I have the same problem - can't take a screenshot of a section of the screen because it is shadowed in red as you can see in the screenshot.
** Attachment added: "covered in red shadow" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-utils/+bug/724491/+attachment/2060636/+files/Screenshot.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/724491 Title: "select area to grab" functionality broken because it includes the 'area shadow' -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs