After an evaluation, GNOME has moved from Bugzilla to GitLab. Learn more about GitLab.
No new issues can be reported in GNOME Bugzilla anymore.
To report an issue in a GNOME project, go to GNOME GitLab.
Do not go to GNOME Gitlab for: Bluefish, Doxygen, GnuCash, GStreamer, java-gnome, LDTP, NetworkManager, Tomboy.
Bug 590792 - Too awkward to "Grab a selected area" using the screenshot tool
Too awkward to "Grab a selected area" using the screenshot tool
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-screenshot
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other All
: Normal minor
: ---
Assigned To: gnome-screenshot-maint
gnome-screenshot-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-08-05 02:57 UTC by Krzysztof Klimonda
Modified: 2021-05-25 12:37 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.27/2.28



Description Krzysztof Klimonda 2009-08-05 02:57:04 UTC
Trying to accurately select an area to screenshot is difficult, especially on a laptop with a touchpad. I begin dragging, and when I release, the screenshot is taken immediately. There is no opportunity to adjust the selected area.

I would love if the tool worked like cropping does in GIMP: with squares at each corner that I can drag around to adjust the area.

Try GIMP and try the screenshot tool, which is quite awkward, especially if you want to be accurate.

Other information:
Reported on Launchpad: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/409149
Comment 1 André Klapper 2021-05-25 12:37:41 UTC
GNOME is going to shut down bugzilla.gnome.org in favor of gitlab.gnome.org.
As part of that, we are mass-closing older open tickets in bugzilla.gnome.org
which have not seen updates for a longer time (resources are unfortunately
quite limited so not every ticket can get handled).

If you can still reproduce the situation described in this ticket in a recent
and supported software version, then please follow
  https://wiki.gnome.org/GettingInTouch/BugReportingGuidelines
and create a new enhancement request ticket at
  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-screenshot/-/issues/

Thank you for your understanding and your help.