Ksnapshot Default Position

[Jaws]

Is there an easy way to get Ksnapshot's window to open to a specific part of the desktop? It always opens to the default centered position on the desktop, falling behind the window I'm snapping and then altering, to prepare for another snapshot.

I got the Windows Behavior set to smart placement but Ksnapshot seems immune to that setting. I'm not seeing Ksnapshot in the .kde/share/apps directory, only in the .kde/share/config directory.

Looking up...

Code:

ksnapshot --help-all

... in a konsole indicates a KDE option for geometry, which may be what I need, but the proper syntax is missing.

Code:

--geometry <geometry>     sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format

Using the SWAG system, I've tried...

Code:

ksnapshot --geometry 0,0

... in a terminal, thinking it might force it to the zero-corner but it still launches centered in the middle of the screen.

Other then the Ksnapshot handbook, I'm not finding a manual to determine the argument format. Or if the default position can be changed to work with the GUI.

Cheers

[geminiguy]

 I can't find any useful info on this either
 This is the exact reason I tend to use Gimp instead to aquire screenshots, as it always boots over the window.

[Jaws]

OK, this is really neat. I got a the basic tip on how to do it (right clicking on title bar) on another forum and it's worked out better then I expected.

If you're using Kwin as the windows manager, you need to right click on the application title bar, select --> Advanced - and you'll find two areas that need to be set, --> Special Window Settings - and --> Special Application Settings. Put a "x" in the position row, set the drop down menu to --> Force and add your coordinates for the window in the space to the right.

After playing with this I found that --> Special Window Settings - will get the window to move to the desired position after it's been used the first time, but still opens initially at center screen.  --> Special Application Settings - will open at the desired position when initially starting the app, but defaults back to center screen after taking a snapshot.

What I did was to set them both to Force and specified the coordinates. One more thing, going to KCC --> Desktop --> Window Behavior --> Moving - and checking the --> Display window geometry when moving or resizing - box allows you to see the exact coordinates you need.

These window position setting are going to be very handy on the new widescreen.

Cheers