Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

rabcor · 2014-01-23 10:38:58

In .config/openbox/rc.xml i've got:

...
    <!-- Screenshot -->
    <keybind key="Print">
     <action name="Execute">
      <command>scrot -q 100 -e 'mv $f ~/Screenshots/'</command>
     </action>
    </keybind>
...

Nothing happens when i press the Print Screen key.I checked with Xev and X detects the print screen key as "Print", why is it not working? How can i make it work?

ewaller · 2014-01-23 16:00:52

Did you reload the configuration after you made the change to rc.xml?

rabcor · 2014-01-23 23:28:09

Yes, of course. (Otherwise it wouldn't have worked with another keybind)

I've restarted and everything too.

Last edited by rabcor (2014-01-23 23:28:20)

bernarcher · 2014-01-24 00:04:56

Are you sure about the 'mv...'? My settings work this way:

    <keybind key="W-Print">
      <!-- Screenshot of Area or Window -->
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>scrot -bs /home/bp/scratch/screen_%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S.png</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

rabcor · 2014-01-24 00:47:15

yes i'm sure, the command worked if i used another keybind. Also works from terminal. The mv command is as explained in the programs man page.

Last edited by rabcor (2014-01-24 00:50:15)

jasonwryan · 2014-01-24 00:57:32

rabcor wrote:

yes i'm sure, the command worked if i used another keybind. Also works from terminal. The mv command is as explained in the programs man page.

No, it is not. The command from the man pages works for me, but your version (without a file name) fails.

rabcor · 2014-01-24 01:14:02

It works for me, it just uses the default filename if i don't specify one.

The command from the man page is

scrot '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h.png' -e 'mv $f ~/shots/'

my command is

scrot -q 100 -e 'mv $f ~/Screenshots/'

It is the command from the man page minus the filename part.
It seems I don't have to specify file name, the command works perfectly fine on my end, dunno why it fails for you :I (perhaps you don't have ~/Screenshots/ ?)

I can try changing the command though, nothing to lose i guess. I'll just make it execute something i know to work, like terminator...

Yes, i changed the keybind to "W-w" from "Print" and it opens terminator, but if it's set to "Print" nothing will happen.

Last edited by rabcor (2014-01-24 01:20:46)

jqrsd · 2015-08-14 13:26:14

I had the same problem, openbox on some machines just cannot resolve "Print" for some reason. So I have placed the hex-code of the key in the config, and now it works.

1) run "xev", press printscreen, the output will contain something like:

state 0x0, keycode 218 (keysym 0xff61, Print), same_screen YES,

2) notice the keycode here and convert it to hexadecimal. In my case 218 = 13*16 + 10 = DA

3) put it in keybind section of rc.xml:

<keybind key="0xDA">

justasug · 2015-08-15 08:43:06

Thanks for the solution jqrsd, it works great.
How would one go about using a modifier, like Alt, with it? The usual way of adding A separated by a dash like "A-0xDA" doesn't work. I also tried using the modifier's numeric code in hexadecimal "0x40-0xDA" but without success.

jqrsd · 2015-08-21 13:49:57

justasug wrote:

The usual way of adding A separated by a dash like "A-0xDA" doesn't work.

That's strange: "A-0xDA" doesn't work for me as well, but both "C-0xDA" and "S-0xDA" (Ctrl / Shift + PrintScreen) work fine, consider using one of these combinations if any work for you

Arch Linux

#1 2014-01-23 10:38:58

Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#2 2014-01-23 16:00:52

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#3 2014-01-23 23:28:09

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#4 2014-01-24 00:04:56

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#5 2014-01-24 00:47:15

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#6 2014-01-24 00:57:32

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#7 2014-01-24 01:14:02

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#8 2015-08-14 13:26:14

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#9 2015-08-15 08:43:06

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

#10 2015-08-21 13:49:57

Re: Openbox Print Screen keybind Won't work

Board footer