Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

yoda · 2020-05-28 14:23:56

bl-imgur-upload and all other tools are working great
But I would like to be able to PASTE what I captured right after I "screen captured it"

To avoid other steps ( open the pict file, copy it etc)

Any ideas ?

Last edited by yoda (2020-05-28 17:53:00)

PackRat · 2020-05-28 15:02:04

I think xfce4-screenshooter has a direct to clipboard option; something like:

xfce4-screenshooter -c

If that works, you can make a key binding.

You can also use maim with xclip - pretty sure both are in Debian Stable repos.

Last edited by PackRat (2020-05-28 15:19:19)

yoda · 2020-05-28 16:12:24

tks... will make more tests... but for now -c -r does not work... screen capture doesn't end up in the clipboard.

yoda@busen-desktop:~$ xfce4-screenshooter --help-all 
Usage:
  xfce4-screenshooter [OPTION…] 

Help Options:
  -h, --help               Show help options
  --help-all               Show all help options
  --help-gtk               Show GTK+ Options

GTK+ Options
  --class=CLASS            Program class as used by the window manager
  --name=NAME              Program name as used by the window manager
  --gdk-debug=FLAGS        GDK debugging flags to set
  --gdk-no-debug=FLAGS     GDK debugging flags to unset
  --gtk-module=MODULES     Load additional GTK+ modules
  --g-fatal-warnings       Make all warnings fatal
  --gtk-debug=FLAGS        GTK+ debugging flags to set
  --gtk-no-debug=FLAGS     GTK+ debugging flags to unset

Application Options:
  -c, --clipboard          Copy the screenshot to the clipboard
  -d, --delay              Delay in seconds before taking the screenshot
  -f, --fullscreen         Take a screenshot of the entire screen
  -m, --mouse              Display the mouse on the screenshot
  -o, --open               Application to open the screenshot
  -r, --region             Select a region to be captured by clicking a point of the screen without releasing the mouse button, dragging your mouse to the other corner of the region, and releasing the mouse button.
  -s, --save               Directory where the screenshot will be saved
  -i, --imgur              Host the screenshot on Imgur, a free online image hosting service
  -V, --version            Version information
  -w, --window             Take a screenshot of the active window
  --display=DISPLAY        X display to use

yoda@busen-desktop:~$ xfce4-screenshooter -r -c

Last edited by yoda (2020-05-28 16:24:42)

PackRat · 2020-05-28 16:26:39

yoda wrote:

tks... will make more tests... but for now -c -r does not work... screen capture doesn't end up in the clipboard.

I tried that myself, it does appear to be deprecated.

The maim + xclip method works though; set up fluxbox and i3 keybindings for it.

damo · 2020-05-28 17:03:21

Use maim

This is my scrot -> clipboard script, run via keybinds and from the graphics submenu

#!/bin/bash
##
## scrotclip by damo Feb 2019
# Requires maim, xclip, xdotool

# USAGE: scrotclip [clipwin|clipall|clipsel|clipclean|clipall10]

arg="$1"
case "$arg" in
    clipwin )   maim -i $(xdotool getactivewindow) | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png
                notify-send -t 6000 "Active window screenshot saved to clipboard"
                ;;
    clipall )   maim | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png
                notify-send -t 6000 "Desktop screenshot saved to clipboard"
                ;;
    clipsel )   maim -s | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png
                notify-send -t 6000 "Selected area screenshot saved to clipboard"
                ;;
    clipclean)  maim -d 3 -u | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png  # wait 3 secs (close menu, hide cursor)
                notify-send -t 6000 "Screenshot saved to clipboard"
                ;;
    clipall10)  maim -d 10 | xclip -selection clipboard -target image/png  # wait 10 secs
                notify-send -t 6000 "Screenshot saved to clipboard"
                ;;
            *)  notify-send -t 6000 "Nothing saved to clipboard..."
                ;;
esac
exit

yoda · 2020-05-28 17:24:26

tks a lot @damo !

Will try it right now

yoda · 2020-05-28 17:31:26

cool almost perfect !

I ran scrot.sh clipsel and could past the picture in signal OR Whatsapp or when composing windows WITH SUCCESS

But when pasting into THunderbrid (in an eMail composing window) , some garbage was pasted.... normal I can past a pict within the email window... Any ideas ? Probably some encoding thing... ?

Last edited by yoda (2020-05-28 17:32:17)

yoda · 2020-05-28 17:36:01

2nd toughts... I always used the insert image from the menu in THunderbird.... Copy Pasting directy in TB was not working... FOrgot

So tks,. you solved my problem !

#1 2020-05-28 14:23:56

Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

#2 2020-05-28 15:02:04

Re: Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

#3 2020-05-28 16:12:24

Re: Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

#4 2020-05-28 16:26:39

Re: Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

#5 2020-05-28 17:03:21

Re: Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

#6 2020-05-28 17:24:26

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Re: Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

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Re: Screen capture to clipboard to PASTE [SOLVED]

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