Default filenames contain colons, making it hard to share screenshots
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
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
ProcVersionSign
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)
Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in gnome-screenshot (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
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.