Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:34:15 -0700 From: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Webpage screenshot Message-ID: <CADy1Ce7ROYyiB4GoH7WfYLSN_NgvTNbSDU_h5ZFJWPNzb37cpA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120805204138.abe5c8e7.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20120805204138.abe5c8e7.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > I'm searching for a simple way to create a screenshot from > a web page, i. e. convert the rendered page into a PNG (or > something similar) graphic format. This is intended to be > used for usability and design visualization where different > components of the web page can be "colored" using Gimp to > show their structure by "inking" the different elements. > > The idea of taking a screenshot from the web browser may > look sufficient at first, but it is problematic when the > web page doesn't fit horizontally or vertically. This > sometimes doesn't even work when using the browser in > "total fullscreen" (which is 1400x1050 or 2800x1050 here). > Using the browsers "print to PS" functionaliy also add > pagination that is not desired, and "continuous form > printing" export doesn't exist. > > How would you suggest to solve this task? CLI utilities > are welcome - the less interaction, the better. It doesn't > matter if the result is a 800x10000 px image with 300 px > white margin left and right. :-) If you're using Firefox, the Fireshot addin does exactly this kind of thing. Kurt
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