Sent from ProtonMail, encrypted email based in Switzerland. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, October 30, 2020 3:03 PM, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 07:49:51PM +0000, None via users wrote: > > > I installed imagemagick to be able to use import and display commands. I used to be able to run > > $ import picture.jpg > > or > > $ import picture.png > > and capture an area of the screen or window. Now if I try to run that command nothing happens or freezes the computer and i have to reboot. How can I capture part of a window? > > import command does not appear to work like it used to. > > IS there an other command that can do the job? > > Running default Gnome btw on > > This will only work in X, not in Wayland. This is by design -- random other > windows can't steal images of your screen. If you want it, when you log in, > pick the X session rather than the default one from the little gear on the > login screen. > > You can, however, take screenshots in Wayland -- it just needs to be done by > programs which work through Wayland to do it. There is an included > screenshot utility which might work for you, if you don't need to control it > from the command line. > > > Thank you for your reply. I can take a screenshot with [Print Screen] Key. But how can I select an area? and create an image? in Wayland. Otherwise I have to logout and use Xorg then to be able to use import command. Best Regards, Antonio _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
