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laredotornado 05-17-2011 09:22 AM
How do I take a screen shot of a XWindow?
 
Hi,

I'm using Ubuntu 11.04. In a startup script, I have

Code:
start() {
        log_daemon_msg "Starting selenium-server server: "
        export DISPLAY=localhost:15.0
        /usr/bin/Xvfb :15 -ac -screen 0 1024x768x16 &
From the console, how do I take a screen shot of the display at localhost:15.0 -- my DISPLAY above?

Thanks, - Dave

smallpond 05-17-2011 03:53 PM
Code:
xwd -display localhost:15.0 -out /tmp/desk.xwd -root
xwd format isn't readable by everything but can be converted by common graphics programs like the Gimp.

zordrak 05-18-2011 03:49 AM
Use ImageMagick:

Quote:
$ /usr/bin/import -display localhost:15.0 -window root screenshot_filename.jpg

laredotornado 05-18-2011 10:40 AM
Thanks for the replies. The xwd worked for me. Sadly, the ImageMagick command only generated blank screens. - Dave


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