Short Script Puzzle

[electrosteam]

Trying to write a short script to capture a screen window using scrot launched via a [DeskTop Entry] icon on the desktop.

The following works fine from the command line in terminal:

   scrot -s /home/john/Pictures/desktop.jpg

]The following does not work in a script:

   #!/bin/bash
   scrot -s /home/john/Pictures/desktop.jpg

Tried all sorts of variations and did some searching, but it puzzles me.
As far as I know, PATH and Permissions are correct.
The command line version waits for at least a minute for the cursor to define the required window.
The script takes several seconds to terminate, then nothing.
Very similar scripts to map keyboard keys work fine.

What am I doing wrong ?
John.

[halogen2]

This fixes the problem for me -

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=screen shot
Comment=Capture a screen window
Exec=sh -c 'sleep 0.1;scrot -s /home/john/Pictures/desktop.jpg'
Icon=camera-photo
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false

[electrosteam]

halogen2,
Thanks for the code, it works a treat.
Now I have to understand how it works, including following up the reference to an Arch forum - thanks.
John

[rickdiaz]

halogen2,
Thanks for the code, it works a treat.
Now I have to understand how it works, including following up the reference to an Arch forum - thanks.
John

Great!!

[Crafty Kisses]

Heh, brings back memories for me trying to find it one week like 5 years ago. Thanks for this, was looking for something similar last week!