From fdbc4e7f214335e39bddd2842808e0871ef666aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fpi
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 18:35:43 +0200
Subject: Add function to create svg screenshots

---
 emacs-init.org | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/emacs-init.org b/emacs-init.org
index 8995856..c7025e3 100644
--- a/emacs-init.org
+++ b/emacs-init.org
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   - [[#bbdb][BBDB]]
   - [[#compile][Compile]]
   - [[#context-aware-hydra][Context aware hydra]]
+  - [[#minor-utilities][Minor utilities]]
 - [[#language-settings][Language settings]]
   - [[#spellcheck][Spellcheck]]
 - [[#interface][Interface]]
@@ -5310,6 +5311,23 @@ _q_ quit       _r_ remove result  _e_ examplify region
   ("/" ibuffer-filter-disable "disable")
   ("b" hydra-ibuffer-main/body "back" :color blue))
 #+END_SRC
+** Minor utilities
+*** Screenshots / -casts
+[[https://gitlab.com/ambrevar/emacs-gif-screencast][Here]] is a guide to creating emacs gif screencasts.
+
+If compiled with =cairo= support emacs can directly create svg screenshots ([[https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/idz35e/emacs_27_can_take_svg_screenshots_of_itself/][source]]).
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(defun screenshot-svg ()
+  "Save a screenshot of the current frame as an SVG image.
+Saves to a temp file and puts the filename in the kill ring."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((filename (make-temp-file "Emacs-" nil ".svg"))
+         (data (x-export-frames nil 'svg)))
+    (with-temp-file filename
+      (insert data))
+    (kill-new filename)
+    (message filename)))
+#+end_src
 * Language settings
 End sentences with single spaces.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
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