scrot

[seppalta]

A discussion about scrot was started in the previous entry.  I thought it deserved its own block.   To see what is possible command-wise, put scrot --help in your terminal.  I put scrot commands right on my root menu (schema.pl from obmenu-generator), so I can take shots as quickly as I can click the menu entry.  I program them to go directly to an image editor, but they could just as easily be saved in some file.  For my menu command set-up, see http://lxlinux.com/obmenu-generator.html.

[cheiron]

You can also add a menu interface on the start menu once scrot is installed via adding the following to (openbox) root menu

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<menu id="graphicsScreenshots" label="Scrot" icon="/usr/share/icons/scshoot.png">
<item label="Now" icon="/usr/share/icons/scrot0.png">
<action name="Execute">
<command>
scrot '/home/me/Pictures/scrots/%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png'
</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="In 5 Seconds..." icon="/usr/share/icons/scrot5.png">
<action name="Execute">
<command>
scrot -d 5 '/home/me/Pictures/scrots//%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png'
</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="In 10 Seconds..." icon="/usr/share/icons/scrot10.png">
<action name="Execute">
<command>
scrot -d 10 '/home/me/Pictures/scrots/%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png'
</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Selected Area... (click &amp; drag mouse)" icon="/usr/share/icons/scrot.png">
<action name="Execute">
<command>
scrot -s '/home/me/Pictures/scrots/%Y-%m-%d--%s_$wx$h_scrot.png'
</command>
</action>
</item>
</menu>

[veggie]

In WattOS 9 scrot wasn't installed. It was easy for me to install it and by default the screenshots would go to the Home Folder. So that was great. In WattOS 11 what I wish is for scrot not be installed by default. That way I can install it and all will work 100%! I can take several screenshots in seconds and all will go to the right folder.


Thanks

[veggie]

Cheiron that is too technical for me to do. And I just wish to be able to install it by default so it can work flawlessly!

[veggie]

I have tried again WattOS 10 and the screenshot tool there by default it is Gnome Screenshot . I also noticed that scrot is also installed  although it doesn't work. So there are 2 screenshot tools in WattOs 10.

GNOME Screenshot is a utility used in the GNOME desktop environment for taking screenshots. It was part of the GNOME Utilities (gnome-utils) package, but was split into its own package.

Gnome Screenshot is useless to me because of those pop ups it does everytime I try to take a screenshot. If I uninstall the Gnome Screenshot ... scrot doesn't take its place. The screenshot key on the keyboard just stops to work and a message pops up saying Gnome Screenshot isn't installed.

[leenie]

Scrot by itself would be command line only!

[veggie]

I hope for scrot to be the screenshot /printscreen tool on WattOs 11 . It is not a command line only. I just have to press the PrintScreen keyboard key and it automatically takes a screenshot and puts it in the right file place the Home FOlder. Simple and easy .