KDE Tip: How to take screenshots
By Niels on .
KDE's ksnapshot is a deceivingly powerful screenshot application that opens
when you press Print Screen. You can directly save the taken screenshot or
send it to GIMP or any other image processor for further edits. With the
Capture mode field you can select what exactly you want to capture, for
instance a specific window or by drawing a rectangle right on the screen to cut
the created image. With the Snapshot delay function you can let it count
down so that it becomes easier to capture desktop effects or other things in
motion.
When Print Screen doesn't work
In older versions of KDE ksnapshot didn't automatically launch. If you have
this, launch ALT+F2 and type custom shortcuts. Now under
Preset Actions, create a preset that triggers on the printscreen button and
use ksnapshot in the command field.