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Re: [SLE] Print screen on Gnome
  • From: suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 20:33:12 -0700
  • Message-id: <445C18F8.2000008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Carl Hartung wrote:

My Google search phrase "Linux printscreen" yielded 450,000 'hits'. Near the

I did Google [over 3 hours] and could not find what I was looking for. I have found "scrot" but I have not figured how to print from the command line.

top was a link to one of the best Linux/printscreen usage summaries I've ever read (which is why I'm sharing it):

http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Make_a_Screenshot_with_PrintScreen_Key

There's even a script, mid-page, that you could probably easily extend to automate the capture>print function your user is after.

Actually, I have already looked at this Gentoo wiki, and it does NOT do what I am looking for:

I want it to print directly to the default printer without further user intervention. I already have the print-screen key associated with the take screenshot.

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