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copied!<p>This is how I have done it, it is a bit complicated but I will try and take you through it step by step:</p> <hr> <p>Before we start, in your <strong>header file</strong> declare the following variables and methods : </p> <pre><code>BOOL shouldObserveDesktop; NSDictionary *knownScreenshotsOnDesktop; NSString *screenshotLocation; NSString *screenshotFilenameSuffix; - (void)startObservingDesktop; - (void)stopObservingDesktop; - (NSDictionary *)screenshotsOnDesktop; - (NSDictionary *)screenshotsAtPath:(NSString *)dirpath modifiedAfterDate:(NSDate *)lmod; - (void)checkForScreenshotsAtPath:(NSString *)dirpath; - (NSDictionary *)findUnprocessedScreenshotsOnDesktop; </code></pre> <p>Now in your <strong>implementation file</strong>, firstly add this code: </p> <pre><code>- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification { screenshotLocation = [[NSString stringWithString:@"~/Desktop"] retain]; screenshotFilenameSuffix = [[NSString stringWithString:@".png"] retain]; knownScreenshotsOnDesktop = [[self screenshotsOnDesktop] retain]; [self startObservingDesktop]; } </code></pre> <p>This sets up the variables up for when all the methods are called. Next add:</p> <pre><code>- (void)onDirectoryNotification:(NSNotification *)n { id obj = [n object]; if (obj && [obj isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) { [self checkForScreenshotsAtPath:screenshotLocation]; } } - (void)startObservingDesktop { if (shouldObserveDesktop) return; NSDistributedNotificationCenter *dnc = [NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter]; [dnc addObserver:self selector:@selector(onDirectoryNotification:) name:@"com.apple.carbon.core.DirectoryNotification" object:nil suspensionBehavior:NSNotificationSuspensionBehaviorDeliverImmediately]; shouldObserveDesktop = YES; } - (void)stopObservingDesktop { if (!shouldObserveDesktop) return; NSDistributedNotificationCenter *dnc = [NSDistributedNotificationCenter defaultCenter]; [dnc removeObserver:self name:@"com.apple.carbon.core.DirectoryNotification" object:nil]; shouldObserveDesktop = NO; } </code></pre> <p>Here we observe the notification that will be called when a screenshot is taken and pass it the method to call (in this case <code>onDirectoryNotification:</code>). There is also the method to stop observing the desktop/notification. The notification calls <code>checkForScreenshotsAtPath:</code> which will check for screenshots on the desktop. The following is the code for that method and the other methods that it calls:</p> <pre><code>-(void)checkForScreenshotsAtPath:(NSString *)dirpath { NSDictionary *files; NSArray *paths; // find new screenshots if (!(files = [self findUnprocessedScreenshotsOnDesktop])) return; // sort on key (path) paths = [files keysSortedByValueUsingComparator:^(id a, id b) { return [b compare:a]; }]; // process each file for (NSString *path in paths) { // Process the file at the path } } -(NSDictionary *)findUnprocessedScreenshotsOnDesktop { NSDictionary *currentFiles; NSMutableDictionary *files; NSMutableSet *newFilenames; currentFiles = [self screenshotsOnDesktop]; files = nil; if ([currentFiles count]) { newFilenames = [NSMutableSet setWithArray:[currentFiles allKeys]]; // filter: remove allready processed screenshots [newFilenames minusSet:[NSSet setWithArray:[knownScreenshotsOnDesktop allKeys]]]; if ([newFilenames count]) { files = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:1]; for (NSString *path in newFilenames) { [files setObject:[currentFiles objectForKey:path] forKey:path]; } } } knownScreenshotsOnDesktop = currentFiles; return files; } -(NSDictionary *)screenshotsOnDesktop { NSDate *lmod = [NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:-5]; // max 5 sec old return [self screenshotsAtPath:screenshotLocation modifiedAfterDate:lmod]; } </code></pre> <p>They were the first 3 methods that the notification in turn calls and the following code is the final method <code>screenshotsAtPath:modifiedAfterDate:</code> which I will warn you is extremely long as it has to confirm that the file is definitely a screenshot:</p> <pre><code>-(NSDictionary *)screenshotsAtPath:(NSString *)dirpath modifiedAfterDate:(NSDate *)lmod { NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager]; NSArray *direntries; NSMutableDictionary *files = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary]; NSString *path; NSDate *mod; NSError *error; NSDictionary *attrs; dirpath = [dirpath stringByExpandingTildeInPath]; direntries = [fm contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:dirpath error:&error]; if (!direntries) { return nil; } for (NSString *fn in direntries) { // always skip dotfiles if ([fn hasPrefix:@"."]) { //[log debug:@"%s skipping: filename begins with a dot", _cmd]; continue; } // skip any file not ending in screenshotFilenameSuffix (".png" by default) if (([fn length] < 10) || // ".png" suffix is expected (![fn compare:screenshotFilenameSuffix options:NSCaseInsensitiveSearch range:NSMakeRange([fn length]-5, 4)] != NSOrderedSame) ) { continue; } // build path path = [dirpath stringByAppendingPathComponent:fn]; // Skip any file which name does not contain a space. // You want to avoid matching the filename against // all possible screenshot file name schemas (must be hundreds), we make the // assumption that all language formats have this in common: it contains at least one space. if ([fn rangeOfString:@" "].location == NSNotFound) { continue; } // query file attributes (rich stat) attrs = [fm attributesOfItemAtPath:path error:&error]; if (!attrs) { continue; } // must be a regular file if ([attrs objectForKey:NSFileType] != NSFileTypeRegular) { continue; } // check last modified date mod = [attrs objectForKey:NSFileModificationDate]; if (lmod && (!mod || [mod compare:lmod] == NSOrderedAscending)) { // file is too old continue; } // find key for NSFileExtendedAttributes NSString *xattrsKey = nil; for (NSString *k in [attrs keyEnumerator]) { if ([k isEqualToString:@"NSFileExtendedAttributes"]) { xattrsKey = k; break; } } if (!xattrsKey) { // no xattrs continue; } NSDictionary *xattrs = [attrs objectForKey:xattrsKey]; if (!xattrs || ![xattrs objectForKey:@"com.apple.metadata:kMDItemIsScreenCapture"]) { continue; } // ok, let's use this file [files setObject:mod forKey:path]; } return files; } </code></pre> <hr> <p>Well, there you have it. That's how I was able to detect when the user takes a screenshot, it probably has a few bugs but it seems to work fine at the moment. If you want all the code in one here are the links for it at pastebin.com:</p> <p><strong>Header</strong> - <a href="http://pastebin.com/gBAbCBJB" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/gBAbCBJB</a></p> <p><strong>Implementation</strong> - <a href="http://pastebin.com/VjQ6P3zQ" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/VjQ6P3zQ</a></p>

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