news_screenshot

gistfile1.js

function newspaper(name, left, top, width, height) {
  this.name   = name;
  this.left   = left;
  this.top    = top;
  this.width  = width;
  this.height = height;
}

var nyTimes = new newspaper('nytimes', 200, 440, 1400, 800);
var laTimes = new newspaper('latimes', 500, 200, 1000, 900);
var bbc     = new newspaper('bbc', 500, 500, 400, 600);

var newspapers = [nyTimes, laTimes, bbc];

for (var i=0; i < newspapers.length; i++ ) {
  var url = 'http://' + newspapers[i].name + '.com'
  var page = require('webpage').create();
  page.open(url, function (status) {
      if (status !== 'success') {
          console.log('Unable to load' + url + '!');
          phantom.exit();
      } else {
          window.setTimeout(function () {
              page.zoomFactor = 2
              console.log("visiting" + '-' + url)
              page.clipRect = { left:   newspapers[i].left,
                                top:    newspapers[i].top,
                                width:  newspapers[i].width,
                                height: newspapers[i].height };
              page.render(newspapers[i].name + '_homepage' + timestamp() + '.png');
              phantom.exit();
          }, 2000);
      }
  });
}

function timestamp(){
  var today_date = new Date()
  var year       = today_date.getFullYear()
  var month      = today_date.getMonth() + 1
  var day        = today_date.getDate()
  return '_' + month + '_' + day + "_" + year
}