[TriLUG] ASCII screenshot

[Jon Carnes]

Can you paste using the dual click (I do it all the time, but it took some 
getting used to before I did it poperly)

Your Xterm may not support the auto copy by highlighting.  The ones I run 
on Windows are like that.  I have to specifically choose copy. One of the 
reasons I really want to move my work machine over the Mandrake 8.2...

Jon

On Friday 24 May 2002 12:08 am, M. Mueller wrote:
> On Thursday 23 May 2002 07:56 pm, Thunder Bear reputedly wrote:
> > On Thu, 2002-05-23 at 19:42, Chris Knowles wrote:
> > > Is there a way on a box without X, and without the ability to ssh to
> > > it, to take a screenshot?  Basically what I want is a "picture" of
> > > the text on the screen.
> > >
> > > (So a txt file that has the screen in it.)
> > >
> > > I'd be really surprised if there is such a thing, but I had the need
> > > for it today, so I thought I'd ask.
> >
> > Got a mouse on that box?
> >
> > Highlight from top left corner to lower right corner, open up the text
> > editor of your choice, and single-click the middle mouse button.
>
> thought I'd throw in stream merging too:
> $ blahblag > tmp 2>&1
>
> I am using a xterm.  I tried the method above. Failed.  I highlighted,
> opened vi blah, entered 'i' for insert, pressed two buttons on mouse (two
> buttom simulating three button).  I saw nothing entered.  What am I doing
> wrong?