Tobias Pape wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   
>>> Possibly I changed the default format on my Mac at some point in the distant past? Hmm. But others are reporting it works for them ...
>>>
>>> - Bert -
>>>  
>>>       
>> Not here. I get TIFF. Googled a bit, searched into preferences, could not find a way to modify that. It could be a Safari issue, or most likely an OS X issue, as the same happens to me in Firefox and Chrome. FWIW, I'm using Safari 5.0.3 (5533.19.4) on OS X 10.5.8.
>>     
>
>
> FWIW, OS X _has_ such a preference. The default seems to be PNG on OS 10.6 (and 10.5, iirc)
> (see: http://www.switchingtomac.com/tutorials/how-to-change-the-screenshot-file-format-in-os-x/
>  and http://secrets.blacktree.com/edit?id=2233 for possible formats)
>
> So Long,
> 	-Tobias
>   

Not quite. The link already says it: "how to change the _screenshot_ 
file format". That's what already is PNG by default in 10.5.8. The 
problem is the clipboard format for almost any other app but 
"screenshot" (being TIFF in 10.5.8).

Cheers,
Juan Vuletich