Re: [#!/fr] screencapture

> h:Desktop ac$ screencapture -h
> screencapture: illegal option -- h
> usage: screencapture [-icMPmwsWxSCUtoa] [files]
>  -c         force screen capture to go to the clipboard
>  -C         capture the cursor as well as the screen. only in
> non-interactive modes
>  -d         display errors to the user graphically
>  -i         capture screen interactively, by selection or window
>               control key - causes screen shot to go to clipboard
>               space key   - toggle between mouse selection and
>                             window selection modes
>               escape key  - cancels interactive screen shot
>  -m         only capture the main monitor, undefined if -i is set
>  -M         screen capture output will go to a new Mail message
>  -o         in window capture mode, do not capture the shadow of the window
>  -P         screen capture output will open in Preview
>  -s         only allow mouse selection mode
>  -S         in window capture mode, capture the screen not the window
>  -t<format> image format to create, default is png (other options include
> pdf, jpg, tiff and other formats)
>  -T<seconds> Take the picture after a delay of <seconds>, default is 5
>  -w         only allow window selection mode
>  -W         start interaction in window selection mode
>  -x         do not play sounds
>  -a         do not include windows attached to selected windows
>  -l<windowid> capture this windowsid
>  files   where to save the screen capture, 1 file per screen

> *SCREENCAPTURE(1)          BSD General Commands Manual
> SCREENCAPTURE(1)*

> *NAME*
>     screencapture -- capture images from the screen and save them to a
> file or the clipboard

> *SYNOPSIS*
>     screencapture [-SWCTMPcimswxto] file

> *DESCRIPTION*
>     The screencapture utility is not very well documented to date.  A list
> of options follows.

>     -c      Force screen capture to go to the clipboard.

>     -C      Capture the cursor as well as the screen.  Only allowed in
> non-interactive modes.

>     -i      Capture screen interactively, by selection or window.  The
> control key will cause the screen shot to go to the clipboard.  The space
> key will toggle between mouse selection and window selection modes.  The
> escape key will cancel the interactive screen shot.

>     -m      Only capture the main monitor, undefined if -i is set.

>     -M      Open the taken picture in a new Mail message.

>     -o      In window capture mode, do not capture the shadow of the
> window.

>     -P      Open the taken picture in a Preview window.

>     -s      Only allow mouse selection mode.

>     -S      In window capture mode, capture the screen instead of the
> window.

>     -t      <format> Image format to create, default is png (other options
> include pdf, jpg, tiff and other formats).

>     -T      <seconds> Take the picture after a delay of <seconds>, default
> is 5.

>     -w      Only allow window selection mode.

>     -W      Start interaction in window selection mode.

>     -x      Do not play sounds.

>     -a      Do not capture attached windows.

>     files   where to save the screen capture, 1 file per screen

> *BUGS*
>     Better documentation is needed for this utility.

> *SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS*
>     To capture screen content while logged in via ssh, you must launch
> screencapture in the same mach bootstrap hierarchy as loginwindow:

>     PID=pid of loginwindow
>     sudo launchctl bsexec $PID screencapture [options]

> *HISTORY*
>     A screencapture utility first appeared in Mac OS X v10.2.

> Mac OS                           June 16, 2004                          Mac
> OS
> ----

>> set theApp to "Preview"
>> activate application theApp
>> tell application "System Events" to tell application process "theApp"
>>       properties of window 1
>> end tell