scrot option -u doesn't exist

[ghost]

ArchLinux
Linux hive 3.14.3-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 12 20:52:20 CEST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
scrot version 0.8

felipe@hive ~ % scrot -u
scrot: invalid option -- 'u'

[jomo]

Apparently there are different version of scrot around. I searched around a bit and it seems like the original scrot by Tom Gilbert doesn't have the -u option. I think it may be debian-specific. I'll remove the option later.

For now, you can just set screenshot_window_command="scrot %img" in your config.

Since scrot -u is just a fallback in case scrot -s fails, I assume you tried to take a screenshot while your mouse was trapped (in a game or something)? Or are there any other errors?

[Brottweiler]

Apparently there are different version of scrot around. I searched around a bit and it seems like the original scrot by Tom Gilbert doesn't have the -u option. I think it may be debian-specific. I'll remove the option later.

This is true. I run Archlinux, and have to use the package scrot-patched which has Debian's patches, to be able to use the -u option.

Since you use Archlinux too, use that package I just linked.

[jomo]

if you have another program that you prefer over scrot, you can just define that in the config, too.