Default filenames contain colons, making it hard to share screenshots

[Martijn vdS]

Colons aren't allowed on "Microsoft-based" filesystems (NTFS, VFAT), and quite a few websites also don't allow colons in filenames of uploaded files (because downloading a file with such a name on a Windows system is, apparently, problematic).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: gnome-screenshot 3.10.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-18.25-generic 3.16.3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Oct 3 08:54:11 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-13 (323 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-09-16 (16 days ago)

[Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)]

Thanks for your bug report.

Note that Nautilus automatically replaces the colons with underscores when you move the screenshots over to a NTFS/FAT partition or drive; however, other file managers (such as PCManFM) may not do that.

If you haven’t yet do so, please file this bug in upstream’s bug tracker at bugzilla.gnome.org.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue has been fixed in the current version
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-screenshot/commit/?id=51485cf6bf8a8794150be0b8dff61fd573ae1512

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Further to comment #4, belatedly closing the Papercuts task.