[arch-general] [gnome 3] PrintScreen key doesn't launch gnome-screenshot

[Rodrigo Rivas]

On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:42 PM, fredbezies <fredbezies at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2012/10/12 Rodrigo Rivas <rodrigorivascosta at gmail.com>:
> > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 12:15 AM, fredbezies <fredbezies at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> I'm searching some help, because I'm really stuck. I'm facing a weird
> >> - I mean a very weird one - problem since I reinstalled from scratch a
> >> few days ago my computer.
> >>
> >> Ok. I'm using archlinux + gnome 3 with testing repo enabled and fully
> >> up-to-date. And a fully systemd one if it is important.
> >>
> >> 1) Video : nouveau driver
> >> 2) Installed gnome 3 fully : gnome + gnome extra + gnome-utils
> >> 3) All bindings are correctly set in gnome system preferences.
> >>
> >> When I press PrintScreen, nothing happens. Nothing.  Gnome-screenshot
> >> from command line start and also when I search it.
> >>
> >> I tried :
> >>
> >> 1) new key for screen capture : nothing
> >> 2) binding PrintScreen to launch another program : nothing
> >> 3) another keyboard : nothing
> >>
> >> I didn't tweak anything just installed gnome, gnome extra and gnome
> >> utils on setup time.
> >>
> >> If you have an idea, I'm glad to hear it.
> >>
> >
> > That very same problem happened to me. The thing is that newer
> > gnome-screenshot versions don't get the window by default when pressing
> the
> > PrintScreen key. Instead it saves the image into disk directly. Take a
> look
> > into your "PICTURES" directory. execute
> >
> > $ xdg-user-dir PICTURES
> >
> > to discover what the directory is.
> >
> > Note that if for some reason that directory does not exist the capture
> will
> > fail. If so do:
> >
> > $ xdg-user-dir-udate.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Rodrigo.
>
> Sorry, it won't help at all. Nothing - and I mean nothing - is started
> right after I push PrintScreen key. No flash, no sound.
> GnomeScreenshot is working from command line.
>
> And I ran xdg-user-dirs-update after starting my first gnome session.
>
> It is like the key is dead. But it is not a keyboard problem, same
> thing happens with another keyboard.
>
> Thanks anyway.


Did you check the .xsession-errors file for any hint? Run:

$ tail -f ~/.xsession-errors

And then press the PrintScreen key to see if anything is logged.

--
Rodrigo