[SOLVED] screenshots in LXDE

cccc · 03-04-2012, 07:55 PM

hi

I have Wheezy with LXDE.
Which debian package should be installed to make screenshots using keyboard "Print Screen" button?

widget · 03-04-2012, 08:02 PM

I could be wrong but I think scrot works that way.

jim_p · 03-04-2012, 11:40 PM

By default, openbox assigns gnome-screenshot to print and gnome-screenshot -w (capture window) to alt+print.

Code:

    <keybind key="Print">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>gnome-screenshot</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

    <keybind key="A-Print">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>gnome-screenshot -w</command>
      </action>

So you can either install gnome-screenshot or change the above keybind in ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml so as to make it work with scrot.

cccc · 03-05-2012, 04:38 PM

It's solved now!

According to:

http://wiki.lxde.org/en/How_to_make_screenshots

1.) install scrot

2.) create /usr/bin/screenshot.sh script and make it executable:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
scrot '%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/Desktop'

3.) add these lines in ~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml:

Code:

<keybind key="Print">
<action name="Execute">
<command>/usr/bin/screenshot.sh</command>
</action>
</keybind>