NAME

snapshot - capture some or all of a screen and save to a raster file
 

SYNOPSIS

snapshot [ −f default_file ] [ −c default_command ]

AVAILABILITY

Available with the OpenWindows environment.  For information about installing OpenWindows, refer to the OpenWindows Installation and Start-Up Guide. 

DESCRIPTION

snapshot is an OpenWindows XView utility that allows users to save images from their terminal screens into a raster file.  The user may choose to take a picture of the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen. 

OPTIONS

-f default_file

Preloads the file named in the text field. 

-c default_command

Preloads the print command named in the text field. 

USAGE

snapshot operates using a combination of control panel buttons and text fields to define the actions performed and the files used. 
 
Control Panel Buttons

The upper portion of the snapshot tool contains a panel with three command buttons, as described below:
 
Snap >

Selecting the Snap > button brings up a menu with the following options:
 
Screen

Saves a copy of the entire screen as a raster image in the specified file. 

Region

Prompts the user to define a rectangle on the screen to be saved as a raster image in the specified file. 

Window

Prompts the user to select a window to be saved as a raster image in the specified file. 

Again

Repeats the last button selected. 

Print

Sends the file specified in the directory and file text fields to the printer using the filter specified in the print using field. 

View Snap

Displays the file, centered on the screen. This command allows the user to view the file before printing. 

Text Fields

Below the control panel are two text fields that allow the user to specify a  directory  and file name, and a print using text field that can be filled using options selected from an abbreviated button stack. There are also three choice items that allow the user to:

Delay the snapshot by some number of seconds. 
 
Remove the snapshot panel before the picture is snapped.
 
Turn on an alarm bell that rings when the snap is finished.

BUGS

When the delay snapshot choice item is activated, the time it takes for the snapshot panel to disappear is dependent upon the response time of the application it obscures. The user should be careful to set a long enough delay to allow the panel to disappear completely, before the snapshot is taken. 

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 1 September 1989