SOLVED - How do I do screenshot?

[teedee]

How do I do screenshot in wattOS? Lifehacker installation doesn't work

[blaze]

https://wiki.debian.org/ScreenShots

http://wiki.lxde.org/en/How_to_take_screenshots

[teedee]

Hi blaze,

If it was so easy like using PrtScr button I wouldn't bother anyone. I even tried to install some apps before but all failed because of some errors.

Unfortunately your links didn't help either

This is still the same problem with Linux.. It still requires high level of expertise to install even simple app.

[BALLOON a.k.a. Fu-sen.]

The MATE version supports screenshot by Print Screen.
screenshot software is necessary for LXDE and Microwatt.
Because mtPaint has screenshot function, I use this.

[teedee]

Thanks BALLOON. It's not exactly what I wanted but it works at last
And mtPaint is pretty nice as well.

[Maroman]

actually for lxde version there is nothing installed out-of-the-box to take screenshots. try to find and install gnome-screenshot. works fine however prtscreen button doesn't work.

cheers,

[biffster]

Hi teedee - there used to be an app called lxscreenshot that I used that was from an ubuntu ppa (specifically really for lubuntu). I dont even know if its maintained anymore and have not looked since making the change to Debian.

I have trended towards simplifying my life and desktop and now I use scrot.

Its a command line tool, but you can also run it from the "run" dialog box in the menu and simply type the word 'scrot' and it takes a screenshot of whatever you have open and places it as a png in your home directory with a date time stamp. good for quick shots of something you want.

Then I use shotwell if I want to crop it, or convert to jpg, scale, etc.

tks,
biff