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Nicer Arrow Tool

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#1,960 opened on Oct 10, 2021

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Description

A very small enhancement IMO and this is more of a pet peeve of mine but I'd really like a nicer looking arrow tool, particularly a curved back to the arrow as it looks a bit more "professional".

For example, here's how ShareX's arrow tool looks:

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Flameshot's for comparison:

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Relevant code in ShareX's library for the curved drawing is located here.

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Research direction
Implement a curved arrow tool similar to ShareX by modifying the arrow drawing code. Refer to the provided ShareX source code link.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop dev
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
C++Qt
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75