Date: 01 Jun 2002 01:16:13 +0300 From: Mario Schmidt <mario@freebsd.linux-site.net> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Screenshot Message-ID: <1022883384.19035.4.camel@client1.freebsd.linux-site.net> In-Reply-To: <20020601080012.O5356@welearn.com.au> References: <1022880554.7654.5.camel@client1.freebsd.linux-site.net> <20020601080012.O5356@welearn.com.au>
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Thank you Sue, # xwd -root > dump; xpaint dump really do it for me :) if i would know how to convert those binary dump into gif on a command line rather than using xpaint, it would be a perfect solution! Mario On Sat, 2002-06-01 at 01:00, Sue Blake wrote: > On Sat, Jun 01, 2002 at 12:29:03AM +0300, Mario Schmidt wrote: > > > > > > Simple question: > > > > How can i take a screenshot in X ? is there a tool available or do i > > just find the key? > > A hurried answer: > > I use xwd (X window dump) which I _think_ comes with X but maybe > it was something I installed?? Try 'which xwd' to see if you have it. > > It describes itself as > > Xwd is an X Window System window dumping utility. Xwd > allows X users to store window images in a specially for- > matted dump file. This file can then be read by various > other X utilities for redisplay, printing, editing, for- > matting, archiving, image processing, etc. The target > window is selected by clicking the pointer in the desired > window. The keyboard bell is rung once at the beginning > of the dump and twice when the dump is completed. > > and X window UNdump... > > Xwud is an X Window System image undumping utility. Xwud > allows X users to display in a window an image saved in a > specially formatted dump file, such as produced by xwd(1). > > Check their man pages for simple instructions. > Normally I get the file produced by xwd and pull it into > something like xpaint to convert to gif format, which is > much smaller. > > There are other tools you can install from the ports (I think > that xv is a popular candidate) but I've never needed anything > bulkier than xwd. > > > -- > > Regards, > -*Sue*- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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