No way to detect x and y offset when using -s option
Bug #1033187 reported by
sysaxed
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scrot (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I'm trying to get the position of a selected rectangle when using -s option, but there's no $x or $y special string.
scrot -s -e 'echo x=?? y=?? width=$w height=$h'
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: scrot 0.8-13
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 5 16:00:36 2012
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: scrot
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Revision history for this message
| sysaxed (sysaxed) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Lyn Perrine (walterorlin) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in scrot (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
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I think you might be misreading the manpage for scrot. -e is for exectuing things on the screenshot you just took. So this is not a problem with scrot.
I think this command should do what you intended you will need to installed the xdotool package. I would also use the xdotool getmouseselectoin; scrot -s ; getmouseselectoin twice to get the cordinates of both ends of the rectangle.