Problem with screenshot keyboard shortcut

[MintBean]

When I press the 'PrintScreen' key, the snapshot tool pops up as expected allowing me to take a full screen snapshot, however when I press <shift>+printscreen which is supposed to allow me to capture an area of the screen, the tool does not appear. I have tried changing the key bindings to no avail as I cannot find a way to grab a screen area via keyboard shortcut. Do others have this problem, and how do I fix it?

I'm using Mint 18 Cinnamon.

[Cosmo.]

Launch the screen capture tool from the menu.

[MintBean]

That's my current workaround but I would like to get the shortcut working. Does it work for you?

[Cosmo.]

No, it doesn't. (Actually this doesn't bother me, as I use Shutter for doing screenshots.)

[MintBean]

Shutter's very nice I must say. I'll be using that from here on in. Thanks Cosmo.

[Mroptonix]

for mint 17,18, 19
1. create a new document in your home folder or some subdirectory (no matter which one) with this format:
file_name.sh

2. paste this content in it and save:

!/bin/sh
sleep 0.125
gnome-screenshot -a -c

note: -a (for area selection), -c to copy image in clipboard
3.make it executable (right click on the file and in permission tab make it executable(allow executing the file as a program))

4. go to keyboard shortcut setting (menu/system setting/keyboard/shortcut) and 'add a custom shortcut'
name: area snapshot
select filename.sh in command
assign shift+prt sc key to it

5. enjoy it

[frc_kde]

for mint 17,18, 19
1. create a new document in your home folder or some subdirectory (no matter which one) with this format:
file_name.sh

2. paste this content in it and save:

!/bin/sh
sleep 0.125
gnome-screenshot -a -c

note: -a (for area selection), -c to copy image in clipboard
3.make it executable (right click on the file and in permission tab make it executable(allow executing the file as a program))

4. go to keyboard shortcut setting (menu/system setting/keyboard/shortcut) and 'add a custom shortcut'
name: area snapshot
select filename.sh in command

5. enjoy it

It worked!

Thank you.

This command works from Terminal, but not inserted directly to PrtScn Key shortcut within Mint 19 Tara Cinnamon ─ although it is working from PrtScn Key within Mint 18 KDE:

gnome-screenshot -p -f /PATH/$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S)_Mt.jpg

[gm10]

Just for reference, I have no trouble with the Shift+PrtScr combo in Cinnamon and Mint 19, it works just fine out of the box. If it doesn't work for you, just another reason why upgrades are bad (at least I'm assuming that's the reason it's not working for you).

I frankly don't remember whether it worked on Mint 18 since my main DE is MATE.

[Mroptonix]

for mint 17,18, 19
1. create a new document in your home folder or some subdirectory (no matter which one) with this format:
file_name.sh

2. paste this content in it and save:

!/bin/sh
sleep 0.125
gnome-screenshot -a -c

note: -a (for area selection), -c to copy image in clipboard
3.make it executable (right click on the file and in permission tab make it executable(allow executing the file as a program))

4. go to keyboard shortcut setting (menu/system setting/keyboard/shortcut) and 'add a custom shortcut'
name: area snapshot
select filename.sh in command

5. enjoy it

It worked!

Thank you.

This command works from Terminal, but not inserted directly to PrtScn Key shortcut within Mint 19 Tara Cinnamon ─ although it is working from PrtScn Key within Mint 18 KDE:

gnome-screenshot -p -f /PATH/$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S)_Mt.jpg

after you made that file and create the custom shortcut, you must assign whatever keys you want (shift+prt sc) usually assigned as default for area snapshot.

[smurphos]

I've always needed to change the default keybindings to not use the Prt Sc button at all on my machine (mainly because the basic Prt Sc shortcut does not work for me).

I use Ctrl-P for basic screen shot, Ctrl-Shift-P for area, and Ctrl-Alt-P for window. That works fine.

Another solution for Cinnamon is to install this excellent screenshot applet - https://github.com/rjanja/desktop-capture

[AZgl1800]

I am using 18.3 Cinnamon,
and I get a file not found message




And that file does indeed exist:





Does the filename have to be all lowercase?

I changed it to lowercase and get the same message: 'failed'

I have the permissions set to execute

[smurphos]

If you've saved the script in your home you do need to specify the full path in the keyboard shortcut...the tutorial missed that bit.

4. go to keyboard shortcut setting (menu/system setting/keyboard/shortcut) and 'add a custom shortcut'
name: area snapshot
select /home/john/PrtScreenAreaSelect.sh in command