tool used by Gnome and Unity Desktop Environment to take screenshots
Questions tagged [gnome-screenshot]
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How can I specify the default save directory for gnome-screenshot?
Are there any sort of configuration options for specifying the default save location for gnome-screenshot, or is this hard-coded into the source code?
It used to be ~/Desktop, which seems to have changed to ~/Pictures (in 12.04).
The only possible…
trent
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Screenshot selection in 22.04
I am trying to configure the 22.04 (Gnome 42) keyboard shortcut to get the "old" functionality of taking screenshots of area selections and pasting them into clipboard (Ctrl + Shft + PrtScr + select/release: done). The problem is that $…
Iiro Ullin
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Why doesn't the PrintScreen dialog show up in Gnome?
I'm using gnome-shell on Ubuntu 12.04. When I hit PrtSc to take a screenshot, it works, but it automatically saves the screenshot in my Pictures folder. There's no dialogue asking where to save. It does show the dialogue box under unity though.
Ruben
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How do I make my screenshot ask me what to do next every time?
I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard.
I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon pressing Shift+PrntScr the screen capture application…
nazar2sfive
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Disable gnome-screenshot's 'camera flash' animation
How can I disable the gnome-screenshot 'camera flash' animation (fade from black)? I've already disabled the camera shutter sound with sudo mv /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/camera-shutter.oga…
1''
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How can I include the cursor in the screenshots created when PrtScr is pressed?
I want to make it so that when I press the print screen key on my keyboard, it actually includes the cursor. I know that it is calling gnome-screenshot, but I can't find any way to change the arguments it is using with it. If anyone knows about…
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I do NOT want screenshots to be saved to file
When taking a screen shot in Ubuntu 22.04 using the PrtSc key, the image is always saved in the ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ directory. However, I generally almost always paste that image to another application and I do not want it to be saved as a file.…
FedKad
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GNOME Screenshot can't copy to clipboard in Ubuntu 18.04
I just freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 and downloaded the latest updates. I'm having trouble taking screenshots to clipboard using the built-in gnome-screenshot tool. The default keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+PrintScreen and Ctrl+Shift+PrintScreen don't…
xenon
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How to get rid of grey area after gnome-screenshot being executed
Right after I make a screenshot using gnome-screenshot some grey rectangle stays on the screen indicating the screenshot area.
In order to remove it, I need to close the gnome-screenshot window manually.
The worst part is that those rectangles…
MaximAL
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Ubuntu 18.04: Shift+PrintScreen doesn't offer a "save" window after a recent update
I had an Ubuntu update, and my "screenshot" option is not the same as it used to be.
I used to press SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN, and then a menu asking me where I want to save my images appeared (the specific menu that used to appear is shown in the image…
Waveguide
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Ubuntu 18.04 shortcut keys not saving screenshots
Using Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME and when I press printscreen it saves the file to my 'Pictures' folder. But when I press ctrl+shift+printscreen to select an area or even ctrl+shift it flashes like it took the shot but isn't saving to anywhere I can…
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Why doesn't the keyboard screenshot button work on Ubuntu with GNOME shell?
It works on Ubuntu 17.04 with Unity, however neither via upgrade or a fresh install, does the screenshot keyboard button work on Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME shell.
Can anyone tell me why or how to fix it?
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Change the location of saved screenshot when screenshot taken by printscreen button in GNOME 3
I want to change the default location of "Save a screenshot to Pictures" to save it to Desktop.
If that is not possible, is there any other way to do it? I am using Ubuntu GNOME 17.04.
NOTE: I don't want to change the location with dconf-editor as…
subtleseeker
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How to make gnome-screenshot select area to grab after a specified delay
When I need to take a screenshot using gnome-screenshot, it is disabling the delay when I use "Select area to grab".
Is there any way to fix this defect? Is it a defect or is it by design, and if so, why?
bgoodr
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Why isn't the screenshot working?
When taking a screenshot, there is a gray image displayed.
Before upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 the screenshot was working properly, however, after the upgrading process the screenshot wont work no more. I tried to verify which package was the problem…
Hans
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