From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hongyi Zhao Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Screenshots, frame shots straight from Emacs Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:32:44 +0800 Message-ID: References: <87sg1dgbbk.fsf@omarpolo.com> <87pmwhg843.fsf@omarpolo.com> <8735t96mxj.fsf@omarpolo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="6188"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" To: Hongyi Zhao , Omar Polo , help-gnu-emacs Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 23 12:36:50 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1m6sXy-0001Sc-Fc for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:36:50 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54924 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m6sXx-0005IA-H8 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:36:49 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:60442) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m6sUI-0008Cb-5K for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:33:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-lj1-x234.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::234]:43841) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m6sUD-00056T-Cv for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:32:58 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-lj1-x234.google.com with SMTP id x7so1095657ljn.10 for ; Fri, 23 Jul 2021 03:32:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=XSWPM6hQkjZZhxdgjHAkcawHvmltN6AvheWuPUc8MGY=; b=nMlO1Dbli5p2ZHPo1EbONeIgHbUx9gqbPG9L2C25f30WzRb2d1nI0ypw4/doT+iXIR e8I5qnV2FIgBGCq1DWTyi6XNVpka2OX/yoJ22uQbC6Ih7aCJ93tMyB78NsTkwlSSq3gy keGrVoLNX9pPvXualcpxH4aMrODO1IBDarC+IN5Dosb1WxFcWEiHKDsbnoFBMHG8fNvM 2hzyPe3PAoeEXpjlxC9iXyJaq3KMt3m6hlYvyAgCXQJ7fPldw3CjB08BuwMH8zb5UTkF l8geeaSVMsv+8qY78oivoAMnwlvMS8oYeBmMzQB3oEhLUegJUE0LTyc2f64EEBo4o4PV a9Ew== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=XSWPM6hQkjZZhxdgjHAkcawHvmltN6AvheWuPUc8MGY=; b=Csf5UD4txIkcZscgO1ZZ8U6ZHg7cITlNRCT7zsOAvs4R4F4oL0vX1sDsP7NCfEwqEH DGXvuV7mgkUauIoUJSPzQPK6UiHzEeEwmlLyhvANK5xwkouX4mZr/QyPDHKIecGEG8xY Uau0eLGpj4xvXbChYkpN8DlM+ZppTOT/rfT3ojwqSBQ77URSmBz8nYttR5jZqWWsMg48 mZ5JJFAeXFqnDiAgXbhrIgoDh5M+e8q8zsgtozRRhGRGFrCfnKG2QdH2Z8ZRpm8Q/Kch 8qZ/qrxR1nXJGd69ynzmX5kbA+nRyihI63SIhstoFquP4drjpEXeJsXhn1Qubd9pXGW6 uIGQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532vpuGn80VIp0+ypq1QE1BzNCwvnQoPwPhY508lmAXNKeQH2nNP EaSKZCahtSJQZm7IocRglVC6TqgCJNf15j2AqZY= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJy0V//yy98LPewMz/0yJG3NkqaI7h9utODvSvRjPKIqCcYz8a5LF/bA90JZZCTqxBnWZNzDRdztfQSSsf4D8CQ= X-Received: by 2002:a05:651c:983:: with SMTP id b3mr2854786ljq.287.1627036375847; Fri, 23 Jul 2021 03:32:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::234; envelope-from=hongyi.zhao@gmail.com; helo=mail-lj1-x234.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:132075 Archived-At: On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 6:28 PM Hongyi Zhao wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 4:56 PM Hongyi Zhao wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 1:55 PM Jean Louis wrote: > > > > > > * Hongyi Zhao [2021-07-23 03:53]: > > > > 1. Have the delay feature, so that I can do some operations before the > > > > screenshot is captured, say, click on mouse button, open a dropdown > > > > menu, and so on. > > > > > > This improved function will allow that you invoke for example: > > > > > > C-5 M-x frameshot to delay for 5 seconds. > > > > Good idea. > > > > > But this Emacs function I think will not allow to get the screenshot of the dropdown, maybe it > > > requires using threads, now I don't know how to do it within Emacs. > > > > Anyway, thank you very much for your help. > > > > > (defun frameshot (&optional prefix) > > > "Save Emacs frame as frame shot. > > > > > > Directory is determined by variable `frameshot-directory' and if > > > not defined, it will be saved in the `$HOME' directory." > > > (interactive "p") > > > (let ((delay (or prefix 0))) > > > (run-with-timer > > > delay nil > > > (lambda () > > > (let* ((image (x-export-frames nil (or frameshot-format 'png))) > > > (base-directory (or frameshot-directory (getenv "HOME"))) > > > (directory (concat (file-name-as-directory base-directory) (format-time-string "%Y/%m/%Y-%m-%d/"))) > > > (file (concat directory (format-time-string "Screenshot-%Y-%m-%d-%T.") (symbol-name frameshot-format)))) > > > (make-directory directory t) > > > (with-temp-file file > > > (insert image)) > > > (find-file directory) > > > (message "Frame shot saved as `%s'" file)))))) > > > > > > To capture all screen I am using this external Common Lisp script, > > > that invokes maim: > > > > > > #!/usr/bin/clisp > > > > > > (load "/home/data1/protected/Programming/git/RCDBusiness/lib/lisp/date-time.lisp") > > > > > > (defparameter *image-capture-program* "maim") > > > (defparameter *image-type* ".png") > > > (defparameter *image-directory* "/home/data1/protected/Media/Pictures/Screenshots") > > > > > > (let* ((filename (concatenate 'string (timestamp-filename) *image-type*)) > > > (year (substring filename 0 4)) > > > (month (substring filename 5 7)) > > > (date (substring filename 0 10)) > > > (directory (concatenate 'string *image-directory* "/" year "/" month "/" date "/")) > > > (command (concatenate 'string *image-capture-program* " \"" directory filename "\"")) > > > (rox-command (concatenate 'string "rox " directory))) > > > (print directory) > > > (print command) > > > (ensure-directories-exist directory) > > > (shell command) > > > (shell rox-command)) > > > > > > You could install either `maim' or other system screenshot program and > > > use that one. > > > > Thank you for recommending `maim' to me. From its official description > > [1], it can be seen as an improved scrot, which is the one used by me > > now. > > > > [1] https://github.com/naelstrof/maim > > Further comment, based on my tries and the discussions here [1], the > imagemagick and shutter [2] are more powerful and versatile than maim > and scrot. > > [1] https://askubuntu.com/questions/584778/how-to-capture-a-drop-down-menu > [2] https://github.com/shutter-project/shutter So I suggest don't use tools like maim and scrot if imagemagick or shutter can be directly invoked from within Emacs. Hongyi