You could also try using xwd :-)
xhost +localhost;sleep 5;xwd -display localhost:0 -root -out filename;
(off the top of my head, the syntax may be incorrect.)
Then you can xwdtopnm and pnmto whatever you want the image format to be
(provided the support is installed.)
Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill" <selinux@home.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Screen Capture Utility?
> On Thursday 03 January 2002 19:25, you wrote:
> > The easiest way, no matter what desktop you use with linux is...
> > The GIMP! Fire up the GIMP, click aquire... it will guide you
> > through the rest.
> >
> > Logan
>
> Good answer! Move to the head of the class (IF Russ's display will
> stay intact long enough to tolerate this).
>
> Glen's answer in re: versions of X is also worth a thought or two.
> Russ kept his version of X a secret so we may never know, eh?
>
> Bill
>
> --
> total used free shared buffers cached
> Mem: 1545352 1536524 8828 0 268828 920500
> Swap: 401584 1292 400292
> Total: 1946936 1537816 409120
> Linux a.genesis.com 2.4.14 #3 Fri Nov 9 23:14:31 EST 2001 K7 750MHz
> 9:15pm up 14 days, 19:18, 2 users, load average: 0.42, 0.73, 0.81
>
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