How do I take a screenshot?

gonus · 07-10-2002, 12:36 PM

With Windows its a button how do i do it in Linux? The only thing I have found was if there were two machines and then u telnet in to the other. I do not have 2 machines and that sounds a lot harder then I thought it would be.

Gonus

acid_kewpie · 07-10-2002, 12:39 PM

millions of ways. do it with the gimp, or any other applciation. personally i use xwd. no frills and dead easy to use form command line.

gonus · 07-10-2002, 07:48 PM

were did u download that at? I cannot find it google doesn't have a link.

Thanx

dorward · 07-10-2002, 08:24 PM

I generally use scrot http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/scrot/

acid_kewpie · 07-11-2002, 02:14 AM

strange, i type "xwd" in google and get loads of links.

trickykid · 07-11-2002, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gonus
were did u download that at? I cannot find it google doesn't have a link.

You might not have to, check first cause it usually comes with X.

danrees · 07-11-2002, 02:34 PM

A lot of people use ImageMagick. To take a screenshot with it, you just do import -window root image.jpg. You can put "sleep x;" in front of it to give you time to get ready (e.g. hide terminal if you like).

e.g.
$ sleep 10; import -window root image.jpg

gonus · 07-11-2002, 02:45 PM

When I go browser and enter gg:xmd i get lots of links to but they are to manpages and some that say how to use it but no download sites. I want to try the xmd so i am gonan check that site out.

I have used the sleep 10; import -window root blah.jpg

that works great for what i wanted. thanx all

jetblackz · 07-11-2002, 05:15 PM

Gimp> File> Acquire> Screen Shot> Whole Screen> 5 seconds> switch to your desired screen.

gonus · 07-11-2002, 07:19 PM

LOL. it is installed.

thanx again all.