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Re: Linux screensaver

From Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Linux screensaver
Date 2020-06-18 18:55 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <rcgdb6$ank$4@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <rcdtf6$mpf$1@reader1.panix.com> <eli$2006171705@qaz.wtf> <rce8rh$v5j$1@news.xmission.com>

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Thanks Kenny. I'll take a look.

Hul

Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
> In article <eli$2006171705@qaz.wtf>,
> Eli the Bearded  <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
> >In comp.os.linux.misc, Hul Tytus  <ht@panix.com> wrote:
> >>    After reading the remarks here it's apparent "screensaver"s save
> >> the screen from the results of continued and needless display of the
> >> same image. Ah so... I was looking for a program enabling pressing a
> >> key & having the screen's image placed in a file for later recall.
> >> Snapshot maybe? Imagesave? What's the suitable term?
> >
> >Screenshot. Often a tool is already installed for that. xwd will work in
> >a pinch, but it's old and only writes images to obscure xwd format.
> >Imagemagick's convert has no problems with that format:
> >
> >       xwd -root | convert xwd:- "$filename"

> Or just use Imagemagick's 'import' utility, which does it all.

> -- 
> Atheism:
>     It's like being the only sober person in the car, and nobody will let you drive.

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Re: Linux screensaver Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com> - 2020-06-17 20:12 +0000
  Re: Linux screensaver Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2020-06-17 15:37 -0500
    Re: Linux screensaver Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com> - 2020-06-18 18:48 +0000
  Re: Linux screensaver Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-17 21:05 +0000
    Re: Linux screensaver Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-17 21:54 +0000
      Re: Linux screensaver Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com> - 2020-06-18 18:54 +0000
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      Re: Linux screensaver Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com> - 2020-06-18 18:55 +0000
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    Re: Linux screensaver Hul Tytus <ht@panix.com> - 2020-06-18 18:59 +0000
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