Taking a screenshot in GNOME (or other) desktop during a app menu is open. How to?

[Joachim Backes]

Hi all,

having a problem in F25: I need to take a screenshot on a gnome (or 
other) desktop (no wayland!) with alt+print or shift+print keys, during 
some application menu of some window is open,  but nothing happens. How 
can I achive this?
The menu should be included in the screenshot. The screenshot is 
performed flawlessly if the menu is closed.

It seems that this is a X11 problem.

All comments are welcome.

Kind regards

Joachim Backes

[Joachim Backes]

On 10/23/16 11:41, Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> having a problem in F25: I need to take a screenshot on a gnome (or
> other) desktop (no wayland!) with alt+print or shift+print keys, during
> some application menu of some window is open,  but nothing happens. How
> can I achive this?
> The menu should be included in the screenshot. The screenshot is
> performed flawlessly if the menu is closed.
>
> It seems that this is a X11 problem.
>
> All comments are welcome.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Joachim Backes

Could solve the problem with gnome-screenshot and a delay value > 0

Joachim Backes

[Joerg Lechner]

Hi,
did You Try "Aktivitaeten" - "Hilfsprogramme" - "Bildschirmfoto" and set the time to take the screenshot to some seconds, or longer. I don't know if this is helpful and working in Your situation, or a silly idea. If this screenshot is not blocked by the behaviour You described.
Kind regards

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Betreff: Re: Taking a screenshot in GNOME (or other) desktop during a app menu is open. How to?

On 10/23/16 11:41, Joachim Backes wrote:> Hi all,>> having a problem in F25: I need to take a screenshot on a gnome (or> other) desktop (no wayland!) with alt+print or shift+print keys, during> some application menu of some window is open,  but nothing happens. How> can I achive this?> The menu should be included in the screenshot. The screenshot is> performed flawlessly if the menu is closed.>> It seems that this is a X11 problem.>> All comments are welcome.>> Kind regards>> Joachim Backes>Could solve the problem with gnome-screenshot and a delay value > 0Joachim Backes-- Fedora release 25 (Twenty Five)Kernel-4.8.3-300.fc25.x86_64Joachim Backes http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~backes/_____________________________________... mailing list -- [e-mail] unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Glen Rundblom]

On 10/23/2016 4:41 AM, Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> having a problem in F25: I need to take a screenshot on a gnome (or 
> other) desktop (no wayland!) with alt+print or shift+print keys, 
> during some application menu of some window is open,  but nothing 
> happens. How can I achive this?
> The menu should be included in the screenshot. The screenshot is 
> performed flawlessly if the menu is closed.
>
> It seems that this is a X11 problem.
>
> All comments are welcome.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Joachim Backes

Hi Joachim,
While this might be a different direction then your original question: I 
enjoy using the software shutter for creating screenshots.
Maybe using shutter would be a successful alternative software and 
workflow for you.

Best Regards,
-Glen

[Adam Williamson]

On Sun, 2016-10-23 at 11:41 +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> having a problem in F25: I need to take a screenshot on a gnome (or 
> other) desktop (no wayland!) with alt+print or shift+print keys, during 
> some application menu of some window is open,  but nothing happens. How 
> can I achive this?
> The menu should be included in the screenshot. The screenshot is 
> performed flawlessly if the menu is closed.

It's always been that way, I think. I do what Joerg does: just run
the screenshot app and use the delay feature.