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Screenshot ctl: maim-based script to take a screenshot of current monitor, area or all monitors
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#!/bin/sh | |
# mode can be: | |
# prtsc = do full screenshot of current screen, save to folder | |
# ctrl+prtsc = area-grab, to clipboard | |
# ctrl+shift+prtscr = area-grab, save | |
# win+prtsc = all screens, save | |
mode=$1 | |
save_folder=$2 | |
img_path=${save_folder}/$(date +"%b_%d_%H-%M-%S").png | |
maim_command="maim --hidecursor" | |
notify_cmd="notify-send -a scrn_ctl -i applets-screenshooter" | |
current_screen() { | |
# original author: naelstrof | |
# https://gist.github.com/naelstrof/f9b74b5221cdc324c0911c89a47b8d97 | |
MONITORS=$(xrandr | grep -o '[0-9]*x[0-9]*[+-][0-9]*[+-][0-9]*') | |
# Get the location of the mouse | |
XMOUSE=$(xdotool getmouselocation | awk -F "[: ]" '{print $2}') | |
YMOUSE=$(xdotool getmouselocation | awk -F "[: ]" '{print $4}') | |
for mon in ${MONITORS}; do | |
# Parse the geometry of the monitor | |
MONW=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $1}') | |
MONH=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $2}') | |
MONX=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $3}') | |
MONY=$(echo "${mon}" | awk -F "[x+]" '{print $4}') | |
# Use a simple collision check | |
if [ $((XMOUSE)) -ge $((MONX)) ]; then | |
if [ $(( XMOUSE )) -le $((MONX+MONW)) ]; then | |
if [ $((YMOUSE)) -ge $((MONY)) ]; then | |
if [ $((YMOUSE)) -le $((MONY+MONH)) ]; then | |
# We have found our monitor! | |
maim -g "${MONW}x${MONH}+${MONX}+${MONY}" "${img_path}" | |
printf "%s" "${img_path}" | xclip -selection clipboard | |
${notify_cmd} "OK" "Current monitor saved to location\n${save_folder}\nThe file path is in the clipboard" | |
exit 0 | |
fi | |
fi | |
fi | |
fi | |
done | |
} | |
area_c() { | |
${maim_command} --select | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png | |
${notify_cmd} "Area saved to clipboard" | |
} | |
area_s() { | |
${maim_command} --select > "${img_path}" | |
printf "%s" "${img_path}" | xclip -selection clipboard | |
${notify_cmd} "Area saved to location\n${save_folder}\nThe file path is in the clipboard" | |
} | |
all_screens() { | |
${maim_command} > "${img_path}" | |
${notify_cmd} "All screens image saved to location ${save_folder}" | |
} | |
case "$mode" in | |
"current_screen") current_screen ;; | |
"area_c") area_c ;; | |
"area_s") area_s ;; | |
"all_screens") all_screens ;; | |
*) echo "please select a mode"; exit;; | |
esac | |
exit 1 |
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added xclip to copy the path of saved screenshot into clipboard; fixed shellcheck warnings