Re: FVWM: [Fwd: need help with screen-shots under X11]

From: Richard Lister <listerrj_at_helios.aston.ac.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 13:24:34 +0100

From: Tristan RAMBO Savatier <tristan_at_mpeg.org>
Subject: FVWM: [Fwd: need help with screen-shots under X11]
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 01:32:15 -0700

> Does anyone know how to capture a screen-shot under X-Windows ?
>
> I am using FVWM (under Linux). Is there a way to ask the X server
> (in this case XFree86) or the window manager (fvwm) to take a snapshot
> of the screen and save it as an image ? I looked at the manual of FVWM
> but couldn't find the answer.

This is an X server issue, not a wm issue.

You can do 'xwd -root' or use the grab function of xv, and I think
there are more utilities knocking around that do much the same thing.

Ric

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