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. > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
