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I use (and adore) shutter.

However, sometimes I want to take a screenshot of a selection that is state-dependent, and clicking the mouse changes the state.

For example, if I have a drop-down menu, and I then open Shutter (even with a keyboard shortcut), the Selection dialogue opens and causes the drop-down menu to retract (and I thus am unable to take a screenshot of it).

How can I open the screenshot-of-selection dialog while leaving my screen in the exact state that it's in (ie, without registering any mouse clicks).

Justin Myles Holmes
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The key is to use a screenshot utility that also allows you to use a variable delay; enough time for you to create the state you'd like to capture.

Shutter allows this kind of timed delay. However, Shutter has reached end of life unless it is ported to gtk3. It has been dropped from Debian testing since it is no longer well maintained. It is written in perl using libraries that are no longer available. As of Aug 2018, there is only one release in the last year; the previous release was 2014.

I suggest finding an alternative screenshot utility. Here is a list of alternative screenshot utilities.

For example, Flameshot is newer, active, smaller, and similar featureset including delayed captures just like Shutter ... and isn't built using old perl libraries. It allows you to select partial or full screenshots, annotate, obscure, and quickly save or post to the cloud (Imgur).

Flameshot Demo

Pang
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mike stewart
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Using delays works, but what also works is using something like byzanz the makes an animated gif video.

RobotHumans
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