12.04 [Print Screen] key not prompting for file location anymore

[Dave Woyciesjes]

On 06/21/2012 01:16 PM, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
> On 06/21/2012 01:00 PM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:45:56 -0400
>> Dave Woyciesjes<woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> So, just did a fresh install of 12.04x64 on a spare Latitude
>>> D620... Now it's getting interesting. After the install, the [Print
>>> Screen] key pops up the location box like I want.
>>> Via Synaptic, I install Gnome and remove Unity. Now the
>>> prompt doesn't occur. Via Synaptic, add Unity (yuck)& Ubuntu-Desktop
>>> back in. Still no prompt when using Gnome Shell, but when I login to
>>> Unity, it does prompt. So, what the fuck is Gnome doing?
>>>
>> Are you sure that it is GNOME that is to blame? Perhaps it is an Ubuntu
>> removal of GNOME functionality.
>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
> Good point. I'm not a programmer, nor am I in the Ubuntu devel team, so
> I can't say exactly. Inferred that it seems to be something with the
> Gnome package that Ubuntu provides. one way to prove that is to install
> Gnome fresh from Gnome themselves, I guess.
> Sound liek an interesting challenge. I just may have to try it....
>

	Well, not sure how I missed it, but it is Gnome to blame:

"...Well, there ya go.  It's a "feature" for gnome, to simplify the user
experience.  ugh.  this is why I can't stand the gnome line of
thinking.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/118573/where-is-the-print-screen-dialogue
..."

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