Imagemagick Import command help

lj4 · 11-26-2006, 12:39 PM

I'm trying to take a screenshot of a specific window. First I do a xwininfo to get the window ID and then I do a

Code:

import -window 0x2123243 test.jpg

My problem is that it doesn't just capture the window I specified, it takes whatever is on the screen.

Is there a way to get a screenshot of a specific window without having to click on it?

bigrigdriver · 11-27-2006, 08:35 AM

You can add the -crop option to the command to get just the part you want. See the import man page, Examples section for an example.