Basics: if I'm in an AppVM and I do PrintScreen, and Save ....

[yreb-qusw]

It then goes to main_qube_username/Pictures

However in a Terminal I don't see any hierachy like that, nor how to
allow something like the desktop background utility to use what I've
grabbed.

I understand that dom0 is not supposed to have a filestructure , but
where or how to interact with things that appear to be confined to dom0?

[blacklight]

actully dom0 has a file structure, but its just advised to use dom0 for anything other than management.

[Unman]

There are tools mooted which will allow for easier use of !"print
screen".
Currently though, the screen grabs will be saved to dom0.

If you open a terminal in dom0 you should be able to navigate to
~/Pictures and see the image files there.
You can use qvm-copy-to-vm and qvm-move-to-vm in dom0 to get files in
to your qubes.

If you just want to set the desktop background, right click on the
desktop and select "Desktop Settings". You can then use the "Folder"
button to browse the filesystem in dom0 and select a screenshot you've
made.

unman

[Unman]

On Fri, Jun 02, 2017 at 07:48:51AM -1000, yreb-qusw wrote:

> maybe I should but I can't which is why I'm asking
> Term in dom0 there are no directories only things like:
> exo-terminal-emulator copy 2 desktop
> DispTB.desktop
>
>
> though I do see 1 Screenshot.png
> -
> If I go to XFCE desktop settings-> Desktop (background tab) -> folder ->
> other -> everything is greyed out , so though I see Desktop ->
> Screenshot.png
>
> I am unable to use it
>
> I would deduct that Term in dom0 is "Desktop" FWIW anyway

Please keep the list cced.

In the terminal just 'cd' to get to your home directory then cd
Pictures. 'pwd' will show you the current directory name.

In the Settings tool, everything is greyed because the filetype selector
is set to "Image files."
Just navigate to the Folder you want using the buttons at the top,
and/or type in a Folder in "Location" bar. Click on "Open" and the
"background" tab will then show you the contents of that Folder, and
you can select the one you want for your background.

unman

[yreb-qusw]

>>
>> though I do see 1 Screenshot.png
>> -
>> If I go to XFCE desktop settings-> Desktop (background tab) -> folder ->
>> other -> everything is greyed out , so though I see Desktop ->
>> Screenshot.png
>>
>> I am unable to use it
>>
>> I would deduct that Term in dom0 is "Desktop" FWIW anyway
>
> Please keep the list cced.
>
> In the terminal just 'cd' to get to your home directory then cd
> Pictures. 'pwd' will show you the current directory name.
>
> In the Settings tool, everything is greyed because the filetype selector
> is set to "Image files."
> Just navigate to the Folder you want using the buttons at the top,
> and/or type in a Folder in "Location" bar. Click on "Open" and the
> "background" tab will then show you the contents of that Folder, and
> you can select the one you want for your background.
>
> unman
>

....hmm, so if I use the AppVM utility screenshot is that going to save
to the AppVM files? or dom0 , maybe that what I should have been
doing, and then if I want it as a background move it to dom0 ?

...I did say 'basic' , so, can I get random photos slideshow of my own
photos in dom0 by putting them where ? in "images", where the other
stock backgrounds are?

..if so, where is this dir 'images' , I'll look again but ....

[yreb-qusw]

and what is the preferred image manipulator in fed24? all I want to do
is crop the screenshot, but so far I don't see anything in the list of
applications for fed24 out of the box.

i don't mind installing something in the template for fed24

[yreb-qusw]

for cropping use Shotwell.

also, it is not advised to move screengrabs or any jpegs to dom0 ,
you'll just have to live with whatever screengrabs you take with
printscreen in dom0 without cropping them

seems like what the docs might say , as I noticed wallpapers is listed
as one of the few reasons to move anything to dom0

too bad the default desktop images selection then, is so small IMHO :P