I tried to take a screenshot to illustrate something in another bug, and got this problem. I've only ever seen this in saucy.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screenshot in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1215492 Title: Black screenshot in gnome-screenshot Status in “gnome-screenshot” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When I take a screenshot, the image screenshot is black. It was working at first, but now not anymore. (I did not do a reboot) Expected: make picture of open windows Happened: made black picture ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gnome-screenshot 3.6.1-0ubuntu2.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 22 17:14:58 2013 EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-screenshot InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-31 (82 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screenshot/+bug/1215492/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp