rower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (2001-08-25 at 2218.12 -0700): > Hi. Unless I'm mistaken xwd isn't capable of capturing 24-bit visuals. It > seems almost useless on modern hardware. Is this an issue that has been > discussed here before? OOh, well, then my computer does magic. ;] > Attempting to capture graphics-intense windows with xwd on x86-based XFree86 > 3.x or 4.x just gives a misleading error message, extra confusing because > other simpler windows on the same desktop will capture without trouble. xwd worked here in 3.x and is working with 4.0.3. Can you define "intense"? Tried with browsers with a anim playing and a OpenGL app to test. Do you mean video playback windows? > The ImageMagic import utility works consistently and writes directly to png. > Is there any thought to switching Gimp screen capture to use import? IIRC, ImageMagick writes to what you put as name, so if you say foo.jpg, it writes a jpeg, and if you do not specify, you get a miff. And import, at least when I tried with 3.x, had a bug that raised windows even if you do not wanted. GSR
