Screen shots, the old fashioned way.

Jul 23, 2008 18:46

I just had this explained to me for a second time, because I was tagging along with one of the old timers and he had someone new to tell it to with us ( Read more... )

nasa, ramble

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two_pi_r July 24 2008, 00:13:56 UTC
I thought it was just Cmd-Shift-3.

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pecosdave July 24 2008, 00:19:40 UTC
Key Combination Result
Command+Shift+3 Capture entire screen and save as a file
Command+Control+Shift+3 Capture entire screen and copy to the clipboard
Command+Shift+4 Capture dragged area and save as a file
Command+Control+Shift+4 Capture dragged area and copy to the clipboard
Command+Shift+4 then Space bar Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and save as a file
Command+Control+Shift+4 then Space bar Capture a window, menu, desktop icon, or the menu bar and copy to the clipboard

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two_pi_r July 24 2008, 00:22:05 UTC
Oh.

I remember when cmd-shift-4 would actually print the screen... If you had an ImageWriter. on your printer port.

How far we've come.

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thenewt July 24 2008, 00:15:08 UTC
What's the command in OSX to take a screen shot and have the print delivered through the pneumatic tube system?

I want my screen shots to be delivered through the pneumatic tube system I don't have!

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nin_man July 24 2008, 00:18:32 UTC
pecosdave July 24 2008, 00:23:30 UTC
Well, Apollo 1 didn't make it to the hill.....

On another note, you have to admit, there weren't many other people taking screen shots at all in the 1970's. Anybody else who did it had to go to one of those Fox photo booths or whatever they were and drop their film off.

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