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== MeeGo UX ==
== MeeGo UX ==
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Currently, there is no *easy* method of taking native screenshots with MeeGo UX, but the command-line approach is as follows:
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=== ImageMagick method ===
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Currently, there is no *easy* procedure for taking native screenshots under MeeGo UX.  The following steps outline a possible command-line approach, using the <tt>import</tt> command from ImageMagick:
* Make sure you have an active internet connection.
* Make sure you have an active internet connection.
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* Install <tt>ImageMagick</tt> with the command
* Install <tt>ImageMagick</tt> with the command
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  <code># zypper in ImageMagick</code>
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  <code>zypper in ImageMagick</code>
* Exit the root environment by typing <tt>exit</tt>.
* Exit the root environment by typing <tt>exit</tt>.
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* Log in as a normal user.  By default, the user is "meego" and the password is "meego".
* Log in as a normal user.  By default, the user is "meego" and the password is "meego".
* Navigate to the directory in which you want to save the screenshot.
* Navigate to the directory in which you want to save the screenshot.
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* Execute the following command, where "filename.png" is the name you want for the screenshot.
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* Execute the following command, where "filename.png" is the name you want for the screenshot image.
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  <code>$ import filename.png</code>
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  <code>import filename.png</code>
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* Return to the X session by typing Alt+F2
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* Type Alt+F2 to return to the X session.
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* Click (or touch) the display and wait a few seconds
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* Click (or touch) the display, and wait a few seconds before proceeding to the next step.
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* Switch back to the virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1), and verify that the 'import' command completed without errors.
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* Switch back to the virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1), and verify that the 'import' command completed without displaying any warnings or error messages.
* That's it!  Your screenshot can be found in the current directory.
* That's it!  Your screenshot can be found in the current directory.

Revision as of 18:22, 21 April 2011

MeeGo Netbook UX

TODO

MeeGo UX

ImageMagick method

Currently, there is no *easy* procedure for taking native screenshots under MeeGo UX. The following steps outline a possible command-line approach, using the import command from ImageMagick:

  • Make sure you have an active internet connection.
  • Open the Terminal. Become root by typing su. The default password is "meego".
  • Install ImageMagick with the command 
zypper in ImageMagick
  • Exit the root environment by typing exit.
  • Type exit once more to close out of the Terminal application.
  • Open applications, etc. until your display is ready for a screenshot.
  • Switch to the first virtual terminal by typing Ctrl+Alt+F1
  • Log in as a normal user. By default, the user is "meego" and the password is "meego".
  • Navigate to the directory in which you want to save the screenshot.
  • Execute the following command, where "filename.png" is the name you want for the screenshot image. 
import filename.png
  • Type Alt+F2 to return to the X session.
  • Click (or touch) the display, and wait a few seconds before proceeding to the next step.
  • Switch back to the virtual terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1), and verify that the 'import' command completed without displaying any warnings or error messages.
  • That's it! Your screenshot can be found in the current directory.
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