Re: How to get a screenshot?

["Jens B. Jorgensen" <jjorgens@bdsinc.com>]

I recommend using the 'convert' from the ImageMagick package. With 'convert' you can
use:

convert X:<windowname> <filename>.gif

If you don't know what the window's name is use the 'xwininfo' command.

Eric House wrote:

> I want to take a screenshot of a window running under X and eventually
> to convert it to a .gif file.
>
> I assume the Gimp can handle the conversion.  But how does one get a
> screenshot under [Debian] Linux?  Is there anything comparable to
> Snapshot (on Solaris), for example?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Eric House
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