Thanks for your bug report. Note that Nautilus automatically replaces the colons with underscores when you move the screenshots over to a NTFS/FAT partition or drive; however, other file managers (such as PCManFM) may not do that.
If you haven’t yet do so, please file this bug in upstream’s bug tracker at bugzilla.gnome.org. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screenshot in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377029 Title: Default filenames contain colons, making it hard to share screenshots Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Confirmed Status in gnome-screenshot package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Colons aren't allowed on "Microsoft-based" filesystems (NTFS, VFAT), and quite a few websites also don't allow colons in filenames of uploaded files (because downloading a file with such a name on a Windows system is, apparently, problematic). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: gnome-screenshot 3.10.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-18.25-generic 3.16.3 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Oct 3 08:54:11 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-13 (323 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-09-16 (16 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1377029/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
