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Danko8321 wrote:I have a certain workarround, although it isn't precisely a solution. I was also having this problem, both the delay and the automatic screenshot saving (which I DEEPLY hate); my workarround was to use GCONF to modify the command executed by the "Print Screen" button (open GCONF, go to /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands and change the values of "command_screenshot" and "command_window_screenshot"), and I changed it to the proper KSnapShot defaults (ksnapshot instead of gnome-screenshot and ksnapshot --curent instead of gnome-screenshot --window.

I already had KDE installed so this is not precisely a big deal for me (also, I always liked KSnapShot better than Gnome Screenshot, so it's a win for me). If you don't have KDE installed, you can simply install KSnapShot by putting:

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sudo apt-get install ksnapshot

in a terminal.

My two cents.

ridz1ba wrote:Yep - having the same problem here but I solved it by logging out of Cinnamon and then logging back in using a 'Gnome Classis - no effects' session. Using that session the 'Print Screen' and 'Alt-Print Screen' functions worked properly. Not a great solution but a solution nevertheless.

DellPrecision wrote:I assign new keyboard shortcut ctrl-P and as a command i put gnome-screenshot --interactive
and seems to work well with not time issues i hope that may help.

dagon wrote:See if any of the reported bugs are related:
https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/i ... screenshot

PegHorse wrote:I have installed drivers Radeon HD Libre from Xorg-Edgars PPA to solve my graphics problem and some blackscreen at boot.
Screenshot is working normally now and the video acceleration is far better than with Catalyst.

For a Divx as for example, with VLC 2.1, CPU is used only for 3%, with Catalyst with Libva and Xvba-video Drivers, it is 30% and with Catalyst without Libva and Xvba drivers it is 50% and more.

My video card is Asus EAH 6850v2 so its an ATI 6850.
Also with Radeon HD Libre drivers, movies are smoothers than with Catalyst with acceleration enabled.

vampko wrote:

PegHorse wrote:I have installed drivers Radeon HD Libre from Xorg-Edgars PPA to solve my graphics problem and some blackscreen at boot.
Screenshot is working normally now and the video acceleration is far better than with Catalyst.

For a Divx as for example, with VLC 2.1, CPU is used only for 3%, with Catalyst with Libva and Xvba-video Drivers, it is 30% and with Catalyst without Libva and Xvba drivers it is 50% and more.

My video card is Asus EAH 6850v2 so its an ATI 6850.
Also with Radeon HD Libre drivers, movies are smoothers than with Catalyst with acceleration enabled.

So where would one find these drivers? I'm not getting much luck with a google search.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install <package name>

xclusive585 wrote:

vampko wrote:

PegHorse wrote:I have installed drivers Radeon HD Libre from Xorg-Edgars PPA to solve my graphics problem and some blackscreen at boot.
Screenshot is working normally now and the video acceleration is far better than with Catalyst.

For a Divx as for example, with VLC 2.1, CPU is used only for 3%, with Catalyst with Libva and Xvba-video Drivers, it is 30% and with Catalyst without Libva and Xvba drivers it is 50% and more.

My video card is Asus EAH 6850v2 so its an ATI 6850.
Also with Radeon HD Libre drivers, movies are smoothers than with Catalyst with acceleration enabled.

So where would one find these drivers? I'm not getting much luck with a google search.

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install <package name>

agilob wrote:The same problem on openSUSE 12.2 with Cinnamon

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:~> fglrxinfo 
display: :0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6570M/5700 Series
OpenGL version string: 4.2.11931 Compatibility Profile Context

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~> gnome-screenshot 

** (gnome-screenshot:9720): WARNING **: Unable to use GNOME Shell's builtin screenshot interface, resorting to fallback X11. Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.Shell was not provided by any .service files

Command has created a new file in ~/Pictures, on the screenshot I see registration form from this forum (I filled it ~6minutes ago)...

xclusive585 wrote:[edit] crap, you are using Suse, so the PPA wont help you. Perhaps you could take the source from the PPA and compile it in Suse?

Curious why you wanna use a Debian family distro's desktop on a non-debian distro... If you are a go-getter like that, you should be equipped (as far as Linux knowledge) to fix things as well.

cygnus wrote:When I log out and log in using the standard Unity session, screenshots work as they should, with the save prompt.

zerozero wrote:cygnus,
thanks for your report.
as far as i can remember is the first time the issue is clearly identified as an interaction between cinnamon and the amd/ati drivers

cygnus wrote:When I log out and log in using the standard Unity session, screenshots work as they should, with the save prompt.

if you are willing to help debug this please open a ticket at https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues

again tks for the cooperation

zerozero wrote:cygnus,
thanks for your report.
as far as i can remember is the first time the issue is clearly identified as an interaction between cinnamon and the amd/ati drivers

cygnus wrote:When I log out and log in using the standard Unity session, screenshots work as they should, with the save prompt.

if you are willing to help debug this please open a ticket at https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues

again tks for the cooperation