Recording wallpaper

[peteruithoven]

Here's a somewhat silly idea, change the wallpaper during recordings...
I frequently take recordings of things on top of my regular wallpaper. But I noticed that which wallpaper I use has a huge impact on the gif's filesize. Since then I've been swapping my wallpaper temporarily when recordings, but this is quite a hassle.

Maybe a wallpaper that looks somewhat like the elementary OS beta wallpaper:


More on those wallpapers

I'm not quite sure about the UI though, we shouldn't over-complicate this wonderful app.

[Mohelm97]

I think it's the time to add "More options" button next to recording so we can add these ideas :D

[peteruithoven]

One hurdle, the issue where the wallpaper wouldn't be applied elementary/gala#13 is fixed.

[jlnr]

Instead of replacing the system-wide wallpaper, maybe the app could create a rectangular, unicolor window at a low Z level that also serves as the recording area selection.