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Capture Preview

The Capture Preview is a non-modal dialog that appears after taking a screenshot (when enabled). It provides a quick overview of your capture with actions, zoom controls, and an auto-close countdown.

Overview

After a capture completes, the preview dialog shows:

The captured image with zoom and pan
Action pills showing pending and completed actions
Manual action buttons (Save, Copy, Edit, etc.)
Auto-close countdown with pin option

The preview is non-modal, meaning it doesn't block the rest of the application. You can take another capture while the preview is open, the new capture is appended as a tab in the same window, and the dialog hides briefly during the capture and restores afterwards.

Enabling/Disabling

From Settings

Go to Settings → Capture
Toggle Show capture preview after capture for ordinary screenshots.

Scrolling captures have a separate preview preference in the Capture Widget's More menu. Each mode also has its own clipboard choice. Applying an image preset does not change the scrolling-capture choices.

From Region Overlay

Toggle the preview button in the region overlay toolbar during area capture.

Preview Timeout

Configure how long the preview stays visible before auto-closing:

Option	Description
Off	Preview stays open until manually closed
5 seconds	Quick auto-close
10 seconds	Short preview
20 seconds	Default
30 seconds	Extended preview

When the countdown reaches zero, the preview closes and any pending actions are committed.

Preview Layout

The preview dialog has a two-column layout that adapts to window width:

Left Column — Image Preview

Checkerboard background for transparency display
Scrollable and zoomable viewport
Zoom controls overlay (bottom-right)
Scale controls overlay (bottom-left)

Right Column — Actions Panel

Active actions header with status pills
Manual action buttons
Primary close/continue button with countdown ring

Zoom and Pan

Zoom Controls

Control	Action
Zoom in	Increase zoom by 1.2× per click
Zoom out	Decrease zoom by 1.2× per click
Fit to window	Auto-scale to fit the viewport
Actual size	1:1 pixel mapping (100%)
Zoom percentage	Click to cycle through presets

Zoom Range

Minimum: 10%
Maximum: 800%
Step: 1.2× per click or mouse wheel notch

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + Plus	Zoom in
Ctrl + Minus	Zoom out
Ctrl + 0	Fit to window
Ctrl + 1	Actual size
Mouse wheel	Zoom in/out (when cursor over image)

Pan

Click and drag to move the image when zoomed in
Scroll bars appear when image exceeds viewport

Image Scaling

Upscale the capture resolution using AI-powered scaling:

Scale	Description
1×	Original resolution
2×	Double resolution (4× pixels)
4×	Quadruple resolution (16× pixels)

⚠️ Scaling is limited by maximum dimension and pixel count constraints.

Action Pills

The preview displays status pills showing what will happen to your capture:

Pill	Meaning
Preview	This dialog (always completed)
Clipboard	Copy the screenshot to the clipboard (usually pre-completed); affects images only
Save	Save to file
Editor	Open in annotation editor
System Viewer	Open in default image viewer
Share	Upload to share provider
Notification	Show system notification

Pill States

State	Appearance
Done	Green checkmark — action already completed
Pending	Blue — will execute after preview closes
Working	Spinner — simulating execution

Pills animate sequentially from Pending to Working to Done during the preview countdown.

Manual Actions

Perform actions directly from the preview:

Button	Shortcut	Action
Save	Ctrl+S	Save capture to file
Copy	Ctrl+C	Copy image to clipboard
Edit	Ctrl+E	Open in annotation editor
Open	Ctrl+O	Open in default viewer
Print	Ctrl+P	Print the image
Delete	—	Delete saved file (appears after save)
Extract text	—	Run OCR on the previewed image
More	—	Open context menu with additional actions

More Menu Actions

Action	Description
Open in folder	Show file in Explorer
Share	Upload to share provider
Gallery	Open in history gallery

Auto-Close Countdown

The primary button shows a countdown ring that depletes clockwise:

Countdown Behavior

Ring starts full and empties over the configured duration
Remaining seconds displayed in the button center
When countdown reaches zero, the preview closes

Pause Behaviors

Trigger	Effect
Mouse movement	Countdown pauses while cursor moves over window
Hover Done button	Countdown pauses, shows check icon
Pill simulation	Countdown waits for action pills to complete

Pin Mode

Click the pin button in the title bar to:

Disable auto-close entirely
Keep the preview always on top
Manually close when done

Primary Button States

The bottom button changes based on context:

State	Appearance	Action on Click
Processing	Spinner + "Processing"	Wait for pill simulation
Continue	Enter icon + "Continue"	Open editor or viewer
Close	Enter icon + "Close"	Commit and close
Done	Check icon + "Done"	Commit pending actions

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Escape	Cancel and discard pending actions
Enter	Confirm and continue (or close)
P	Pin/unpin the preview
Ctrl+S	Save
Ctrl+C	Copy to clipboard
Ctrl+E	Open in editor
Ctrl+O	Open in viewer
Ctrl+P	Print
Ctrl+W	Discard active tab / close
Ctrl+Tab	Next tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Previous tab

Tip: every window title-bar menu now has a Help submenu with a direct link to this page (Wiki: Capture Preview...), plus the CyberGems website, update check, and About.

After-Capture Outcomes

The preview manages deferred actions that execute after close:

Outcome	Description
Save	Save to configured output folder
Copy	Copy to clipboard (usually pre-executed)
Editor	Open in annotation editor
System Viewer	Open with default image viewer
Share	Upload to configured provider
Notification	Display system notification

Commit and Discard

Commit (Enter or countdown): Runs all pending outcomes
Discard (Escape): Discards pending outcomes, capture is not saved/shared

Multi-Tab Previews

Only one preview dialog can be open at a time, but it can hold multiple captures as tabs:

New captures (hotkeys, widget, repeat-area) are appended as tabs in the existing window
The tab strip appears under the title bar when more than one capture is open
Each tab keeps its own zoom, pan, scale, and pending actions
A soft limit of 15 tabs shows a one-time warning: "Several captures are open. Close some tabs if the preview feels slow."

Tab Navigation

Action	Effect
Click tab	Switch to that capture (view state is preserved per tab)
Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Next / previous tab
Ctrl + W	Discard the active tab (closes the window when it was the only tab)

Tab Context Menus

Right-click a tab, or right-click the empty tab-bar area, to open the capture menu:

Item	Description
Close	Discard that tab without committing its pending actions
Close all	Commit pending actions for every tab and close (asks for confirmation, with Don't show again)
Reopen last closed tab	Restore the most recently discarded tab (when available)
Copy location / Copy full name	Copy the saved folder / full file path (only when that capture was saved to disk)
Open in folder	Show the saved file in Explorer

Closing the window × with a single tab discards its pending actions; with multiple tabs it asks for confirmation and then commits pending actions for each one.

Auto-Close With Tabs

The auto-close countdown runs only with a single tab
Opening a second tab stops the countdown and hides the countdown ring
Closing back down to one tab restarts the countdown

Settings Reference

Setting	Location	Description
Show capture preview	Settings → Capture	Enable/disable the preview dialog
Preview timeout	Settings → Capture	Auto-close duration (Off, 5, 10, 20, 30s)
Auto-pin previews	Settings → Notifications tab	Automatically pin previews
Preview click action	Settings → Notifications tab	Action when left-clicking the toast preview body (editor, viewer, copy, save, Gallery, close)
Toast buttons	—	Toasts show contextual action buttons; the old layout designer was removed from Settings, so presets/positions are no longer configurable