Screenshot of active window

Question

In former versions of Xubuntu, I was able to take a screenshot using Alt+PrintScreen. This doesn't work anymore in 12.04. Have the key binding changed?

Solution 1

If you are running xfce, there is an entry in the FAQ:

"My desktop is so nice, I want to make a screenshot! How can I do that in Xfce?"

The answer mention xfce4-screenshooter http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-screenshooter (it can capture an active window too)

Solution 2

I have solved the same problem in Xubuntu 13.04 in the following way:

1. Open Settings Manager -> Keyboard.
2. Choose Application Shortcuts tab.
3. Select xfce4-screenshooter -w command and change the shortcut to Sys_Req (Press Print Screen button first and then any Alt button).

Solution 3

It appears that Alt+Print conflicts with another keybinding in recent versions of Ubuntu. I was able to work around it by setting the keybinding to Shift+Print.

Also see this answer: https://superuser.com/questions/258735/ubuntu-10-10-screenshot-of-active-window-doesnt-work

Comments

[Admin]

I had <Alt> + Print in my keyboard settings for launching xfce4-screenshooter -w. I just reset the keybinding to <Alt> + <Print> which is recognized as Sys_req. And now everything is fine.