KSnapshot Help Contents

KSnapshot is a simple applet for taking screenshots. It is capable of capturing images of either the whole desktop or just a single window. The images can then be saved in a variety of formats.

Starting KSnapshot

Currently you can start KSnapshot either by selecting it from the 'Graphics' menu of kpanel or by typing ksnapshot at the command line. Kwm's mini command line (invoked with Alt-F2) is useful for this.

When KSnapshot is first executed it captures an image of the desktop before it display's it's window. If this is what you want, you can simply enter a filename then press the 'Save' button.

Taking a snapshot

Taking a snapshot is easy, just press the 'Grab' button and KSnapshot will capture an image. A small preview of the captured image is shown in the KSnapshot window and you can see the image at it's full size if you left click on the preview image.

Saving the image

You can save the image you've grabbed by entering a filename then pressing the 'Save' button. You can set the filename without having to remember long paths by pressing the 'Browse' button. You can specify the format by selecting one from the the list below the filename.

Controlling what the snapshot will contain

You can control which parts of the screen will appear in the snapshot using the check boxes in the 'Options' group. The options available are as follows:

• Auto Raise
  If this box is checked then KSnapshot will bring the selected window to the front of the desktop before grabbing the image. This option has no effect if are grabbing the whole desktop.
• Hide KSnapshot window
  If this box is checked then KSnapshot will hide itself as soon as you press the 'Grab' button. It will remain hidden until the snapshot has been taken.
• Only grab the window containing the cursor
  If this box is checked then KSnapshot will grab an image of the window which the mouse cursor is currently pointing to, if it is not checked the whole desktop is grabbed.

What's new?

To find out what's changed in this release look at the release notes.

KSnapshot License

KSnapshot is copyright Richard J. Moore 1997-1998 (rich@kde.org)

KSnapshot is released under the terms of the LGPL. As KSnapshot is free, there is no warranty.