brooks@maddog.llnl.gov (12/03/89)
Is there an undocumented way to tell xwd to dump the whole screen, cursor and all, instead of the interactive move the cursor to the window and press the button. I want to get full screen dumps for a tutorial manual using awm in our X environment here (a translation of the fine one using twm from RIACS). brooks@maddog.llnl.gov, brooks@maddog.uucp
brooks@maddog.llnl.gov (Eugene Brooks) (12/03/89)
In article <40261@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> brooks@maddog.llnl.gov () writes: >Is there an undocumented way to tell xwd to dump the whole screen, >cursor and all, instead of the interactive move the cursor to the >window and press the button. I want to get full screen dumps for >a tutorial manual using awm in our X environment here (a translation >of the fine one using twm from RIACS). >brooks@maddog.llnl.gov, brooks@maddog.uucp Yes, there is (-root)... When in doubt, read the source! brooks@maddog.llnl.gov, brooks@maddog.uucp
morreale@bierstadt.ucar.edu (Peter Morreale) (12/03/89)
In article <40265@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> brooks@maddog.llnl.gov (Eugene Brooks) writes: >In article <40261@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> brooks@maddog.llnl.gov () writes: >>Is there an undocumented way to tell xwd to dump the whole screen, >>cursor and all, instead of the interactive move the cursor to the >>window and press the button. I want to get full screen dumps for >>a tutorial manual using awm in our X environment here (a translation >>of the fine one using twm from RIACS). >>brooks@maddog.llnl.gov, brooks@maddog.uucp >Yes, there is (-root)... When in doubt, read the source! > >brooks@maddog.llnl.gov, brooks@maddog.uucp Yes, that will work.... Here's another method. This is for Suns in particular, I don't know about other hardware.... Create the following script: screendump -ce | rasttopbm | pbmtoxwd | xpr -device ps -scale 2 | <lpr> Then either hookup another terminal to your machine, or, if you X-station is networked in your environment, log on again to your machine (ie. rlogin, etc..). Then run the script and the entire screen will be dumped. The problem I ran into was that I had bound the X utilities to a function key (to keep the screen exact) but then realized that I couldn't get the twm menus in the dump. (since I had tied up twm in poping up the menus..... :-( ) As I understand the script, I'm dumping the frame buffer through some of pbm's and X's filters to convert it (finally) into PostScript which then is piped into our Postscript printer. Perhaps there is an easier way, but the above worked fine. (Thank you Dave Curry!) -PWM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter W. Morreale email: morreale@ncar.ucar.edu Nat'l Center for Atmos Research Scientific Computing Division voice: (303) 497-1293 Consulting Office --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
jef@well.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer) (12/03/89)
In the referenced message, morreale@bierstadt.UCAR.EDU (Peter Morreale) wrote:
}screendump -ce | rasttopbm | pbmtoxwd | xpr -device ps -scale 2 | <lpr>
Given the problems people have been having with the xwd file format, it's
probably best to avoid it when it's unnecessary. In this case, you can do
a screendump | rasttopbm | pgmtops | lpr. Yes, pGmtops -- the three PBMPLUS
formats are upward compatible.
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Jef
Jef Poskanzer jef@well.sf.ca.us {ucbvax, apple, hplabs}!well!jef
It's better to burn out than to fade away...rick@ssbell.UUCP (Richard Ohnemus) (12/07/89)
I just click the mouse button in the root window when I want a full screen dump from xwd. That seems to be a bit easier then using the -root option or using screendump on Suns. -- I never receive credit for anything I write! (I'm an Ohnemus. 8-) Rick Ohnemus UUCP: rick@ssbell Sterling Software FSG/IMD INTERNET: rick@ssbell.uu.net 1404 Ft. Crook Rd. South Phone: (402) 291-8300 Bellevue, NE. 68005-2969 FAX: (402) 291-4362