Pin to Screen
The Pinned Image Window keeps a capture visible as a floating, always-on-top reference while you work in other applications.
Pinning a Capture
The Pin button on the main toolbar is enabled only when a capture is loaded (HasCapture == true). Click it and the current capture opens as its own small floating window.
Window Behaviour
| Property | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Always-on-top | Stays above all other windows, including other Tex windows. |
| Minimum size | 100 × 100 px. |
| Maximum size | Unbounded — resize via the grip. |
| Move | Drag the title bar. |
| Close | Close button in the title bar. |
Multiple pins are allowed — pin as many captures as you want. Each is its own independent window.
Opacity Slider
| Control | Range |
|---|---|
| Opacity slider | 20% – 100% |
Drag the slider to fade the pinned window. This is the key feature — at lower opacity the image becomes a ghostly reference you can see through, while still clicking and typing in the app underneath.
Tip — For tracing, matching colours, or copying values by eye, 30–50 % opacity is the sweet spot: visible enough to read, transparent enough to interact with the app behind it.
Buttons
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Copy | Copies the pinned image back to the clipboard. |
| Close | Dismisses this pin. |
Closing a pin does not remove the capture from history (07.02) — you can pin it again later.
Typical Uses
- Keep a design mockup on screen while writing the markup that matches it.
- Compare two versions of a UI side-by-side (two pins at reduced opacity, overlaid).
- Hold a chart or reference table visible while filling in a form elsewhere.
- Keep an error message visible from across apps while you fix the underlying issue.