It doesn't work because it loses the focus of the child window. Quicklist menu doesn't respect global delay parameter( another bug).
1. Run in terminal: $ gnome-screenshot -w -d 5 2. Click on child window.....wait 3. It will take screenshot exactly after 5 sec. http://i.imgur.com/Ww9UmKF.png -- 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/1577999 Title: "Take a screenshot of the current window" in the Unity sidebar right click menu doesn't work for child windows Status in gnome-screenshot package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 $ apt-cache policy gnome-screenshot gnome-screenshot: Installed: 3.18.0-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 3.18.0-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 3.18.0-1ubuntu2 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status How to reproduce: 1. Add gnome-screenshot to the Ubuntu Unity left-side application launcher list. 2. Open the Files application or any other application. 3. File > Properties 3. Right click the gnome-screenshot icon in the Unity sidebar, then click "Take a screenshot of the current window". What is expected: gnome-screenshot takes a screenshot and shows it to me. What happens: * No screenshot taken. * I get a spinner whenever my mouse is over the Unity sidebar until I restart Unity. * Screenshotting any other window (including other windows that would have previously screenshot correctly) will fail when taken using the right click menu on the icon in the Unity launcher. I originally experienced this problem when attempting to screenshot the "Evaluate Expression" child window of PhpStorm. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screenshot/+bug/1577999/+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
