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CTRL + SHIFT + PrtScn has suddenly stopped working.

I'm still able to select an area, but the image is never copied to the clipboard.

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.

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  • Are you sure? I mean, does Shift+PrtScn work? And are you sure you’re pasting the image in a right place? Anyway, check System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Screenshots. Jun 26, 2014 at 10:33
  • Shift+PrtScn works (and clicking "Copy to Clipbord" works as well). I'm pasting into Gimp in both cases. The sound clip also plays. Jun 26, 2014 at 14:52
  • CTRL + SHIFT + PrtScn does copy to the clipboard on my Ubuntu 17.10 running Gnome (some version I don't know how to find out), but SHIFT+ PrtScn does not copy it to the clipboard
    – bgoodr
    Jun 8, 2018 at 14:28
  • And obviously there is a bug in StackExchange code that does not allow use of the kbd tag in comments. :( and apparently that is by design (bad IMO): meta.stackexchange.com/a/132924/142333
    – bgoodr
    Jun 8, 2018 at 14:29

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For me, this problem occurred when I was not starting gnome-settings-daemon. I am using the Awesome window manager and my setup scripts did not start gnome-settings-daemon. For me, just running gnome-settings-daemon & in a terminal fixed it. The better solution was to make my Awesome WM startup scripts start it, which makes it automatic.

If you are using the standard Gnome setup (i.e., not using a separate window manager), then this solution probably doesn't apply to you.

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  • I am just using a stock Ubuntu 14.04. The next time this happens, I will do some more intense logging and might try your fix. Jul 23, 2014 at 9:19
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    This solved it for me, I'm now using i3 with a new key assigned to gnome-screenshot -c -a -e shadow for super-fast screenshot region sharing.
    – moodboom
    Aug 25, 2016 at 15:39
  • @moodboom Please clarify what i3 means with a link to a website that explains what that is.
    – bgoodr
    Jun 8, 2018 at 14:09
  • @sqs on Ubuntu 17.10, which gnome-settings-daemon returns nothing. ps -ef --forest --cols=10000 | grep gnome-settings returns lots of things like /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-keyboard so perhaps this advice is now no longer applicable in recent Ubuntu's?
    – bgoodr
    Jun 8, 2018 at 14:23
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    @bgoodr i3 is a tiling window manager that can be driven by the keyboard. I set up keyboard shortcuts to do most things, rather than using a desktop, icons or menus. You can run that command from a terminal, or set up a shortcut using whatever window manager shortcuts you have available. But I've now switched to maim and slop to capture the screen.
    – moodboom
    Jun 10, 2018 at 23:20
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I had the same issue (v16 with cinnamon) and I solved by adding custom shortcuts to the command @moondboom posted in the comment:

screenshot shortcuts

Go to Keyboard > Shortcuts > Custom shortcuts > Add custom shortcut

  • Enter a name
  • Enter the command gnome-screenshot -c -a -e shadow
  • Enter the keyboard bindings

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