Dumping root background with xwd

walter harms wharms at bfs.de
Mon Aug 24 08:59:33 PDT 2015



Am 24.08.2015 13:14, schrieb John Lane:
> Hello.
> 
> I posted a question on the xorg list asking how to dump the current root
> background but I never received a reply. Being unaware of any existing
> method to achieve this, I patched "xwd" to do it. My patch allows one to
> do this:
> 
>     $ xwd -root -bg | convert - bg.png
> 
> Here is an example background from a triple monitor display:
> http://imgur.com/NeVv5wa. It also works with individual windows with or
> without frames.
> 
> Would there be interest in this - is it worth me submitting the patch?
> 


Just give it a try.
i think it is a nice extension.

re,
 wh


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