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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.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
basic C++Qt drawing experience
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Look at the ShareX arrow drawing code linked in the issue (ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Shapes/Drawing/ArrowDrawingShape.cs) to understand the curved back implementation. Then locate flameshot's arrow tool drawing code, likely in src/ shapes or tools directories, and modify it to incorporate a similar curved back. Test the changes visually.