Screenshot?
Can someone tell me how I can take a screen shot in KDE 3.3.2? Print screen is not prompting me for a save file or anything and I can't seem to find anything in the KDE menu.
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usually there are programs that take screenshots, but my favourite is the commandline way.
import -w root [destination]/[filename].png Or, you can use a shellscript that i use. Code:
#!/bin/bash To make it executable, type into the command line as root: Code:
chmod a+x /bin/wincapt.sh then, you can make an icon on your bar or desktop that runs the command you just made. When you run the script, it will automatically grab the date, take a screenshot, and call it YYYYMMDD-HH:MinuteMinute:SS.png. You can change the script to use jpeg, bmp, but I suggest png. if you want the screenshot you just took to open in Eye of Gnome, add the line (to the shellscript): eog [same destination as the picture you just took]/$d-$n.png or the GIMP: gimp [same destination as the picture you just took]/$d-$n.png etc. Hope that's helpful. PS, if you know how, you can save the shellscript to /usr/local/bin and then if you want make a symbolic link to it in /bin PPS Quote:
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Try running KSnapshot. In SuSE 9.3(this is using KDE 3.4, but I'm pretty sure its in the same place in 9.2/KDE 3.3), its under KDE Start button thing->Utilities->Desktop->Ksnapshot. You could also try KDE Start Button thing->Run command->ksnapshot. If that doesn't work then look in your distro's package management app to install it.
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I ran the command:
Code:
carlos@carlos:~$ import -w root /home/carlos/Desktop/ error.png |
look for the file.
if you have a space in the filename, it'll not work. if you want a space in the filename, first use a \ thus: import -w root /blah/blah/desktop/\ error.png or just go import -w root /blah/blah/desktop/error.png AND SO IT MAY BE THAT THERE IS NOW A FILE NAMED ERROR.PNG ON YOUR DESKTOP??? |
Usually if you just run:
import screenshot.jpg your mouse will turn into a cross pointer. just select the window you want to capture or the background for a full screenshot. You can also capture partial windows buy click-hold-drag. It will then save screenshot.jpg in your current folder. KC |
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