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I need to take some screenshots of an application window. My laptop resolution is low, and I'd like to get high quality images.
Is there a way to grab the screen as vector graphics (e.g. EPS, PDF, SVG)? Alternatively, is there a way to take a screenshot with higher resolution than the native one?
My native resolution is 1366×768, while I'd need at least a resolution of nearly 4000×3000.
You can do it with Firefox and 2 extensions: Web Developer and FireShot.
Once both extensions are installed, go to Tools - Web Developer - Resize - Edit Resize Dimensions... .
Add a new size, 4000 x 3000. check "Resize the viewport" if you want only the page content to be 4000x3000. If you don't check it, the complete window of Firefox (with toolbars, menu, ...) will be set to this dimension.
Once at the correct size, go to Tools - FireShot - Capture Entire Page and ... . Select an action, like Save for instance. It will save the page content that has been set by Web Developer to the desired size.
Not quite a screenshot, but if the page prints well you could print it as a PDF. Both Inkscape and Illustrator will load a PDF (and save it as SVG if needed).
Best Answer
Of course! Yes, you can do that. You will need a UI rendering engine that has vector backend. Gtk+ 3+ has that backend. Please see this project:
But you should know the application should be able to run on Linux using Gtk+. Maybe you can create mockups either with this method, or using Microsoft Visio for having vector output.
See these samples:
If you are a Debian/Ubuntu user, for installation you can simply do
And then you only need to choose what application you want to take screenshot with your mouse. Curently, the application should be a Gtk+ 3 for a successful vector screenshot. The result will be a PDF file in the current working directory.
PS: Good news: Firefox 42 will be using Gtk+3.