Print Screen key in i3
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By default, i3 ignores the Print Screen key available in most keyboards. How can it be activated?
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By default, i3 ignores the Print Screen key available in most keyboards. How can it be activated?
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asked Jan 31 at 10:03
Luís de SousaLuís de Sousa
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By default, i3 ignores the Print Screen key available in most keyboards. How can it be activated?
i3
asked Jan 31 at 10:03
Luís de SousaLuís de Sousa
12817
By default, i3 ignores the Print Screen key available in most keyboards. How can it be activated?
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asked Jan 31 at 10:03
Luís de SousaLuís de Sousa
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asked Jan 31 at 10:03
Luís de SousaLuís de Sousa
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Everything inside i3 needs to be bound and just a minimal set of keys is added/generated inside the default config. Some keys that are not letters can be represented with its keycodes or keysyms. More about this subject here:
- i3 User’s Guide - 4.3. Keyboard bindings
Printscreen is the Print keysym.
I personally use gnome-screenshot to that task, since it can crop images, making life easier. Add the following lines to your .config/i3/config or any config file you are using as the i3wm main config file.
#interactive screenshot by pressing printscreen
bindsym Print exec gnome-screenshot -i
#crop-area screenshot by pressing Mod + printscreen
bindsym $mod+Print exec gnome-screenshot -a
Some people like to use scrot. That is up to you to decide :) . Example:
bindsym Print exec scrot $HOME/Images/`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`.png
answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
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The second binding withMod1+Printdoes not work, but the rest is more than enough.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
1
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
@LuísdeSousaMod1is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use mainmodkey. Sorry for the misinformation from myi3/config
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@ndwildner This is not related to the$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
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Everything inside i3 needs to be bound and just a minimal set of keys is added/generated inside the default config. Some keys that are not letters can be represented with its keycodes or keysyms. More about this subject here:
- i3 User’s Guide - 4.3. Keyboard bindings
Printscreen is the Print keysym.
I personally use gnome-screenshot to that task, since it can crop images, making life easier. Add the following lines to your .config/i3/config or any config file you are using as the i3wm main config file.
#interactive screenshot by pressing printscreen
bindsym Print exec gnome-screenshot -i
#crop-area screenshot by pressing Mod + printscreen
bindsym $mod+Print exec gnome-screenshot -a
Some people like to use scrot. That is up to you to decide :) . Example:
bindsym Print exec scrot $HOME/Images/`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`.png
answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
14.4k24179
The second binding withMod1+Printdoes not work, but the rest is more than enough.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
1
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
@LuísdeSousaMod1is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use mainmodkey. Sorry for the misinformation from myi3/config
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@ndwildner This is not related to the$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
add a comment |
Everything inside i3 needs to be bound and just a minimal set of keys is added/generated inside the default config. Some keys that are not letters can be represented with its keycodes or keysyms. More about this subject here:
- i3 User’s Guide - 4.3. Keyboard bindings
Printscreen is the Print keysym.
I personally use gnome-screenshot to that task, since it can crop images, making life easier. Add the following lines to your .config/i3/config or any config file you are using as the i3wm main config file.
#interactive screenshot by pressing printscreen
bindsym Print exec gnome-screenshot -i
#crop-area screenshot by pressing Mod + printscreen
bindsym $mod+Print exec gnome-screenshot -a
Some people like to use scrot. That is up to you to decide :) . Example:
bindsym Print exec scrot $HOME/Images/`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`.png
answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
14.4k24179
The second binding withMod1+Printdoes not work, but the rest is more than enough.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
1
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
@LuísdeSousaMod1is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use mainmodkey. Sorry for the misinformation from myi3/config
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@ndwildner This is not related to the$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
add a comment |
Everything inside i3 needs to be bound and just a minimal set of keys is added/generated inside the default config. Some keys that are not letters can be represented with its keycodes or keysyms. More about this subject here:
- i3 User’s Guide - 4.3. Keyboard bindings
Printscreen is the Print keysym.
I personally use gnome-screenshot to that task, since it can crop images, making life easier. Add the following lines to your .config/i3/config or any config file you are using as the i3wm main config file.
#interactive screenshot by pressing printscreen
bindsym Print exec gnome-screenshot -i
#crop-area screenshot by pressing Mod + printscreen
bindsym $mod+Print exec gnome-screenshot -a
Some people like to use scrot. That is up to you to decide :) . Example:
bindsym Print exec scrot $HOME/Images/`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`.png
answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
14.4k24179
Everything inside i3 needs to be bound and just a minimal set of keys is added/generated inside the default config. Some keys that are not letters can be represented with its keycodes or keysyms. More about this subject here:
- i3 User’s Guide - 4.3. Keyboard bindings
Printscreen is the Print keysym.
I personally use gnome-screenshot to that task, since it can crop images, making life easier. Add the following lines to your .config/i3/config or any config file you are using as the i3wm main config file.
#interactive screenshot by pressing printscreen
bindsym Print exec gnome-screenshot -i
#crop-area screenshot by pressing Mod + printscreen
bindsym $mod+Print exec gnome-screenshot -a
Some people like to use scrot. That is up to you to decide :) . Example:
bindsym Print exec scrot $HOME/Images/`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S`.png
answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
14.4k24179
edited Jan 31 at 18:07
answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
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answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
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answered Jan 31 at 10:07
nwildnernwildner
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The second binding withMod1+Printdoes not work, but the rest is more than enough.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
1
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
@LuísdeSousaMod1is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use mainmodkey. Sorry for the misinformation from myi3/config
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@ndwildner This is not related to the$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
add a comment |
The second binding withMod1+Printdoes not work, but the rest is more than enough.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
1
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
@LuísdeSousaMod1is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use mainmodkey. Sorry for the misinformation from myi3/config
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@ndwildner This is not related to the$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.
– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
The second binding with
Mod1+Print does not work, but the rest is more than enough.– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
The second binding with
Mod1+Print does not work, but the rest is more than enough.– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 14:51
1
1
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
maim has a rich feature set, including region selection
– williamvds
Jan 31 at 17:11
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
Good suggestion :) Will try maim at home too..
– nwildner
Jan 31 at 17:52
@LuísdeSousa
Mod1 is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use main mod key. Sorry for the misinformation from my i3/config– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@LuísdeSousa
Mod1 is alt, not your main mod key(Control or Winkey, whatever you have set up). Editing the answer to use main mod key. Sorry for the misinformation from my i3/config– nwildner
Jan 31 at 18:07
@ndwildner This is not related to the
$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
@ndwildner This is not related to the
$mod, there is even a sort of error sound that is played.– Luís de Sousa
Jan 31 at 19:32
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