take-screenshot

#!/bin/sh
#
# take-screenshot - uses escrotum and xdotool to take screenshots and display them
#

#IMAGE_FILENAME='/tmp/screenshot-%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S_$wx$h.png'  # filename with width and height
IMAGE_FILENAME='/tmp/screenshot-%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S.png'         # filename without dimensions
IMAGE_VIEWER='xdg-open $f'

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  # get screenshot of whole desktop
  /usr/bin/escrotum -e "$IMAGE_VIEWER" "$IMAGE_FILENAME"
elif [ "$1" = "-s" ]; then
  # get screenshot of selected region
  /usr/bin/escrotum -s -e "$IMAGE_VIEWER" "$IMAGE_FILENAME"
elif [ "$1" = "-x" ]; then
  # get screenshot of active window
  /usr/bin/escrotum -x $(xdotool getactivewindow) -e "$IMAGE_VIEWER" $IMAGE_FILENAME
else
  echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-s] [-x]"
  exit 1
fi