Black screenshot in gnome-screenshot

Bug #1215492 reported by Merlijn Sebrechts
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This bug affects 10 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

When I take a screenshot, the image screenshot is black. It was working at first, but now not anymore. (I did not do a reboot)

Expected: make picture of open windows
Happened: made black picture

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: gnome-screenshot 3.6.1-0ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 22 17:14:58 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-screenshot
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-31 (82 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts) wrote :
Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Low
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Benjamin Kerensa (bkerensa) wrote :

I'm having this in 13.10 as well.

Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop (ubuntu-desktop)
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James Troup (elmo) wrote :

I'm seeing the same thing in Saucy. This is a regression for me and makes it impossible to take screenshots.

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Nick Moffitt (nick-moffitt) wrote :

I tried to take a screenshot to illustrate something in another bug, and got this problem. I've only ever seen this in saucy.

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themusicgod1 (themusicgod1) wrote :

Can no longer reproduce in trusty.

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Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb) wrote :

Indeed, it seems fixed in gnome-screenshot 3.10.

Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu):
assignee: Ubuntu Desktop (ubuntu-desktop) → nobody
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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