How to take screenshot (using selection) in awesome wm via scrot?

How to take screenshot(using selection) in awesome wm via scrot

  • Tried: awful.util.spawn("scrot -s") awful.util.spawn("urxvt -e \"scrot -s\"") os.execute("scrot -s") and all possible combinations even with sleep. Also tried daemonize. Nothing works =( P.S. All commands are in key bindings, if I replace scrot -s with scrot, all works, except selecting area.

  • Answer:

    Since you have arguments in command line awful.util.spawn_with_shell() should be used. This awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sleep 0.5 && scrot -s") works fine for me.

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