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Subject: Re: which tool for a screenshot?
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Gary Kline wrote:

>On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 09:42:33PM +0100, Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN] wrote:
>  
>
>>On Saturday 06 December 2003 21:28, Gary Kline wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Folks,
>>>
>>>	Which tool is best (easiest) to capture screenshots to
>>>	be included in an HTML file?  I need to capture several
>>>	screen of a web app for a tutorial I've been writing.
>>>      
>>>
>>The GIMP can take screenshots and has a nice GUI.
>>Alternatively you could take a look at "xwd" in combination with ImageMagick's 
>>"convert" to create screenshots from the command line.
>>
>>    
>>
>
>	Many thanks!  xwd is the simplest so far.  I'vde used image
>	"% image type bitmap <file>" and it always left a whiteframe 
>	left to crop.  
>
>	Can you give me further help on using gimp? I have it on 
>	another server....  Which button do I press! or which -flag?
>
>	gary
>  
>

Looks like:

1.  Click File menu
2.  Click Acquire
3.  Select "screen shot" and follow prompts.

HTH,

KDK