[openbox] Screenshot Key Bindings in rc.xml?

E R ears.box at gmail.com
Wed Apr 30 16:59:13 EDT 2014


Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the reply, so the 3 import cmds are ok?

bash -c "import /home/

bash -c "import -frame /home/

bash -c "import -window root /home/


thank you...


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:11 AM, Anthony Thyssen
<a.thyssen at griffith.edu.au>wrote:

> 3 commands because you have 3 events.
>
> Or 3 commands per event?
> EG: one "date" command to generate a date string, "bash" to allow you to
> insert the date string into the comand-line of the "import".
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 1:59 PM, E R <ears.box at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Originally someone showed me these keybindings to take a screen shot, but
>> since I've started using Compton I get black in screen shots.
>>
>> <!-- Keybindings for Screen Shots -->
>>     <keybind key="Print">
>>       <action name="Execute">
>>         <startupnotify>
>>           <enabled>false</enabled>
>>           <name>Snapshot</name>
>>         </startupnotify>
>>         <command>bash -c "xwd | convert -
>> /home/foo/ScreenShots/screenshot-$(date +%m-%d-%Y).png"</command>
>>       </action>
>>     </keybind>
>>     <keybind key="S-Print">
>>       <action name="Execute">
>>         <startupnotify>
>>           <enabled>false</enabled>
>>           <name>Snapshot with Frame</name>
>>         </startupnotify>
>>         <command>bash -c "xwd -frame | convert -
>> /home/foo/ScreenShots/screenshot-$(date +%m-%d-%Y).png"</command>
>>       </action>
>>     </keybind>
>>     <keybind key="C-Print">
>>       <action name="Execute">
>>         <startupnotify>
>>           <enabled>false</enabled>
>>           <name>Snapshot Fullscreen</name>
>>         </startupnotify>
>>         <command>bash -c "xwd -root | convert -
>> /home/foo/ScreenShots/screenshot-$(date +%m-%d-%Y).png"</command>
>>       </action>
>>     </keybind>
>>
>>
>> So I've switch this using import like below;
>>
>> <!-- Keybindings for Screen Shots -->
>>     <keybind key="Print">
>>       <action name="Execute">
>>         <startupnotify>
>>           <enabled>false</enabled>
>>           <name>Snapshot</name>
>>         </startupnotify>
>>         <command>bash -c "import /home/sar/ScreenShots/screenshot-$(date
>> +%m-%d-%Y).png"</command>
>>       </action>
>>     </keybind>
>>     <keybind key="S-Print">
>>       <action name="Execute">
>>         <startupnotify>
>>           <enabled>false</enabled>
>>           <name>Snapshot with Frame</name>
>>         </startupnotify>
>>         <command>bash -c "import -frame
>> /home/sar/ScreenShots/screenshot-$(date +%m-%d-%Y).png"</command>
>>       </action>
>>     </keybind>
>>     <keybind key="C-Print">
>>       <action name="Execute">
>>         <startupnotify>
>>           <enabled>false</enabled>
>>           <name>Snapshot Fullscreen</name>
>>         </startupnotify>
>>         <command>bash -c "import -window root
>> /home/sar/ScreenShots/screenshot-$(date +%m-%d-%Y).png"</command>
>>       </action>
>>     </keybind>
>>
>> What I don't understand is why there are 3 commands, and the way I have
>> it now for import, is correct because it seems to working ok?
>>
>> thank you all... :)
>>
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