Selecting 0✕0 screenshot area produces "All possible methods failed" error message
Bug #1102484 reported by
Matthew Paul Thomas
This bug affects 4 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnome Screenshot |
Fix Released
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Medium
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| gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
gnome-screenshot 3.6.0-0ubuntu1, Ubuntu 12.10
1. Launch Screenshot.
2. Choose "Select area to grab", then "Take Screenshot".
3. Click on the screen, without dragging at all.
What happens: An error messaging appears, "Unable to capture a screenshot" "All possible methods failed".
What should happen: The Screenshot window reappears for you to try again or choose different options.
Revision history for this message
| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| Changed in gnome-screenshot: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Medium |
| status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
| Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
Revision history for this message
| Jason Williams (sudojason) wrote | #3 |
Revision history for this message
| Dan Dascalescu (ddascalescu+launchpad) wrote | #4 |
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I am experiencing this same bug but have isolated to a specific set of criteria that is 100% reproducible.
This may not be the case for others, and it may occur in other screen configuration scenarios/
TheTLDR: It doesn't work with VirtualBox in "Fullscreen" on second display.
Details of my or my scenario:
1.) I'm running VirtualBox on a second display
2.) It only occurs when the VM is in "Fullscreen"
3.) It works fine if VM is minimized, windowed or in "Seamless" mode
4.) Right now, I have it working in "Seamless" mode, which nice (but "Seamless" can sometimes be a little flaky with the window not wanting to be visible - but that's Oracle's problem)
Note: It is very cool now that I realized that I can also copy/paste clipboard images back and forth with my VM... Maybe it's been around for a little while, but it's new to me :)