer and so on.
I would have hoped that in 2018, a company with global sales would have learned a bit about internationalising a product instead of taking a narrow parochial view.
As for the search only applying to PDF stamps, that's all I have been searching on because I haven't inserted any of my own. No my issue is that having lauded this fantastic new searching capability, ZERO effective effort has been put into tagging the stamps in a way that allows them to be a) found and b) to produce consistent results.
Web search engines have two pillars.
1. A search algorithm
2. A powerful indexing capability
- and that allows me to find almost anything instantaneously across hundreds of billions of pages.
SnagIt can't even produce sensible search results across a few hundred images.
The net result is that I will continue to do what I have always done.
1. Use a SnagIt stamp if I can find it in a few seconds
2. Else, use iconfinder.com to search tens of thousands of icons in a heartbeat and get reliable results.
In fact, there's an idea. Why not replace the stamps section with an integration to iconfinder.com? Then you'd also get an icon that is in png format, that you can recolour in Snagit using the bucket fill.
Grammarly have this to say on the subject:
"When choosing between color and colour, keep in mind that both spellings are correct. The shorter one, color, is the preferred spelling in the United States. The rest of the English-speaking world uses the longer form, colour"
But on a serious note. I have spent 40 years working with and for US companies on internationalisation issues and it is depressing how every new wave of US employees has to be taught from scratch that the whole world doesn't weigh things in pounds, measure them in inches, spell things "wrong," call football soccer and so on.
I would have hoped that in 2018, a company with global sales would have learned a bit about internationalising a product instead of taking a narrow parochial view.
As for the search only applying to PDF stamps, that's all I have been searching on because I haven't inserted any of my own. No my issue is that having lauded this fantastic new searching capability, ZERO effective effort has been put into tagging the stamps in a way that allows them to be a) found and b) to produce consistent results.
Web search engines have two pillars.
1. A search algorithm
2. A powerful indexing capability
- and that allows me to find almost anything instantaneously across hundreds of billions of pages.
SnagIt can't even produce sensible search results across a few hundred images.
The net result is that I will continue to do what I have always done.
1. Use a SnagIt stamp if I can find it in a few seconds
2. Else, use iconfinder.com to search tens of thousands of icons in a heartbeat and get reliable results.
In fact, there's an idea. Why not replace the stamps section with an integration to iconfinder.com? Then you'd also get an icon that is in png format, that you can recolour in Snagit using the bucket fill.
Rick Stone