• @[email protected]
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    1110 months ago

    Because at the same time plasma succeded kwin and dolphin konqueror, the kool naming scheme became optional. The snipping tool used to be Ksnapshot, which was at least obvious naming in what it did.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        snip /snĭp/

        intransitive verb

        1. To cut, clip, or separate (something) with short, quick strokes.

        How the heck is that related to screenshot

        • KubeRoot
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          510 months ago

          It’s usually combined with a rectangle/window selection, thus clipping a part of your screen into an image/clipboard.