Hi,
Lately I've lost my patience with time wasters that perhaps can be eliminated. Thank you in advance for kindly helping me with these issues:

1. When I take a screenshot using Command+Shift+4, the resultant image is always in
.PNG format. Then I have to save it as a JPEG in order to paste it in AppleWorks for instance.
(I did just purchase iWork 09 and am starting to learn to use it).
IS THERE A WAY TO TAKE THE SCREENSHOT AS A JPEG?

2. I am using FireFox and often I wait for a page to load, then notice near the top a statement that "FireFox has prevented this page from loading". Then I have to hit an "Allow" button. How can I change FireFox's prefs to eliminate this time waster?

There are more time wasters but I don't remember them at this time.

Thanks in advance for your generous and expert help!

Very Best Wishes,
Carol

1) Launch Terminal, key this in (or paste it to save time)
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

then hit return.

2) Turn off "Block pop-up windows" in the Content prefs of Firefox.

Hi Terry,
I felt so proud of myself by following (so I thought!) your instructions. I found out how
to open the Terminal and I ran your script and
got the message "Process completed". Then I quit
the terminal. I was surprised that my screenshots are still saving as PNGs (see pics below that I converted to JPEGs)
Was I supposed to have saved something after
running your script, or restarted the computer
or other step that might be obvious to you but not to me?

2. When I went to uncheck Block Pop-Ups in FireFox prefs, I was surprised to see that it was already unchecked.

Thanks in advance for more instructions, please.

Sincerely,

Carol (feeling like the biggest doofus in Macdom)

Hi again Terry,

Am attaching image of already unchecked pop-up blocker in FireFox prefs.

Could not figure out how to add a second image
to my previous message.

Thanks for your patience!

Carol

Did you reboot?

No. But it sounds like I should so I'll reboot now. Thanks!

Hi again Terry,

Rebooting did it !!!
My latest screenshot is in JPEG format.
AMAZING!!!!!

I take lots of screenshots so you have saved me
many hours!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Very sincerely,
Carol

What/where is the Terminal, please? And, do we paste all of this?


defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg


thanks :0)

I'm happy to tell you where to find Terminal.
Turns out it's an application which resides in the Utilities Folder within the Applications Folder. Therefore, from the Desktop click on GO in the Menu Bar and drag down to Applications. Then drag down to the Utilities Folder where you will find Terminal.app

Yes, paste in the entire script Terry provided,
hit Return, Quit Terminal, reboot.

I have already saved much time and aggravation
having my screenshots saved as JPEGs and not as
PNGs!

Many thanks to Terry! Again and again and again!

Best Wishes,
Carol

ok! I did what you guys said, thank you Terry and Carol. Then, I tried the control/shift/4 and I get this crosshairs icon with numbers and don't know what to do with that. ;(

I meant, Command/shift/4

sorry....

That's what you see when you invoke the screenshot command. Hold your mouse (or trackpad) down and drag to select your desired
portion of the screen. Then look on the desktop and your screenshot will be there in JPEG format and its name will be Picture "X".jpg where "X" is a number depending upon the number of Picture files already on the desktop.

Best Wishes,
Carol

These variations on taking screen shots might be helpful.

Oh, for crying out loud how cool! When I looked at my desktop, I had 6 shots from trying over and over again! The screen should blink or something, because I had no idea that anything was actually happening. Ok, wow, thanks a bunch Carol, I learned a number of things.

You are welcome. And thanks for making me feel
useful on the iBBS. And thanks again to Terry for providing the script to make the screenshots
save in JPG format.

Best Wishes,
Carol

May I suggest a free widget you might find useful in taking screen shots? Its called ScreenShot Plus and it gives you a number of options including a way to save your screenshots in different formats. I do all my screenshots using it and don't have to remember any key combinations. thanks, Rick

Sounds interesting, Rick. Thanks.
BTW, where can I find ScreenShot Plus?
I didn't see it in the Widgets Bar.
Thanks again,
Carol

Thank you Chita!
This is the first widget I've ever downloaded. : )

Best Always,
Carol

Ok, Rick, thank you for that suggestion. Neat little trick there. I'm wondering what the Terminal does, now that I've found it and used it. It looks like the old DOS instruction. When would Terminal be used? When there isn't a widget? Does Terminal affect only certain parts of software or other things within the computer? Thank you everyone.