scrottaa.sh

#!/bin/sh
# This script is made by Tomi Leppänen aka Tomin (http://tomin.dy.fi/)
# You are free to use, copy, redistribute and modify this script
# as long as you accept that ***I won't take any responsibility
# for this code and it comes without any warranty***

# This script takes a screenshot from the part of screen that you can
# select by mouse and then it saves the screenshot to your Dropbox
# folder and then pastes a public link to clipboard.

# It is recommended to add this as a hotkey to your DE

# Configuration:
# Date format
DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S`
# Directory to save images
DIRECTORY="$HOME/Dropbox/Public/Scrot"
# Clipboard to use, values: 'clipboard' for keyboard,
#        and 'primary' for mouse-middle-click
#        or 'both' for both of them
CLIPBOARD='primary'

# Check depenciens
if [ -z `which scrot` 2> /dev/null ]
    then echo "Scrot is requred! Install scrot"
    exit
fi
if [ -z `which xclip` 2> /dev/null ]
    then echo "Xclip is required! Install xclip"
    exit
fi
if [ -z `which dropbox` 2> /dev/null ]
    then echo "Dropbox is required! Install dropbox"
    exit
fi

# The code
URL_PREFIX="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/$USERID/$DIRECTORY"
scrot -s "$DIRECTORY/$DATE.png"
PUBURL=$(dropbox puburl "$DIRECTORY/$DATE.png" |tr -d "\n")
if [ $CLIPBOARD == "both" ]; then
    echo -n "$PUBURL" |xclip -selection clipboard
    echo -n "$PUBURL" |xclip -selection primary
else
    echo -n "$PUBURL" |xclip -selection $CLIPBOARD
fi