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Bug 663854 - gnome-screenshot unable to overwrite file, says the file already exist and close after having shown an error
gnome-screenshot unable to overwrite file, says the file already exist and cl...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-screenshot
Classification: Core
Component: general
git master
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-screenshot-maint
gnome-screenshot-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-11-11 13:11 UTC by Pedro Villavicencio
Modified: 2012-01-26 21:51 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.1/3.2


Description Pedro Villavicencio 2011-11-11 13:11:13 UTC 
this report has been filed here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-utils/+bug/871135

g-s version is 3.2.1-0ubuntu1

"How to reproduce this bug :
-Open gnome-screenshot
-make a screenshot
-ask to save the picture on a already existing file.

Result ON A GTK DIALOG type GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR :
Error while copying "Screenshot.png".
there was an error copying the file into /home/ubuntu/Documents/ad.
Error stating file '/tmp/gnome-screenshot.2325.0/Screenshot.png': No such file or directory"
Comment 1 Sebastien Bacher 2011-12-08 18:15:49 UTC 
using 3.3.1 without gnome-shell it doesn't ask what to do or offer to replace the file but just displays an error saying the file already exists
Comment 2 Cosimo Cecchi 2012-01-26 21:51:05 UTC 
This is now fixed in git master.