[Bug 1709780] Re: Screenshots do not work in Wayland session

2017-10-10 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for gnome-shell (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https:/

[Bug 1709780] Re: Screenshots do not work in Wayland session

2017-08-10 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Screenshots using the PrtScn key do work in a a Wayland session on 17.10. I just tested it again: PrtScn = whole screen saved to Pictures/ Alt+PrtScn = current window saved to Pictures/ Shift+PtrScn = select a rectangle, then saved to Pictures/ If your home directory does not contain a Pict

[Bug 1709780] Re: Screenshots do not work in Wayland session

2017-08-10 Thread Egon A. Rath
Thanks for the explanation. I think it should be handled by the Ubuntu developers that a corresponding screenshot tool is mapped to the Print- Key for each Session, be it Wayland or classic X. Regular Users simply expect this feature to work OOB. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 1709780] Re: Screenshots do not work in Wayland session

2017-08-10 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Further explanation: Legacy screenshot tools that use X11 will not work in a Wayland session. This is because X has no control over the screen. It is Wayland rendering the screen. So if you run any legacy screenshotting tool, it will connect to Xwayland and Xwayland will just see all black. This is

[Bug 1709780] Re: Screenshots do not work in Wayland session

2017-08-10 Thread Jeremy Bicha
What app are you using to take screenshots? With Ubuntu (or GNOME) on Wayland, you either need to use the built-in screenshot tool or the app needs to make use of the GNOME screenshot protocols. https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/screen-shot-record.html ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ub

[Bug 1709780] Re: Screenshots do not work in Wayland session

2017-08-10 Thread Timo Aaltonen
I assume you mean gnome ** Package changed: wayland (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1709780 Title: Screenshots do not work in W