xwd might be relevant in this context, too - should be part of any X
Window installation.

Kind regards,

Helmut.

On 20/11/2012, Douglas Royds <[email protected]> wrote:
> Take a screenshot using `import` from ImageMagick:
>
>     $ import screenshot.png                      <--- Click on the
>     window to screenshot
>     $ import -window 0x121f2ef screenshot.png    <--- Specify the window
>     $ import -window root screenshot.png         <--- The lot
>
> What's the current X window ID?
>
>     $ xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW
>     _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW(WINDOW): window id # 0x121f2ef
>
>     $ xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW | cut -d' ' -f5
>     0x121f2ef
>
> Glue it all together:
>
>     import -window $(xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW | cut -d' ' -f5)
>     ~/screenshot_$(/bin/date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).png
>
> I use the i3 window manager, so I've loaded it up into a key-binding:
>
>     bindsym Print exec import -window $(xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW |
>     cut -d' ' -f5) ~/screenshot_$(/bin/date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).png
>
> Gnome screenshot can be used to achieve the same outcome (a lot more
> simply). It drops the result into your home directory by default:
>
>     $ gnome-screenshot
>     $ gnome-screenshot --window
>     $ gnome-screenshot --window --delay 2
>     $ gnome-screenshot --interactive
>
> Just for fun.
> Douglas.
>
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