I could swear I've always been able to do Alt+Print Screen to get 'just that window' but right now I am getting my entire desktop.
Any idea why this would be or what I can do to get my ability to do small window screen shots?
I've tried a lot of combination with the Ctrl, Alt, Shift and Print Screen keys, but no luck, nothing happens in response. One option: Shift+Ctrl+Print Screen lets me do a selection using a cross hair to size out the screen capture but I don't know where this gets saved. I'm not being given the choice and it's not in Desktop or Pictures.
I use an external keyboard, but I've tried using the laptop's own keyboard and no difference.
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and the laptop is a Samsung Ultrabook 900
Update: I rebooted and it "fixed" it – for now. However this is not the first time I've seen this so I'm still curious as to why it happens, what I can do to fix w/o reboot and if other share the same problem.
2014 Update:
- Print Screen – print desktop
- AltPrint Screen – print window
- CtrlPrint Screen – select and print area
all seem to be working fine now.
Best Answer
I'm not sure if Ubuntu 12 has a similar settings tools. Pull up System Settings and look at your Keyboard settings. Shortcuts contain many keys that your system may be expect you to use. Make sure you don't have a conflict with another keyboard shortcut and check that your screenshot shortcut is what you are expecting to use. I've disabled the general ALT key for dashboard that might interfere.
This is what it looks like in Ubuntu 13: