How to take screenshot(using selection) in awesome wm via scrot
Tried:
awful.util.spawn("scrot -s")
awful.util.spawn("urxvt -e "scrot -s"")
os.execute("scrot -s")
and all possible combinations even with sleep.
Also tried daemonize.
Nothing works =(
P.S. All commands are in key bindings, if I replace scrot -s with scrot, all works, except selecting area.
linux bash awesome-wm lua
asked Apr 7 '14 at 5:42
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Tried:
awful.util.spawn("scrot -s")
awful.util.spawn("urxvt -e "scrot -s"")
os.execute("scrot -s")
and all possible combinations even with sleep.
Also tried daemonize.
Nothing works =(
P.S. All commands are in key bindings, if I replace scrot -s with scrot, all works, except selecting area.
linux bash awesome-wm lua
asked Apr 7 '14 at 5:42
smtsmt
2816
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Tried:
awful.util.spawn("scrot -s")
awful.util.spawn("urxvt -e "scrot -s"")
os.execute("scrot -s")
and all possible combinations even with sleep.
Also tried daemonize.
Nothing works =(
P.S. All commands are in key bindings, if I replace scrot -s with scrot, all works, except selecting area.
linux bash awesome-wm lua
asked Apr 7 '14 at 5:42
smtsmt
2816
Tried:
awful.util.spawn("scrot -s")
awful.util.spawn("urxvt -e "scrot -s"")
os.execute("scrot -s")
and all possible combinations even with sleep.
Also tried daemonize.
Nothing works =(
P.S. All commands are in key bindings, if I replace scrot -s with scrot, all works, except selecting area.
linux bash awesome-wm lua
linux bash awesome-wm lua
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Since you have arguments in command line awful.util.spawn_with_shell() should be used. This
awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sleep 0.5 && scrot -s")
works fine for me.
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I have been struggling with this too.
spawn_with_shell is not the solution that makes it work for me.
The screen flickers when I press the according hotkey, so that's configured correctly and when I press Win+r (run) and type path/to/screenshot.sh, that also works.
This is the script following the shebang
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
This are the things I've tried:
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot)
What does work is executing the bash scripts with the terminal:
These are my variable definitions at the top of the page
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
screenshot_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. screenshot
And then way more down the file, I have these (both working)
awful.key({ modkey , }, "#107", function () awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" }, "p", function () awful.spawn(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
Unfortunately, the latter also opens a terminal window, which is not a desirabe behaviour
(But at least, something is working
answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:37
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Since you have arguments in command line awful.util.spawn_with_shell() should be used. This
awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sleep 0.5 && scrot -s")
works fine for me.
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Since you have arguments in command line awful.util.spawn_with_shell() should be used. This
awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sleep 0.5 && scrot -s")
works fine for me.
add a comment |
Since you have arguments in command line awful.util.spawn_with_shell() should be used. This
awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sleep 0.5 && scrot -s")
works fine for me.
Since you have arguments in command line awful.util.spawn_with_shell() should be used. This
awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sleep 0.5 && scrot -s")
works fine for me.
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I have been struggling with this too.
spawn_with_shell is not the solution that makes it work for me.
The screen flickers when I press the according hotkey, so that's configured correctly and when I press Win+r (run) and type path/to/screenshot.sh, that also works.
This is the script following the shebang
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
This are the things I've tried:
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot)
What does work is executing the bash scripts with the terminal:
These are my variable definitions at the top of the page
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
screenshot_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. screenshot
And then way more down the file, I have these (both working)
awful.key({ modkey , }, "#107", function () awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" }, "p", function () awful.spawn(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
Unfortunately, the latter also opens a terminal window, which is not a desirabe behaviour
(But at least, something is working
answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:37
oneindelijkoneindelijk
1437
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I have been struggling with this too.
spawn_with_shell is not the solution that makes it work for me.
The screen flickers when I press the according hotkey, so that's configured correctly and when I press Win+r (run) and type path/to/screenshot.sh, that also works.
This is the script following the shebang
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
This are the things I've tried:
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot)
What does work is executing the bash scripts with the terminal:
These are my variable definitions at the top of the page
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
screenshot_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. screenshot
And then way more down the file, I have these (both working)
awful.key({ modkey , }, "#107", function () awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" }, "p", function () awful.spawn(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
Unfortunately, the latter also opens a terminal window, which is not a desirabe behaviour
(But at least, something is working
answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:37
oneindelijkoneindelijk
1437
add a comment |
I have been struggling with this too.
spawn_with_shell is not the solution that makes it work for me.
The screen flickers when I press the according hotkey, so that's configured correctly and when I press Win+r (run) and type path/to/screenshot.sh, that also works.
This is the script following the shebang
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
This are the things I've tried:
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot)
What does work is executing the bash scripts with the terminal:
These are my variable definitions at the top of the page
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
screenshot_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. screenshot
And then way more down the file, I have these (both working)
awful.key({ modkey , }, "#107", function () awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" }, "p", function () awful.spawn(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
Unfortunately, the latter also opens a terminal window, which is not a desirabe behaviour
(But at least, something is working
answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:37
oneindelijkoneindelijk
1437
I have been struggling with this too.
spawn_with_shell is not the solution that makes it work for me.
The screen flickers when I press the according hotkey, so that's configured correctly and when I press Win+r (run) and type path/to/screenshot.sh, that also works.
This is the script following the shebang
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
This are the things I've tried:
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f /home/sam/Pictures/Screenshots'
awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot)
What does work is executing the bash scripts with the terminal:
These are my variable definitions at the top of the page
screenshot = "/home/sam/run/screenshot.sh"
screenshot_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. screenshot
And then way more down the file, I have these (both working)
awful.key({ modkey , }, "#107", function () awful.spawn.with_shell(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" }, "p", function () awful.spawn(screenshot_cmd) end,
{description = "take screenshot", group = "launcher"}),
Unfortunately, the latter also opens a terminal window, which is not a desirabe behaviour
(But at least, something is working
answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:37
oneindelijkoneindelijk
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answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:37
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