[Gimp-user] Getting Screenshots directly into GIMP on different operationg systems

[David Gowers]

On 7/17/07, Doug <doug_bainbridge at onetel.com> wrote:
>
> Akki Nitsch wrote:
> > Hi everybody on the list,
> >
> > I'm testing the GIMP on various operating systems for my masterthesis
> > (in that i want to show the capabilities of open-source-software for
> > technical writing) and i hope that somebody could answer me the
> > following question (more to follow ;-) :
> >
> > As a programmer and technical writer for software i love the ability
> > of getting screenshots directly from and into the GIMP via the
> > "Acquire" submenu -> "Screen shot".
> >
> >
> <snip>
>
> Hi,
>
> Irrespective of operating system, doesn't just using the 'PrintScreen'
> key, then opening the screenshot in Gimp do the trick?
> Followed by 'Crop' to taste.


Actually, no.
On Linux/X11/DWM, for example,  it does.. precisely nothing. Gnome includes
that keybinding you mention, so it will work if you are running Gnome, but
not KDE. Also-- does a Mac keyboard even HAVE a PrintScreen key? Google
saith: no, it doesn't :)
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