Eric P wrote: > sam ende wrote: > >>i would find it a lot easier to write tutorials and the like if the drop >>down menus did not disapear when doing screenshots, is there a way to >>keep them dropped down for screenshots ? >> > > > If you run Linux (or maybe some other unices), try this quick 'n dirty > script. > > For grabbing the whole screen: > xwd -root | xwdtopnm 2> /dev/null | pnmtopng 2> /dev/null > > /home/buffalo/graphics/screenshots/screen_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M_%S`.png > > For grabbing a window (it'll give you a crosshair): > xwd | xwdtopnm 2> /dev/null | pnmtopng 2> /dev/null > > /home/buffalo/graphics/screenshots/screen_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M_%S`.png > > 0. Make sure you have the 'netpbm' package installed > 1. Copy line (above) into its own file > 2. chmod 755 filename > 3. place it in your ~/bin folder or a global bin folder > 4. make sure you have a directory called ~/graphics/screenshots > 5. map both files to a keyboard shortcut via your window manager > > > Done. >
A minor improvement to the script (I call it 'xwd_screen_grab' on my computer). Now, just map your keyboard shortcuts as follows: For grabbing a single window xwd_screen_grab Grab the whole screen xwd_screen_grab -root Here's the script: #!/bin/bash arg='' if [ "$1" = "-root" ]; then arg='-root' fi xwd $arg | xwdtopnm 2> /dev/null | pnmtopng 2> /dev/null > /home/dit/graphics/screenshots/screen_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M_%S`.png _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
