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howtos:window_managers:take_a_screenshot [2013/02/09 17:19 (UTC)] – [The ''xwd'' Command] hazelhowtos:window_managers:take_a_screenshot [2023/12/09 18:17 (UTC)] (current) – [Using the Import Function of an Application] xpaint parameter is '-screenshot' not '-snapshot'. alienbob
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 Taking a screenshot can be done in several ways.\\  Taking a screenshot can be done in several ways.\\ 
-The easiest is to use a graphics program (for example The GIMP or xpaint) and choose the built-in screenshot or snapshot menu option. The method may be very different from one application to another, so I have chosen ''xpaint'' as an example.+The easiest is to use a graphics program (for example KSnapshot, The GIMP, or xpaint) and choose the built-in screenshot or snapshot menu option. The method may be very different from one application to another, so I have chosen ''xpaint'' as an example.
  
 But you can't use this program to make a screenshot of a video or an image in full-screen, for example. To circumvent this, you can use the <key>PrtScr</key> key (aka Print Screen), or use some command-line tools designed for the X window system. I'll quickly describe the basic switches of an X tool called ''xwd'', and Imagemagick's ''import'' command. But you can't use this program to make a screenshot of a video or an image in full-screen, for example. To circumvent this, you can use the <key>PrtScr</key> key (aka Print Screen), or use some command-line tools designed for the X window system. I'll quickly describe the basic switches of an X tool called ''xwd'', and Imagemagick's ''import'' command.
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   * To cancel a capture, right-click.   * To cancel a capture, right-click.
  
-<note tip>You can use the ''-snapshot'' switch to launch xpaint in the snapshot mode (''xpaint -snapshot''). This will provide the selection edge instantly, with no need to click through the menus. Can be useful as an alias if you are only using xpaint for screenshots.</note>+<note tip>You can use the ''-screenshot'' switch to launch xpaint in the snapshot mode (''xpaint -screenshot''). This will provide the selection edge instantly, with no need to click through the menus. Can be useful as an alias if you are only using xpaint for screenshots.</note>
  
 ===== The Keyboard Method ===== ===== The Keyboard Method =====

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