How do I set a shortcut to screenshot a selected area?
In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt+PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected area?
Update: I don't seem to have this key already mapped...
12.04 gnome shortcut-keys screenshot
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
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In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt+PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected area?
Update: I don't seem to have this key already mapped...
12.04 gnome shortcut-keys screenshot
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
2
Which Ubuntu version?
– ish
Jul 31 '12 at 14:52
5
in 16.04 There is already a short cut of shift-print
– Christian Bongiorno
Mar 16 '16 at 21:13
This question was for 12.04. (It was a tag)
– Rick
Mar 16 '16 at 21:42
add a comment |
In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt+PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected area?
Update: I don't seem to have this key already mapped...
12.04 gnome shortcut-keys screenshot
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
In gnome's screen shot program, the quick keys PrtScn captures the entire screen and alt+PrtScn captures the active window. Is there a way to script or set up the third capture option of a selected area?
Update: I don't seem to have this key already mapped...
12.04 gnome shortcut-keys screenshot
12.04 gnome shortcut-keys screenshot
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
edited Jan 22 '16 at 15:17
Rick
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
asked Jul 30 '12 at 20:22
RickRick
97251632
97251632
2
Which Ubuntu version?
– ish
Jul 31 '12 at 14:52
5
in 16.04 There is already a short cut of shift-print
– Christian Bongiorno
Mar 16 '16 at 21:13
This question was for 12.04. (It was a tag)
– Rick
Mar 16 '16 at 21:42
add a comment |
2
Which Ubuntu version?
– ish
Jul 31 '12 at 14:52
5
in 16.04 There is already a short cut of shift-print
– Christian Bongiorno
Mar 16 '16 at 21:13
This question was for 12.04. (It was a tag)
– Rick
Mar 16 '16 at 21:42
2
2
Which Ubuntu version?
– ish
Jul 31 '12 at 14:52
Which Ubuntu version?
– ish
Jul 31 '12 at 14:52
5
5
in 16.04 There is already a short cut of shift-print
– Christian Bongiorno
Mar 16 '16 at 21:13
in 16.04 There is already a short cut of shift-print
– Christian Bongiorno
Mar 16 '16 at 21:13
This question was for 12.04. (It was a tag)
– Rick
Mar 16 '16 at 21:42
This question was for 12.04. (It was a tag)
– Rick
Mar 16 '16 at 21:42
add a comment |
5 Answers
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- Open System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
- Select Custom Shortcuts(you can go to Screenshot-s too and it will work)
- Click +
- Fill fields
Name toTake a screenshot of area
Command tognome-screenshot -aorshutter -s(if u prefer shutter)
- Click OK
- Double-click on what you make and set shortcut Shift+PrtSc
— And that's all ... ;)
edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
14.7k2993199
answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
hingevhingev
4,91443057
How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
3
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
In Linux Mint, it'sPreferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need ismate-screenshot -a
– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
|
show 2 more comments
That shortcut is already built-in: Shift+PrtScr :)
The full-list of screenshot keyboard shortcuts is:
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
2
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
1
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
1
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
7
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
1
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
|
show 2 more comments
While to above answers worked for me in Ubuntu; after switching to Lubuntu I noticed that the ShiftPrtScn was no longer working.
The following procedure fixed it for me. Since in Lubuntu the program scrot is used, I found that I had to add the following to the ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml:
<!-- Launch scrot with interactive select when Shift-Print is pressed -->
<keybind key="S-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<command>scrot -s</command>
</action>
</keybind>
After the change do not forget to issue: openbox --reconfigure to activate the updates.
See the Lubuntu documentation for more details.
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
add a comment |
you can try this command from terminal if you have a problem with shortcuts.
sleep 5 && gnome-screenshot -a -c
Now open the window you want to take screenshot from and select the area after 5 seconds after the command execution.
sleep 5
makes the terminal waits 5 seconds before executing the command so you can go to the window you want within this while
gnome-screenshot -a -c
takes screenshot of an area and copy it to clipboard.
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
add a comment |
For xubuntu and xfce users:
Run Keyboard app from the launcher menu, go to Application Shortcuts, check current action for Print, if it's xfce4-screenshooter -f:
- add a new action:
xfce4-screenshooter -r
- Set Shift+PrtScn for it
- Check
- Enjoy
If it's not xfce4-screenshooter - check the current tool how to run it in the "region screenshot" mode
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
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- Open System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
- Select Custom Shortcuts(you can go to Screenshot-s too and it will work)
- Click +
- Fill fields
Name toTake a screenshot of area
Command tognome-screenshot -aorshutter -s(if u prefer shutter)
- Click OK
- Double-click on what you make and set shortcut Shift+PrtSc
— And that's all ... ;)
edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
14.7k2993199
answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
hingevhingev
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How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
3
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
In Linux Mint, it'sPreferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need ismate-screenshot -a
– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
|
show 2 more comments
- Open System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
- Select Custom Shortcuts(you can go to Screenshot-s too and it will work)
- Click +
- Fill fields
Name toTake a screenshot of area
Command tognome-screenshot -aorshutter -s(if u prefer shutter)
- Click OK
- Double-click on what you make and set shortcut Shift+PrtSc
— And that's all ... ;)
edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
14.7k2993199
answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
hingevhingev
4,91443057
How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
3
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
In Linux Mint, it'sPreferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need ismate-screenshot -a
– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
|
show 2 more comments
- Open System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
- Select Custom Shortcuts(you can go to Screenshot-s too and it will work)
- Click +
- Fill fields
Name toTake a screenshot of area
Command tognome-screenshot -aorshutter -s(if u prefer shutter)
- Click OK
- Double-click on what you make and set shortcut Shift+PrtSc
— And that's all ... ;)
edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
14.7k2993199
answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
hingevhingev
4,91443057
- Open System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
- Select Custom Shortcuts(you can go to Screenshot-s too and it will work)
- Click +
- Fill fields
Name toTake a screenshot of area
Command tognome-screenshot -aorshutter -s(if u prefer shutter)
- Click OK
- Double-click on what you make and set shortcut Shift+PrtSc
— And that's all ... ;)
edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
14.7k2993199
answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
hingevhingev
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edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
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edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
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edited Jun 20 '14 at 8:29
rubo77
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14.7k2993199
answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
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answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
hingevhingev
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answered Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
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How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
3
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
In Linux Mint, it'sPreferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need ismate-screenshot -a
– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
|
show 2 more comments
How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
3
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
In Linux Mint, it'sPreferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need ismate-screenshot -a
– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
How should I do this on Lubuntu 12.04 ?
– Neptunno
Jul 31 '12 at 16:51
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
open Sistem Settings -> Keyboard settings and follow steps @Halkinn, or go to chat and say what you can't get
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 16:54
3
3
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
Ubuntu 12.04 has this shortcut built in out of the box now as per the answer below.
– sjakubowski
Jun 11 '14 at 18:30
In Linux Mint, it's
Preferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need is mate-screenshot -a– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
In Linux Mint, it's
Preferences -> KeyboardShortcuts, and the command you need is mate-screenshot -a– Gordon Williams
Oct 31 '16 at 19:14
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
Been a long time but theres a shortcut for this in Ubuntu 14.04 its 'ctrl+shift+prntscrn' hope this helps.
– Josyula Krishna
Apr 9 '17 at 17:17
|
show 2 more comments
That shortcut is already built-in: Shift+PrtScr :)
The full-list of screenshot keyboard shortcuts is:
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
2
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
1
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
1
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
7
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
1
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
|
show 2 more comments
That shortcut is already built-in: Shift+PrtScr :)
The full-list of screenshot keyboard shortcuts is:
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
2
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
1
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
1
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
7
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
1
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
|
show 2 more comments
That shortcut is already built-in: Shift+PrtScr :)
The full-list of screenshot keyboard shortcuts is:
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
That shortcut is already built-in: Shift+PrtScr :)
The full-list of screenshot keyboard shortcuts is:
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
answered Jul 30 '12 at 20:43
ishish
115k29265293
115k29265293
2
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
1
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
1
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
7
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
1
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
|
show 2 more comments
2
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
1
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
1
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
7
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
1
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
2
2
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
Thanks, but I don't seem to have that. Would you mind posting a screen shot of which command this is mapped to? I've included a screen shot of mine above in the update.
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:49
1
1
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
Found it: gnome-screenshot -a
– Rick
Jul 31 '12 at 14:57
1
1
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
that is only in ubuntu 12.04+, and @Richard i have posted answer
– hingev
Jul 31 '12 at 15:03
7
7
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
Also works on Ubuntu 14.04
– Yehonatan Tsirolnik
Jun 11 '14 at 15:19
1
1
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
Just to report in, this still works in Ubuntu 16.04 :)
– Jeff McJunkin
Jun 8 '16 at 21:04
|
show 2 more comments
While to above answers worked for me in Ubuntu; after switching to Lubuntu I noticed that the ShiftPrtScn was no longer working.
The following procedure fixed it for me. Since in Lubuntu the program scrot is used, I found that I had to add the following to the ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml:
<!-- Launch scrot with interactive select when Shift-Print is pressed -->
<keybind key="S-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<command>scrot -s</command>
</action>
</keybind>
After the change do not forget to issue: openbox --reconfigure to activate the updates.
See the Lubuntu documentation for more details.
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
add a comment |
While to above answers worked for me in Ubuntu; after switching to Lubuntu I noticed that the ShiftPrtScn was no longer working.
The following procedure fixed it for me. Since in Lubuntu the program scrot is used, I found that I had to add the following to the ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml:
<!-- Launch scrot with interactive select when Shift-Print is pressed -->
<keybind key="S-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<command>scrot -s</command>
</action>
</keybind>
After the change do not forget to issue: openbox --reconfigure to activate the updates.
See the Lubuntu documentation for more details.
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
add a comment |
While to above answers worked for me in Ubuntu; after switching to Lubuntu I noticed that the ShiftPrtScn was no longer working.
The following procedure fixed it for me. Since in Lubuntu the program scrot is used, I found that I had to add the following to the ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml:
<!-- Launch scrot with interactive select when Shift-Print is pressed -->
<keybind key="S-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<command>scrot -s</command>
</action>
</keybind>
After the change do not forget to issue: openbox --reconfigure to activate the updates.
See the Lubuntu documentation for more details.
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
While to above answers worked for me in Ubuntu; after switching to Lubuntu I noticed that the ShiftPrtScn was no longer working.
The following procedure fixed it for me. Since in Lubuntu the program scrot is used, I found that I had to add the following to the ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml:
<!-- Launch scrot with interactive select when Shift-Print is pressed -->
<keybind key="S-Print">
<action name="Execute">
<command>scrot -s</command>
</action>
</keybind>
After the change do not forget to issue: openbox --reconfigure to activate the updates.
See the Lubuntu documentation for more details.
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
edited Feb 7 '16 at 6:42
muru
1
1
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
answered Feb 7 '16 at 5:51
LinuxLoverLinuxLover
6113
6113
add a comment |
add a comment |
you can try this command from terminal if you have a problem with shortcuts.
sleep 5 && gnome-screenshot -a -c
Now open the window you want to take screenshot from and select the area after 5 seconds after the command execution.
sleep 5
makes the terminal waits 5 seconds before executing the command so you can go to the window you want within this while
gnome-screenshot -a -c
takes screenshot of an area and copy it to clipboard.
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
add a comment |
you can try this command from terminal if you have a problem with shortcuts.
sleep 5 && gnome-screenshot -a -c
Now open the window you want to take screenshot from and select the area after 5 seconds after the command execution.
sleep 5
makes the terminal waits 5 seconds before executing the command so you can go to the window you want within this while
gnome-screenshot -a -c
takes screenshot of an area and copy it to clipboard.
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
add a comment |
you can try this command from terminal if you have a problem with shortcuts.
sleep 5 && gnome-screenshot -a -c
Now open the window you want to take screenshot from and select the area after 5 seconds after the command execution.
sleep 5
makes the terminal waits 5 seconds before executing the command so you can go to the window you want within this while
gnome-screenshot -a -c
takes screenshot of an area and copy it to clipboard.
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
you can try this command from terminal if you have a problem with shortcuts.
sleep 5 && gnome-screenshot -a -c
Now open the window you want to take screenshot from and select the area after 5 seconds after the command execution.
sleep 5
makes the terminal waits 5 seconds before executing the command so you can go to the window you want within this while
gnome-screenshot -a -c
takes screenshot of an area and copy it to clipboard.
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
answered Aug 27 '17 at 8:24
Mahmoud S. MarwadMahmoud S. Marwad
174217
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For xubuntu and xfce users:
Run Keyboard app from the launcher menu, go to Application Shortcuts, check current action for Print, if it's xfce4-screenshooter -f:
- add a new action:
xfce4-screenshooter -r
- Set Shift+PrtScn for it
- Check
- Enjoy
If it's not xfce4-screenshooter - check the current tool how to run it in the "region screenshot" mode
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
add a comment |
For xubuntu and xfce users:
Run Keyboard app from the launcher menu, go to Application Shortcuts, check current action for Print, if it's xfce4-screenshooter -f:
- add a new action:
xfce4-screenshooter -r
- Set Shift+PrtScn for it
- Check
- Enjoy
If it's not xfce4-screenshooter - check the current tool how to run it in the "region screenshot" mode
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
add a comment |
For xubuntu and xfce users:
Run Keyboard app from the launcher menu, go to Application Shortcuts, check current action for Print, if it's xfce4-screenshooter -f:
- add a new action:
xfce4-screenshooter -r
- Set Shift+PrtScn for it
- Check
- Enjoy
If it's not xfce4-screenshooter - check the current tool how to run it in the "region screenshot" mode
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
For xubuntu and xfce users:
Run Keyboard app from the launcher menu, go to Application Shortcuts, check current action for Print, if it's xfce4-screenshooter -f:
- add a new action:
xfce4-screenshooter -r
- Set Shift+PrtScn for it
- Check
- Enjoy
If it's not xfce4-screenshooter - check the current tool how to run it in the "region screenshot" mode
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
edited Jan 17 at 22:03
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
answered Jan 17 at 15:55
Ilya SheershoffIlya Sheershoff
419
419
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
add a comment |
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
A suggestion to add this to the default xubuntu package: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-default-settings/+bug/…
– Ilya Sheershoff
Jan 17 at 15:56
add a comment |
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Which Ubuntu version?
– ish
Jul 31 '12 at 14:52
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in 16.04 There is already a short cut of shift-print
– Christian Bongiorno
Mar 16 '16 at 21:13
This question was for 12.04. (It was a tag)
– Rick
Mar 16 '16 at 21:42