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From: Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux screensaver
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:01:07 +0000 (UTC)
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Thanks Rich. I'll take a look.

Hul

Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:
> Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com> wrote:
> > I was looking for a program enabling pressing a key & having the 
> > screen's image placed in a file for later recall.  Snapshot maybe?  
> > Imagesave?  What's the suitable term?

> Screenshot or screen grab.

> >   Also, any suggestion on a Linux system that isn't hindered with ubuntu's 

> The xv [1] image viewer includes screen shot capability, and it also allows 
> some rudimentary editing of the result before saving, and will save 
> into several different formats.

> When I want to take a screen shot, xv is the tool I normally use.

> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xv_(software)