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<p class="text-center"><a href="import.php#usage">Example Usage</a> • <a href="import.php#options">Option Summary</a></p>
-<p class="lead magick-description">Use the <code>import</code> program to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. See <a href="command-line-processing.php">Command Line Processing</a> for advice on how to structure your <code>import</code> command or see below for example usages of the command.</p>
+<p class="lead magick-description">Use the <code>import</code> program to capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file. <code>import</code> captures the window selected by clicking or program argument. See <a href="command-line-processing.php">Command Line Processing</a> for advice on how to structure your <code>import</code> command or see below for example usages of the command.</p>
<h2 class="magick-header"><a id="usage"></a>Example Usage</h2>
-<p>We list a few examples of the <code>import</code> command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use. To get started, lets import an image in the JPEG format:</p>
+<p>We list a few examples of the <code>import</code> command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use. To get started, lets import an image of an X11 window in the JPEG format:</p>
<pre>
import rose.jpg
"-virtual-pixel method",
" Constant, Edge, Mirror, or Tile",
"-window id select window with this id or name",
+ " root selects whole screen",
(char *) NULL
};
.TH import 1 "Date: 2009/01/10 01:00:00" "ImageMagick"
.SH NAME
-import \- saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single window, the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen.
+import \- saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single window, the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen. The window to capture is selected by clicking the desired window or a program option.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.TP
\fBimport\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fIoutput-file\fP
\-virtual-pixel method
Constant, Edge, Mirror, or Tile
\-window id select window with this id or name
+ root selects the whole screen
Image Operators:
\-annotate geometry text
.TH import 1 "Date: 2009/01/10 01:00:00" "ImageMagick"
.SH NAME
-import \- saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single window, the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen.
+import \- saves any visible window on an X server and outputs it as an image file. You can capture a single window, the entire screen, or any rectangular portion of the screen. The window to capture is selected by clicking the desired window or a program option.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.TP
\fBimport\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fIoutput-file\fP
\-virtual-pixel method
Constant, Edge, Mirror, or Tile
\-window id select window with this id or name
+ root selects the whole screen
Image Operators:
\-annotate geometry text