Re: [LI] Capturing Windows

["Bilal Muddassir" <noorh@xxxxxxx>]

I do the following to capture the root window
xwd -root > file
Then I open the file in GIMP and save it as PNG or GIF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Mahendra M <karmah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 4:58 PM
Subject: [LI] Capturing Windows


> You can use
> 
> 'xwd' to capture windows in Linux
> 
> Go Through man xwd
> 
> You can also use ksnapshot which comes with KDE which has 
> a GUI & you can save in different formats.(GIF , JPEG , BMP)
> 
> The simplest way to use xwd is
> 
> xwd -o filename
> The mouse turns into an X and you click on the window.
> The contents will be written to file 'filename' <your choice>
> 
> The file can be viewed with 
> display filename
> 
>  --Mahendra M
>     RV College of Engineering , Bangalore.
> 
> 
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