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Date:      Fri, 4 Jun 2004 12:48:33 -0500
From:      "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com>
To:        Michal Pasternak <michal@pasternak.w.lub.pl>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to make a screenshot?
Message-ID:  <20040604124833.56859fec.algould@datawok.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040604172940.GA74174@pasternak.w.lub.pl>
References:  <20040604112313.1ede01a1.algould@datawok.com> <40C0A719.2060001@mail.ru> <20040604164102.6C853408AF@fw.farid-hajji.net> <20040604121710.6e01d1be.algould@datawok.com> <20040604172940.GA74174@pasternak.w.lub.pl>

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On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 19:29:41 +0200
Michal Pasternak <michal@pasternak.w.lub.pl> wrote:

> Andrew L. Gould [Fri, Jun 04, 2004 at 12:17:10PM -0500]:
> > 
> > I flubbed my first attempt with xwd -- I need to spend more time
> > with it's man page.
> 
> Try:
> 
> 	xwd | xwdtopnm | pnmtojpeg  > foo.jpg
> 
> ... and xli (xloadimage) for lightweight image viewing program.
> 
> Gimp, ImageMagick, ksnapshot are too heavyweight IMO if you just want
> a screenshot.
> -- 
> m
> 

Today, getting it done for the first time, quickly, was the priority. 
The hardware had idle resources; I did not.

Tonight, the part of me that has always been fascinated by piping will
revisit the commands you provided above.

Thank you for your help,

Andrew



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