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On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 09:51:15AM -0500, Penguin Lover Sean squawked: |
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> Is anyone able to recommend an app to take a desktop screen |
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> shot? |
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> Not one tied to any specific desktop environment. |
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Two off the top of my head: |
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1. the 'import' command from imagemagick. |
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2. the 'xwd' program |
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Depends on your needs, either of the two might be better: |
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the 'import' command allows you to specify the output file format, |
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whereas 'xwd' dumps the image to some X-specific format (that you have |
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to later convert using imagemagick or something else), so on the one |
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hand, 'import' can be simpler to use. |
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on the other hand, 'xwd' is quicker (in my experience) at dumping the |
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picture, since (I think) that it just pane-copies the drawable without |
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interpreting/converting it. 'import' always seems to have a delay that |
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feels about 0.5~1 sec. |
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For myself, I bind 'import' to interactive taking of screenshots, and |
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use 'xwd' for automated processes, such as creation of on-the-fly |
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miniature icons for the windows, where I dump first, and then call |
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imagemagick in the background to convert the result. |
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HTH |
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