How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

[BigCityCat]

in Kubuntu 9.10

Thanks

[Snowhog]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

Capturing the images of the ksplash & kdm & ksplash again

[BigCityCat]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

Thanks Snowhog, I got the KDM to work but the instructions for kslpash is above my experience level.

Still ty

[Snowhog]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

One gains experience by doing.

Steps:

1. Verify that xwd is installed:

a) open a console
b) type: sudo apt-get install x11-apps

(This will install the applicaton if not installed, otherwise you will be told: x11-apps is already the newest version.)

2. Open Kate as root:

a) Alt+F2
b) type: kdesudo kate /usr/local/bin/snap

3. Copy and paste the following into the Untitled - Kate document:

#!/bin/bash

for i in {1..20..1}
do
xwd -out /home/your_username/snap/screenshot-$i.xwd -root -display :0.0
sleep 1
done

(Replace your_username with your logon username)

4. Save, then Close the file. Keep Kate open.

5. In Kate, click File > Open and type: /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup

6. Copy and paste the following at the end of the file:

# xwd call
/usr/local/bin/snap &

7. Save, Close, and Exit Kate.

8. Open a console and type:
a) sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/snap
b) mkdir snap

9. Exit the console.

10. Shutdown and reboot your PC.

If you did everything correctly, you will have 20 images in the snap folder in your user home directory.

[vinnywright]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

in the script

#!/bin/bash

for i in {1..20..1}
do
xwd -out /home/rog/snap/screenshot-$i.xwd -root -display :0.0
sleep 1
done

shouldent it be BigCityCat insted of rog .......or what ever the user name is .... ?

just asking

VINNY

[Snowhog]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

Yup. Good catch. I'll edit my post.

[Untitled]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

For ksplash, unless I'm missing something, that seems to me to be the easiest option:

Open system settings, go to Appearance and there go to Splash Screen and choose the theme you want to capture.

Then press Print Screen, set a delay (4 seconds?) and click New Snapshot. Back in System Settings click test theme and, well, there you are.

[BigCityCat]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?

Awesome thanks I got it. Sorry I didn't post back I have been real busy. TTL

[Snowhog]

Re: How do I take a screenshot of KDM & Splash?