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We installed a new default Screenshot tool. When you press PrintScreen the Screen will get a dark overlay and you can select the Area you want to screenshot and immediatly start editing the image.  * Standard tool: [[https://github.com/lupoDharkael/flameshot|flameshot]], i.e. screenshot with graphical editor; Applications > Graphics > Flameshot
 * (mate-screenshot) Applications > Accessoires > Take Screenshot

When you press Print-Screen (key: 'prt scn' or 'print' or 'druck') the screen will get a dark overlay and you can select the area you want to screenshot and immediately start editing the image.
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 * Direct upload to the imgur to share the screenshot online
 * Usual features like copy to clipboard or save to disk		  * Copy to clipboard or save to disk
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A quick usage preview can be seen here:		  * Optional direct upload (no account needed) to http://imgur.com to share the screenshot online
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For additional information visit the git: https://github.com/lupoDharkael/flameshot == command line ==
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For more advanced user, we also installed scrot, a command line tool that takes screenshot either fullscreen, current window or selection area. You can also bind this command to the printscreen key if you visit System > Hardware > Keyboard Shortcut and scroll down to the custom keybinds. There you will see the Printscreen function and can edit it to execute one of those: For more advanced user, 'scrot' is a command line tool that takes screenshot of either fullscreen, current window or selection area. You can bind this command to the printscreen key if you visit `System > Hardware > Keyboard Shortcut` and scroll down to the custom keybinds. There you will see the Printscreen function and can edit it to execute one of those:
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# Create a screenshot of the current window in your homedirectory # Create a screenshot of the current window in your home directory
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= Workflow to put images to the Wiki =
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= Old info =
 * '''simple''':
  * --(press `Print Screen`: '''whole Desktop'''.)--
   * You find the `Print Screen` (or in german `Druck`) key in the top row above `Insert, Home, Page Up`).
  * press `Alt + Print Screen`: '''active window'''.
  * Next Step:
   * Save the file and load it to the desired application (image editor, or upload to a webpage, ...), '''or'''
   * copy it to the clipboard, switch to a image editor (f.e. Gimp) and paste the image there
 * '''advanced''':
  * Applications > Accessoires > Take Screenshot
  * Options:
   * Select 'delay' in seconds to snapshot
   * Choose: a) full screen, b) only active window, c) specify region with the mouse.
  * If you use 'Take Screenshot' regulary, put it in your top panel:
   * right mouse button over the panel > Add to panel > Double click 'Application Launcher' > click on '+' of Acessoires > scroll down and select 'Take Screenshot' > click 'Add' > click 'Close'.
 * Further editing:
  * Gimp: Applications > Grafics > Gimp.
  * Short introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LmW5ndnEqw

= Workflow to put images to the Wiki =
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  * Login to the wiki homepage.   * Log into the wiki homepage.

Screenshot

  • Standard tool: flameshot, i.e. screenshot with graphical editor; Applications > Graphics > Flameshot

  • (mate-screenshot) Applications > Accessoires > Take Screenshot

When you press Print-Screen (key: 'prt scn' or 'print' or 'druck') the screen will get a dark overlay and you can select the area you want to screenshot and immediately start editing the image.

Features:

  • Adjustable selection
  • Copy to clipboard or save to disk
  • Highlight or blur parts of the screenshot
  • Place markings such as arrows, circles and rectangles on the image

  • Optional direct upload (no account needed) to http://imgur.com to share the screenshot online

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command line

For more advanced user, 'scrot' is a command line tool that takes screenshot of either fullscreen, current window or selection area. You can bind this command to the printscreen key if you visit System > Hardware > Keyboard Shortcut and scroll down to the custom keybinds. There you will see the Printscreen function and can edit it to execute one of those: 

# Create a screenshot of the entire screen in your home directory with a datetime stamp
scrot ~/%y%m%d_%H%M.png

# Create a screenshot of the current window in your home directory
scrot -ub ~/%y%m%d_%H%M.png

# Opens a selection tool to select the area to screenshot
scrot -s ~/%y%m%d_%H%M.png

For advanced info on scrot type man scrot in a terminal.

Workflow to put images to the Wiki

  • Activate the window to take screenshot of (left mouse click inside window).

  • Press Alt + Print Screen

  • Save it.
    • Default destination is your 'Desktop'. If you already have a file called 'Screenshot.png' there, a number will be appended to the filename.
  • Wiki:
    • Log into the wiki homepage.

    • Select the desired page (view, not edit!!!).

    • Click on Attach File (bottom of the page).

    • In File to uplaod select the file and press Upload.

    • Copy the command [[attachment:screenshot.png]] to the clipboard.

    • Edit the page: choose Text mode not 'GUI Mode'!

    • Insert the command [[attachment:screenshot.png]]. Replace [[ with {{ and ]] with }}

    • Save the work.

PublicMathWiki: screenshot (last edited 2021-02-05 10:01:10 by eseide)