Public bug reported:
When attempting to take a screenshot, pressing the hotkey for the area-
selection feature, the mouse cursor changes into a crosshair and the
user is able to select an area for the screenshot.
The problem occurs if the user is attempting to take a screenshot of
something like a modal window in a browser, or a dropdown window that
requires the mouse cursor to be in a certain place or a mouse button to
be pressed. If a user tries to take a screenshot of something like that,
the mouse 'goes away', and the modal changes, and the dropdown retracts,
or otherwise 'goes away'.
It's impossible to use gnome-screenshot to take a screenshot of anything
that requires the mouse be present for the situation to occur.
In the same circumstance on macos/osx, the mouse cursor doesnt 'go away'
- a user could, for example, click and drag a selection box across the
desktop, and while holding down the mouse button so that selection box
stays alive, press the screenshot hotkey, and macos/osx would retain the
mouse button press, and the mouse cursor position such that it is
possible to take a screenshot of the selection box.
That functionality in gnome-screenshot would be supremely useful!
Ubuntu 19.04 / gnome-screenshot 3.30.0-2ubuntu1
** Affects: gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: gnome-screenshot screenshot
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1841832
Title:
Mouse cursor vanishes when screenshot hot key is pressed
Status in gnome-screenshot package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
When attempting to take a screenshot, pressing the hotkey for the
area-selection feature, the mouse cursor changes into a crosshair and
the user is able to select an area for the screenshot.
The problem occurs if the user is attempting to take a screenshot of
something like a modal window in a browser, or a dropdown window that
requires the mouse cursor to be in a certain place or a mouse button
to be pressed. If a user tries to take a screenshot of something like
that, the mouse 'goes away', and the modal changes, and the dropdown
retracts, or otherwise 'goes away'.
It's impossible to use gnome-screenshot to take a screenshot of
anything that requires the mouse be present for the situation to
occur.
In the same circumstance on macos/osx, the mouse cursor doesnt 'go
away' - a user could, for example, click and drag a selection box
across the desktop, and while holding down the mouse button so that
selection box stays alive, press the screenshot hotkey, and macos/osx
would retain the mouse button press, and the mouse cursor position
such that it is possible to take a screenshot of the selection box.
That functionality in gnome-screenshot would be supremely useful!
Ubuntu 19.04 / gnome-screenshot 3.30.0-2ubuntu1
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