Re: FVWM: taking screenshot of multiple / all desks / pages

From: xavier <list.fvwm_at_natch.dyndns.org>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:48:02 -0400

>
> I don't think X has a way to access the image of unvisible windows.
> In short, the unvisible virtual pages simply do not exist, they should
> yet to be formed by X, fvwm and applications.
>
> But you may create an fvwm function that does what you want, like:
>
> GotoDesk 0
> PipeRead `import -window root /tmp/desktop-0.png >/dev/null`
> GotoDesk 1
> PipeRead `import -window root /tmp/desktop-1.png >/dev/null`
> GotoDesk 2
> PipeRead `import -window root /tmp/desktop-2.png >/dev/null`
> GotoDesk 3
> PipeRead `import -window root /tmp/desktop-3.png >/dev/null`
>
> If you have 10 desks of 7x4 pages, you will need to repeat GotoDeskAndPage
> and import 280 times. It may take about 15 minutes or more to create all
> screenshots. Note, that your fvwm will be unfunctional during this time.
>



works great.

takes 1 mins for 10x7 on one desk.
however, there is desks where there is nothing ;
is there a fvwm way to know that ? so that i don't take
empty and useless screenshots.

thanks


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xavier
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Received on Fri Aug 27 2004 - 09:48:21 BST

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