nate wrote:
>ACK. I *HATED* when people did this. Taking a screenshot, a perfectly
>normal graphics file and shoving it into a word document! Is it so
>hard for people to paste it into Paint and save it as a BMP ? then
>use IE to convert it to JPG?
>
I was keeping a detailed log that happened to contain pictures. It
really helped
me understand the progress I had made.
>as for how to do this on linux it really depends on what desktop your
>using. for example, I use afterstep 1.6. and at the top left of each
>window there are 2 buttons, the one on the left side is a "next window"
>button for swapping windows(I never use it except on accident), the
>one on the right has several useful options:
>
>Take a windowshot(captures current window only)
>take a screenshot(captures full screen)
>move
> - to desk #0
> - to desk #1
> - to desk #2
> - to desk #3
>resize
>to foreground
>to background
>Maximize 100%
>Maximize 80%
>kill
>quit
>redraw
>
>real handy set of tools, though I only use the windowshot/screenshot and kill
>features.
>
>as another noted you can use xwd to do this(this is what afterstep calls to do
>the screenshot). then open up gimp or something to convert it to your favorite
>file format. if your in KDE, there used to be an app called kscreenshot I
>think it was which was specifically designed for screenshots. Also "xv" has a
>screenshot feature which can automatically save in various formats. I think
>gimp itself even has a screenshot feature.
>
>nate
>
OK, I'll have a look.
Issac
>
>
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