> I'm sure there is a cl method for dumping your X session to a file. I > > know this sounds stupid but taking a screenshot with something like > the > Gimp or Ksnapshot doesn't quite work (I'm trying to get a screenshot > while playing mpeg2 streams). The video just appears as a bright blue > > box :-). Any ideas or other proggie suggestions are welcome!
"import", which is part of the ImageMagick package will do it. A command like this: import -window root screenshot.jpg You can even add a delay in case you want to move a window or bring one to the "front", etc, etc. For more help, the usual "man import" will tell you all you need. Regards Hall
