So the minimal fix (remove just the colon):

--- screenshot-filename-builder.c.orig  Tue Nov  5 08:15:09 2013
+++ screenshot-filename-builder.c       Tue Nov  5 08:17:18 2013
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       GDateTime *d;
 
       d = g_date_time_new_now_local ();
-      origin = g_date_time_format (d, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
+      origin = g_date_time_format (d, "%Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S");
       g_date_time_unref (d);
     }
   else

I think that given the advantages it should be applied... I too have
found that files disappearing when shared via Dropbox with windows
machines, for example.

WARNING: not tested, I am on a windows machine right now :-)


** Patch added: "Avoid colons in screenshot file names. WARNING: not tested, I 
am on a windows machine right now :-)"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screenshot/+bug/1054808/+attachment/3900679/+files/minimum_fix.patch

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