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Fault

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how to take screenshots
« on: June 10, 2009, 06:11:48 pm »
What is a good program for taking screenshots in DF?
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Davion

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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2009, 06:21:00 pm »
Press Print Screen/PrntScn and then copy and paste it into MSPaint or GIMP or whatever you have and crop out the area that shows Dwarf Fortress.
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Scarpa

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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2009, 06:21:53 pm »
Assuming you're on Windows (may not be a safe ASSumption, but I'm running with it)

- With DF as your active window hit Alt-PrintScreen
- Open paint. (start->run->mspaint)
- Paste.
- Crop or otherwise edit as you see fit, then save as jpeg or something besides bitmap.
- Upload and share! (or not)
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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 06:22:08 pm »
Two ways.

That top button left button in the three button sequence next to your keypad, push it.

Or better yet, alt + ort scr.
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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2009, 06:22:47 pm »
We're so helpful that it scares me sometimes.
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Quote from: NW_Kohaku on July 26, 2010, 12:20:43 pm
"OH NO! That carp is gulping at me menacingly, even though it cannot really threaten me from here on land!  I KNOW! I'll dodge into the water, where I'll be safe!"

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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2009, 06:38:18 pm »
Quote from: Creamcorn on June 10, 2009, 06:22:47 pm
We're so helpful that it scares me sometimes.
Well it's better than working...
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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2009, 10:40:39 pm »
If you're running os x, there's a program called grab in utilities.
But you have to use the selection feature.
The others get you a blank screen for some reason.
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Shad0wyone

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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2009, 07:48:55 pm »
In vista there's a handy "Snipping Tool" in Accessories. Just drag a box around DF and save the shot somewhere.
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Re: how to take screenshots
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2009, 07:50:34 pm »
zomg n00b gb2 nethack
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