Bug #8487

GNOME screenshot does not save files anywhere

Added by Anonymous 2014-12-25 15:29:46 . Updated 2015-01-02 16:14:05 .

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2014-12-25
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Description

On a fresh Tails 1.2.2 on a X201 Thinkpad, I can run gnome-screenshot or press the “Print Screen” button, but no files are saved anywhere. The screenshot itself seems to take place correctly.

I have configured persistence.

On a normal Debian Wheezy/Jessie, these screenshots are saved to ~/Images.

I’ve found a workaround, which is to run gnome-screenshot from the command line, using the “-i” option, which opens a dialog window which allows me to choose a filename and folder.
However, that is not quite user friendly.

Can somebody confirm this bug?

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Related issues

Is duplicate of Tails - Bug #8087: GNOME screenshot does not save files Resolved 2014-10-13

History

#1 Updated by Anonymous 2014-12-25 15:32:47

Let me add that being obliged to run this from a commandline makes it nearly impossible to take a screenshot of another terminal.. :)

#2 Updated by sajolida 2014-12-25 15:59:25

> Let me add that being obliged to run this from a commandline makes it nearly impossible to take a screenshot of another terminal.. :)

I’m not sure to understand what you mean here, I seem to be able to
trigger a screenshot with the PrintScreen key.

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-12-25 17:19:50

> I’m not sure to understand what you mean here, I seem to be able to trigger a screenshot with the PrintScreen key.

Same here (using virt-manager’s “Send key” -> “Printscreen”).

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2014-12-25 17:21:39

  • Subject changed from Gnome-screenshot does not save files anywhere to GNOME screenshot does not save files anywhere
  • Status changed from New to Confirmed
  • Priority changed from Normal to Elevated
  • Type of work changed from Test to Research

I think that’s a regression, as iirc this feature worked just fine on Squeeze.

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-12-28 08:47:37

It might be that installing xdg-user-dirs and/or xdg-user-dirs-gtk, and then logging out and in again, would solve this problem.

#6 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-02 16:13:54

  • is duplicate of Bug #8087: GNOME screenshot does not save files added

#7 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-02 16:14:05

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Duplicate