i3wm Screenshot Shortcuts

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Have excellent screenshot shortcuts in your i3wm.

Feature	Shortcut
Full Screen	`PrtScrn`
Selection	`Shift` + `PrtScrn`
Active Window	`Super` + `PrtScrn`
Clipboard Full Screen	`Ctrl` + `PrtScrn`
Clipboard Selection	`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `PrtScrn`
Clipboard Active Window	`Ctrl` + `Super` + `PrtScrn`

All the screenshots are saved on ~/Pictures/CURRENT_DATE.
The key super refers to the modifier key (window/command or alt by default depending on config).

Requirements

maim
xclip

Set-up

Set this on your i3 config file ~/.i3/config.

## Screenshots
bindsym Print exec --no-startup-id maim "/home/$USER/Pictures/$(date)"
bindsym $mod+Print exec --no-startup-id maim --window $(xdotool getactivewindow) "/home/$USER/Pictures/$(date)"
bindsym Shift+Print exec --no-startup-id maim --select "/home/$USER/Pictures/$(date)"

## Clipboard Screenshots
bindsym Ctrl+Print exec --no-startup-id maim | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
bindsym Ctrl+$mod+Print exec --no-startup-id maim --window $(xdotool getactivewindow) | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png
bindsym Ctrl+Shift+Print exec --no-startup-id maim --select | xclip -selection clipboard -t image/png

You may want to remove the default or any other screenshot shortcuts to prevent errors.
Don't forget to reload your window manager super+ shift+ c.

The source of this information is from my gist My i3 shortcuts to take screenshots.

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