Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:43:41 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: taking a screen snap Message-ID: <20010722104341.B23306@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: <000a01c11265$0702b7a0$a62f72c3@Elexis> References: <000a01c11265$0702b7a0$a62f72c3@Elexis>
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Well, first of all, welcome to the REAL world! :) Second, this kind of thing (finding apps for specific tasks) was a hurdle for me as well when coming up from Linux. I still haven't really earned any guru points yet, but I am liking this OS. The easy way to find an app is to install the ports and keep them current. Basically this is in /usr/ports, and broken up by category. You can search the whole collection or just a particular category. This is what I did for the screenshot: bash-2.05# cd /usr/ports/graphics/ to search just the graphics ports bash-2.05# make search key="screen" Pretty straightforward. This is what it yeilds: Port: plasma-kmod-0.1 Path: /usr/ports/graphics/plasma-kmod Info: A plasma-effect screensaver kernel module Maint: greid@ukug.uk.freebsd.org Index: graphics B-deps: R-deps: Port: scrot-0.5 Path: /usr/ports/graphics/scrot Info: A screen capture utility that utilizes Imlib2 Maint: ishmael27@home.com Index: graphics B-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 edb-1.0.2 freetype-1.3.1_1 giblib-1.2.0 imlib2-1.0.3 jpeg-6b libungif-4.1.0b1 png-1.0.12 tiff-3.5.5 R-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 edb-1.0.2 freetype-1.3.1_1 giblib-1.2.0 imlib2-1.0.3 jpeg-6b libungif-4.1.0b1 png-1.0.12 tiff-3.5.5 Port: xdgagrab-0.3 Path: /usr/ports/graphics/xdgagrab Info: Capture an X server screen with a mouse pointer Maint: taoka@FreeBSD.org Index: graphics B-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 R-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 Port: xdl-2.1 Path: /usr/ports/graphics/xdl Info: Display DL animations on an X screen Maint: ports@FreeBSD.org Index: graphics B-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 R-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 Port: xgrasp-1.7d Path: /usr/ports/graphics/xgrasp Info: Display GL animations on X screen Maint: ports@FreeBSD.org Index: graphics B-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 R-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 That is a few things to sort through, but a WHOLE LOT EASIER than checking the 300+ graphics ports individually. And pretty slick if you ask me. Looks like this only turned up a single relevant app (xdgagrab), but try other keywords (like names of windows apps, or even 'printscreen') to see if others turn up. Checking on 'capture' gives this one too: Port: scrot-0.5 Path: /usr/ports/graphics/scrot Info: A screen capture utility that utilizes Imlib2 Maint: ishmael27@home.com Index: graphics B-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 edb-1.0.2 freetype-1.3.1_1 giblib-1.2.0 imlib2-1.0.3 jpeg-6b libungif-4.1.0b1 png-1.0.12 tiff-3.5.5 R-deps: XFree86-3.3.6_9 edb-1.0.2 freetype-1.3.1_1 giblib-1.2.0 imlib2-1.0.3 jpeg-6b libungif-4.1.0b1 png-1.0.12 tiff-3.5.5 I often find that I am looking for a specific type of app, but then find others that are so interesting I have to try them out. Never had that with Linux. And the ports will go ahead and make and install dependencies rather than just telling you you need this, that and the other thing and quitting. One thing to remember. After you make and install a port, do a make clean. That source can take a lot of drive space away unnecessarily. HTH Lou On 07/22/01 07:16 AM, uwi mAn sat at the `puter and typed: > > How to take a screenshot in FreeBSD environment? > > > > As a former windows user, "PrtScn" key did same action...... > > > > Thank you. -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net ԿԬ Grinnell's Law of Labor Laxity: At all times, for any task, you have not got enough done today. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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