My Screenshot Scripts

These are two simple scripts I use for taking screenshots:

• Full screenshot: Captures the entire screen.
• Cropped screenshot: Allows selecting an area to capture.

Both scripts perform two actions:

• Save the screenshot to Pictures/Screenshots folder and clipboard

Usage

Install required packages:

sudo apt install xfce4-screenshooter scrot xclip

Make sure they are executable

You can run the following commands:

chmod +x crop_screenshot.sh
chmod +x full_screenshot.sh

Bind them to a keyboard shortcut

For systems without a built-in shortcut manager, like Mint, you can use xbindkeys to achieve this.

Install xbindkeys with the following command:

sudo apt install xbindkeys

Create a default configuration file:

xbindkeys --defaults > ~/.xbindkeysrc

Open ~/.xbindkeysrc in a text editor to edit your shortcuts. You can use nano:

sudo nano ~/.xbindkeysrc

Add the following lines to bind the scripts to specific keys (you can adjust the key bindings):

# Full Screenshot (Print Screen)
"bash ~/full_screenshot.sh"
Print

# Cropped Screenshot (Ctrl + Print Screen)
"bash ~/crop_screenshot.sh"
Control + Print

Press Ctrl + S then Ctrl + X to save and exit

Make xbindkeys start with your system

nano ~/.xsession

Then add the following line:

xbindkeys &

Press Ctrl + S then Ctrl + X to save and exit