xwd -root -silent > image.xwd This will output the root window in "X Window Dump" format. ImageMagick understands this format. I'm not sure if xv does.
Paul McDermott wrote: > Hello everyone, thank you for all the help in the past and the help in the > future. I was wondering what package can I use to grab images from the > root window. ie an xterm or some other program. Any help would be > appreciated. I think xv will do but i'm not too sure. > Thanks in advance. > > ------------------ > Paul McDermott > The Computer Braille Facility > The University of Western Ontario > University Community Centre 215 > London, Ontario N6A 3K7 > Phone: (519) 661-3061 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web Address: http://www.braille.uwo.ca/~paul > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
