Has this been fixed? I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 with gnome desktop and the ctrl alt print screen is not always reliable. I'm using Shutter as a work around for the mean while.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1732612 Title: Alt+Printscreen not working (doesn't generate keypress event) Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Since I have upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 Alt+PrintScreen doesn't work on my computer. I'm using Unity DE, with default settings. The problem is not about taking screnshots. xev recognizes when I press down the alt key, but nothing happens when I press Print Screen with alt being pressed (it does when PrintScreen is pressed by itself) Here is evtest output when I press Alt+Printscreen: # Alt pressed down: Event: time 1510817663.883489, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1510817663.923476, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 2 Event: time 1510817663.923476, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1510817663.963479, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 2 Event: time 1510817663.963479, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1510817663.993036, type 4 (EV_MSC), code 4 (MSC_SCAN), value 70046 # Print screen pressed Event: time 1510817663.993036, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1510817664.945032, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 0 # Alt released Event: time 1510817664.945032, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1510817664.945086, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 1 Event: time 1510817664.945086, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 99 (KEY_SYSRQ), value 1 Event: time 1510817664.945086, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ Event: time 1510817664.945097, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 99 (KEY_SYSRQ), value 0 Event: time 1510817664.945097, type 1 (EV_KEY), code 56 (KEY_LEFTALT), value 0 Event: time 1510817664.945097, -------------- SYN_REPORT ------------ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: udev 234-2ubuntu12.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu CustomUdevRuleFiles: 67-xorg-wizardpen.rules 99-displaylink.rules 60-vboxdrv.rules 70-snap.core.rules 99-anbox.rules Date: Thu Nov 16 08:29:46 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-26 (234 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170321) MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M. ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-16-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-23 (23 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/24/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: F1 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: Z77-HD3 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF1:bd10/24/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnZ77-HD3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1732612/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
