pmss (Poor Man's Screenshooter)

[PackRat]

tint2 doesn't appear to be capable to override wmctrl.

The Xfce4 desktop is also wiped out by the Clean option (like wiping it with a cloth or something!). Keybindings still work so you can bring up a terminal or the session-logout screen and exit gracefully.

in a terminal -

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wmctrl -l

lists the names as xfce4-panel and tint2. Is it possible to exclude those window names from a wmctrl iconify command?

[VastOne]

Hi VastOne,
Clean mode minimizes all open windows and takes the screenshot.
Can you run following commands and see what happens,

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for i in $(xdotool search ".*");do xdotool windowminimize $i;done

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for i in $(xdotool search --onlyvisible ".*");do xdotool windowminimize $i;done

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wmctrl -k on

Cheers!!!

All ran without errors.. cleared the desktop in the exact same way the C option does in the script, like PackRat says 'wiping it with a cloth'

Here is the output from terminal if it means anything

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vastone@vsido:~$ for i in $(xdotool search ".*");do xdotool windowminimize $i;done
Defaulting to search window name, class, and classname
vastone@vsido:~$ for i in $(xdotool search --onlyvisible ".*");do xdotool windowminimize $i;done
Defaulting to search window name, class, and classname
vastone@vsido:~$ wmctrl -k on

I had to restart everything to get tint2 back.. alt tab allowed me to go between open apps to write this and then to close everything cleany

[hakerdefo]

Version 3.1 of pmss to address a Fluxbox related issue.
This should, hopefully, fix the The "Entire Screen -> Clean" option problem under VSIDO.
This version is specifically designed for VSIDO. If you want to use pmss under any other Distro/DE/WM please use Version 3.

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

function bye_bye (){
printf "\033c"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"A Screenshot Is An Image Of The Display On A Computer Screen"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"But You Already Knew That So"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Bye, Ciao, Adios"
sleep 2
printf "\033c"
tput sgr0
exit 0
}

function empty_dir (){
if [ "$(ls -A "$DIR")" ]; then
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"This Will Remove All Saved Screenshots! Are You Sure?"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"Y\" To Empty Screenshots Directory"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"N\" To Move Back To Main PMSS Menu"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Enter Your Choice: "
echo -e ""
tput sgr0
read -er Choice
case "$Choice" in
"Y" | "y")
printf "\033c"
PMSS_RM=$(which rm)
"$PMSS_RM" -rf "$DIR"/*.png
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Screenshots Directory Has Been Emptied"
echo -e ""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
;;
"N" | "n")
printf "\033c"
MenU
;;
*)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"\"$Choice\" Is An Invalid Choice!!!"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Correct Options To Choose Are From Y-N"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Empty Screenshots Directory, Press \"Y\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Move Back To Main PMSS Menu, Press \"N\""
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Got it? It Is Not That Hard You See"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Continue..\n' -n1
empty_dir
;;
esac
else
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Screenshots Directory Is Empty"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Nothing To Delete. Say Cheese!"
echo -e ""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
fi
}

function purge_shot (){
printf "\033c"
PMSS_RM=$(which rm)
"$PMSS_RM" -f "$NAME"
MenU
}

function imgur_upload (){
type curl >/dev/null 2>&1
RETVAL=$?
if [[ ! "$RETVAL" == 0 ]]; then
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"PMSS Requires \"cURL\" To Upload To imgur"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Install \"curl\" Via Your Package-manager"
echo -e ""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
fi
printf "\033c"
response=$(curl -s --connect-timeout 30 --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 Gecko/20100101" -H "Authorization: Client-ID $client_id" -H "Expect: " -F "image=@$NAME" https://api.imgur.com/3/image.xml 2>/dev/null)
RETVAL=$?
if [[ ! "$RETVAL" == 0 ]]; then
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"PMSS Cannot Connect To \"imgur\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Check Your Internet Connection"
echo -e ""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
else
URL3="${response##*<link>}"
URL2="${URL3%%</link>*}"
URL=$(echo "$URL2" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^http:/https:/')
BASE_URL="${URL%.*}"
BASE_EXT="${URL##*.}"
DEL_HASH2="${response##*<deletehash>}"
DEL_HASH="${DEL_HASH2%%</deletehash>*}"
DEL_URL="https://imgur.com/delete/$DEL_HASH"
printf "\033c"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"DIRECT LINK"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Original  : "'\E[0;32;49m'"$URL"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Thumbnail : "'\E[0;32;49m'""$BASE_URL"m."$BASE_EXT""
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"BBCODE (FORUMS, MESSAGE BOARDS, ETC.)"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Original  : "'\E[0;32;49m'"[img]$URL[/img]"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Thumbnail : "'\E[0;32;49m'"[url=$BASE_URL][img]"$BASE_URL"m."$BASE_EXT"[/img][/url]"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"MARKDOWN (REDDIT, GITHUB, ETC.)"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Original  : "'\E[0;32;49m'"[$SHORT_NAME]($URL)"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Thumbnail : "'\E[0;32;49m'"[$SHORT_NAME]("$BASE_URL"m."$BASE_EXT")"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"HTML (WEBSITES, BLOGS, ETC.)"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Original  : "'\E[0;32;49m'"<a href="$BASE_URL"><img src="$URL" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Thumbnail : "'\E[0;32;49m'"<a href="$BASE_URL"><img src=""$BASE_URL"m."$BASE_EXT"" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"IMAGE DELETE LINK"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Delete url: "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DEL_URL"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
fi
}

function upload_check (){
type xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1
RETVAL=$?
if [[ "$RETVAL" == 0 ]]; then
xdg-open "${NAME}"
else
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"PMSS Unable To Open Saved Shot"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Install \"xdg-utils\" To Do This"
echo -e ""
fi
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Would You Like To Upload The Shot To imgur?"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"Y\" To Upload The Shot To imgur"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"D\" To Purge The Shot & Go Back"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"N\" To Go Back To The Main Menu"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Enter Your Choice: "
echo -e ""
tput sgr0
read -er Choice
case "$Choice" in
"Y" | "y")
imgur_upload
;;
"D" | "d")
purge_shot
;;
"N" | "n")
printf "\033c"
MenU
;;
*)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"\"$Choice\" Is An Invalid Choice!!!"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Correct Options To Choose Are From Y-D-N"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Upload Image To imgur, Press \"Y\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Delete Captured Image, Press \"D\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Move Back To The Menu, Press \"N\""
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Got it? It Is Not That Hard You See"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Continue..\n' -n1
MenU
;;
esac
}

function area_mouse (){
DATE="$(date +%d%m%y-%H%M%S)"
SHORT_NAME="Shot-${DATE}.png"
NAME="${DIR}/${SHORT_NAME}"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Draw A Rectangle On The Screen By Click-Dragging Left Mouse Button"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"And Release The Mouse Button Once You Have Selected The Area To Be"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Captured. Region Inside The Drawn Rectangle Will Be Shot By Script"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Once The Screen Capture Mode Is Activated, Pressing Any Keys Will"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Abort The Screenshot. So Keep The Keyboard Silent In Capture Mode"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Activate Screen Capture Mode..\n' -n1
PMSS_PID=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
xdotool windowminimize "$PMSS_PID"
sleep 1
scrot -s "${NAME}"
RETVAL=$?
if [[ "$RETVAL" == 2 ]]; then
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Keyboard Key Was Pressed. Screenshot Aborted"
echo -e ""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
else
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[0;32;49m'"$SHORT_NAME"'\E[1;32;49m'" Saved In "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DIR"
echo -e ""
upload_check
fi
}

function window_focus (){
DATE="$(date +%d%m%y-%H%M%S)"
SHORT_NAME="Shot-${DATE}.png"
NAME="${DIR}/${SHORT_NAME}"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Select The Screenshot Mode"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"B\" To Capture The Window Open Below PMSS Window"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"C\" To Capture The Window Under The Mouse Cursor"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"M\" To Manually Select The Window To Be Captured"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Enter Your Choice: "
echo -e ""
tput sgr0
read -er Choice
case "$Choice" in
"B" | "b")
PMSS_PID=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
xdotool windowminimize "$PMSS_PID"
sleep 1
scrot -u -b -c "${NAME}"
RETVAL=$?
if [[ "$RETVAL" == 2 ]]; then
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"No Open Window Found Below PMSS"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Hence No Screenshot Is Captured"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Continue..\n' -n1
window_focus
else
WIN_BLW=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
xdotool windowminimize "$WIN_BLW"
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[0;32;49m'"$SHORT_NAME"'\E[1;32;49m'" Saved In "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DIR"
echo -e ""
upload_check
fi
;;
"C" | "c")
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Position The Mouse Cursor Over The Window To Capture"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Don't Click Just Position The Cursor Over The Window"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key When You Are Ready..\n' -n1
PMSS_PID=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
MAGIC_SED='s/.*=\(.*\)/\1/'
WIN_BLW=$(xdotool getmouselocation --shell 2>/dev/null | grep WINDOW | sed "$MAGIC_SED")
xdotool windowactivate "$WIN_BLW"
sleep 1
scrot -u -b -c "${NAME}"
xdotool windowminimize "$WIN_BLW"
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[0;32;49m'"$SHORT_NAME"'\E[1;32;49m'" Saved In "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DIR"
echo -e ""
upload_check
;;
"M" | "m")
PMSS_PID=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Minimize Terminal And Bring The Window To Be Captured In Focus.."
echo -e ""
scrot -u -d12 -b -c "${NAME}"
RETVAL=$?
if [[ "$RETVAL" == 2 ]]; then
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"No Open Window Found Below PMSS"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Hence No Screenshot Is Captured"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Continue..\n' -n1
window_focus
else
WIN_BLW=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
xdotool windowminimize "$WIN_BLW"
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[0;32;49m'"$SHORT_NAME"'\E[1;32;49m'" Saved In "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DIR"
echo -e ""
upload_check
fi
;;
*)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"\"$Choice\" Is An Invalid Option!!!"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Correct Options To Choose Are From B-C-M"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Capture The Window Open Below PMSS Window, Press \"B\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Capture The Window Under The Mouse Cursor, Press \"C\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Manually Select The Window To Be Captured, Press \"M\""
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Got it? It Is Not That Hard You See"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Continue..\n' -n1
window_focus
;;
esac
}

function entire_area (){
DATE="$(date +%d%m%y-%H%M%S)"
SHORT_NAME="Shot-${DATE}.png"
NAME="${DIR}/${SHORT_NAME}"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Select The Screenshot Mode"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"C\" For Clean Mode"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Press \"D\" For Dirty Mode"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Enter Your Choice: "
echo -e ""
tput sgr0
read -er Choice
case "$Choice" in
"C" | "c")
printf "\033c"
DESK_TOP=$(xdotool get_desktop)
PMSS_PID=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
for i in $(xdotool search --onlyvisible --desktop "$DESK_TOP" ".*");do xdotool windowminimize $i;done
xdotool search --onlyvisible --desktop "$DESK_TOP" --class "tint2"
RETVAL=$?
if [[ "$RETVAL" == 0 ]]; then
for i in $(xdotool search --desktop "$DESK_TOP" --class "tint2");do xdotool windowactivate $i;done
fi
xdotool search --onlyvisible --desktop "$DESK_TOP" --class "conky"
RETVAL=$?
if [[ "$RETVAL" == 0 ]]; then
for i in $(xdotool search --desktop "$DESK_TOP" --class "conky");do xdotool windowactivate $i;done
fi
sleep 1
scrot -c "${NAME}"
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[0;32;49m'"$SHORT_NAME"'\E[1;32;49m'" Saved In "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DIR"
echo -e ""
upload_check
;;
"D" | "d")
PMSS_PID=$(xdotool getactivewindow)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Minimize Terminal & Any Open Window You Don't Wish To Capture.."
echo -e ""
scrot -d12 -c "${NAME}"
xdotool windowactivate "$PMSS_PID"
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[0;32;49m'"$SHORT_NAME"'\E[1;32;49m'" Saved In "'\E[0;32;49m'"$DIR"
echo -e ""
upload_check
;;
*)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"\"$Choice\" Is An Invalid Option!!!"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Correct Options To Choose Are From C-D"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Capture The Desktop Without Any Open Window, Press \"C\""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Capture The Desktop With Open-Active Window, Press \"D\""
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Got it? It Is Not That Hard You See"
echo -e ""
read -r -s -p $'Press Any Key To Continue..\n' -n1
entire_area
;;
esac
}

function MenU (){
type scrot >/dev/null 2>&1 || { printf "\033c"; echo -e ""; echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"A required pmss dependency \"Scrot\" is not present."; echo -e '\e[1;32;49m'"\"Scrot\" is available for almost all linux distros."; echo -e '\e[1;32;49m'"Please install \"scrot\" using your package manager."; echo -e ""; tput sgr0; exit 1; }
type xdotool >/dev/null 2>&1 || { printf "\033c"; echo -e ""; echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"A required pmss dependency \"xdotool\" is not present."; echo -e '\e[1;32;49m'"\"xdotool\" is available for almost all linux distros."; echo -e '\e[1;32;49m'"Please install \"xdotool\" using your package manager."; echo -e ""; tput sgr0; exit 1; }
DIR="${HOME}/images/scrots"
if [ ! -d "${DIR}" ]; then mkdir --parents "${DIR}"; fi
client_id="af2f809b77dea2c"
printf "\033c"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** PMSS<>MENU *************************************************"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** Select One Of The Following Options"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** Enter \"E\" To Take The Screenshot Of The Entire Screen"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** Enter \"W\" To Take The Screenshot Of Window In Focus"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** Enter \"A\" To Take The Screenshot Of Area Selected By Mouse"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** Enter \"D\" To Empty Screenshots Directory"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"** Enter \"Q\" To Exit"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"***************************************************************"
echo -e ""
tput sgr0
read -er Options
case "$Options" in
"E" | "e")
entire_area
;;
"W" | "w")
window_focus
;;
"A" | "a")
area_mouse
;;
"D" | "d")
empty_dir
;;
"Q" | "q")
bye_bye
;;
*)
printf "\033c"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"\"$Options\" Is An Invalid Option!!!"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"Correct Options To Choose Are From E-W-A-D-Q"
echo -e ""
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"For Screenshot Of The Entire Screen, Press \"E\" & Hit \"Enter\" Key"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"For Screenshot Of The Window In Focus, Press \"W\" & Hit \"Enter\" Key"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"For Screenshot Of Area Selected By Mouse, Press \"A\" & Hit \"Enter\" Key"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Empty Screenshots Directory, Press \"D\" & Hit \"Enter\" Key"
echo -e '\E[1;32;49m'"To Exit From PMSS, Press \"Q\" & Hit \"Enter\" Key"
echo -e ""
read -rsp $'Press Any Key To Return To PMSS MENU..\n' -n1
MenU
;;
esac
}
while :
do
MenU
done



Cheers!!!

[VastOne]

After a long power outage I am back online  .. nasty storms still all around in the Midwest

Version 3.1 is a winner!  Every part of it works as expected....

Well done hakerdefo, I will make sure this version is the default in VSIDO on next ISO

Thank you mate

Cheers!

[PackRat]

Well done hakerdefo

+100

Works as is in Void linux - just have to make sure the $DIR exists (or change that variable in the script).





Awesome piece of work.

[VastOne]

I am telling you this script is fecking awesome...

I had to do a lot of meticulous screenshots to correct some problems on an update to this forum..

Once I figured out the keystrokes and patterns (burned them to memory) it was a spectacular easy thing to do...

What was once cumbersome is now a joy to do

Thank you hakerdefo for this incredible gift

[PackRat]

Once I figured out the keystrokes and patterns (burned them to memory) it was a spectacular easy thing to do...

Thank you hakerdefo for this incredible gift

Indeed.

I just created a key binding for the script, easy peasy with a couple key strokes to get from shot to post.

[VastOne]

Share it please.. or at least a step by step... 

[PackRat]

In your favorite text editor add this line to the $HOME/.fluxbox/keys file -

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Mod4 Shift Print :Exec urxvt -title screenshot -e pmsshot

The key binding "Mod4 Shift Print" is optional, whatever is avaaiable to you - Alt p will work just as well.

The command

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urxvt -title screenshot -e pmsshot

will launch urxvt with the title screenshot and execute pmsshot - as long as pmsshot (or whatever you have named the script) is on your path; otherwise use the full path name.

You can use your terminal of choice.

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xterm -title screenshot -e pmsshot

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xfce4-terminal --title screenshot -x pmsshot

note that xfce4-terminal uses --title not -title. Also, I believe it is recommended to use "-x" but the "-e" is still supported.

The title for the terminal is optional, just a way to keep track of which terminal is running the script - the screenshot terminal is identifiable in the fluxbox (any) iconbar:



It really didn't dawn on me until this morning that this utility is mouse free - all the more reason to like it; will be a nice addition to tiling window managers. More key bindings to create 

[VastOne]

Thanks RatMan!

I ended up using

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# take a screenshot with hakerdefo script pmss
Mod4 p :Exec launch xfce4-terminal --title pmss-screenshot -x pmss

I have an old piece of code in the keys file:

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118 :Exec xfce4-screenshooter

This used to work using the print screen button to engage the screenshooter but that no longer works because ?!?!.. is there a code somewhere that discusses the numerical sequence of keys you know of?

I used the tool xev to get the new value of the key

launch is attached to this... make sure it is executable and in /usr/local/bin  .. one of the best pieces of script I have had the pleasure of using and being a part of

[VastOne]

^ I remembered the xev tool to identify keys on the keyboad

[PackRat]

You can't just use "Print" for that binding - or is the numeric value required for launch to work?

If Print or 107 (that's my keycode for Print as well) do not work, try the keysym 0xff61 - or whatever yours is. I have to use that keysym in some tiling window managers that don't recognize the multimedia keys, and won't include the  /X11/XF86keysym.h file.

[VastOne]

^ Yes... it is what I did use the numeric value from xev

It had changed on this newer keyboard that I have now and I did not realize it was different

xev solved it all

launch did not matter at all.. I just included it because I used it in the example

[PackRat]

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# take a screenshot with hakerdefo script pmss
Mod4 p :Exec launch xfce4-terminal --title pmss-screenshot -x pmss

That command will/can cause some trouble if you already have an instance of xfce4-terminal open won't it. The open terminal will be focused - and not run the command, correct? And if xfce4-terminal already has focus it will get iconified.

Guess it depends on how you want to compose a screenhot.

[VastOne]

It is designed to open the current instance, so if xfce-terminal is already open it will open that

The reverse is if you keep hitting alt p pmss will open as many times as you open it..

launch is a choice, not a requirement. I use it on every command from tint2 and any other panel and also on everything from fluxbox menus so you do not open multiple instances of anything