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Bug 674290 - Cannot take screenshot in fallback mode (without gnome-shell)
Cannot take screenshot in fallback mode (without gnome-shell)
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 669629
Product: gnome-screenshot
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: gnome-screenshot-maint
gnome-screenshot-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-04-17 22:53 UTC by Matthew Monaco
Modified: 2013-04-07 01:17 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.3/3.4


Description Matthew Monaco 2012-04-17 22:53:03 UTC 
Since version 3.3/3.4, I cannot take a screenshot in fallback mode. If I run gnome-screenshot from the command line (without any arguments), I'm given this error:

WARNING **: Unable to use GNOME Shell's builtin screenshot interface, resorting to fallback X11. Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.Shell was not provided by any .service files

By the error message, it doesn't look like it's actually "resorting to fallback X11"
Comment 1 André Klapper 2012-04-18 09:59:16 UTC 
I also saw this sometimes, however not recently (and not even in fallback mode).
Comment 2 Cosimo Cecchi 2012-04-18 14:13:43 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> Since version 3.3/3.4, I cannot take a screenshot in fallback mode. If I run
> gnome-screenshot from the command line (without any arguments), I'm given this
> error:
> 
> WARNING **: Unable to use GNOME Shell's builtin screenshot interface, resorting
> to fallback X11. Error: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:
> The name org.gnome.Shell was not provided by any .service files

This is not an error message, it's just a warning. Do you see the white flashspot/hear the shutter sound? Note that since 3.4 we don't show the save dialog anymore after a screenshot is taken; do you see any screenshot files in ~/Pictures?
Comment 3 Matthew Monaco 2012-04-18 16:18:07 UTC 
I see the flash, but I do not see the file in Pictures nor in ~ (the fallback). To be sure I tested this by running a backup before and after, no new picture anywhere =/
Comment 4 Cosimo Cecchi 2012-04-18 18:49:42 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> I see the flash, but I do not see the file in Pictures nor in ~ (the fallback).
> To be sure I tested this by running a backup before and after, no new picture
> anywhere =/

I just tried to reproduce this bug by forcing fallback mode, but I couldn't; I get the same warning (correctly), but the file is actually saved in the chosen directory.
Can you try to run it in interactive mode? (with the --interactive option) Do you get a thumbnail in the dialog after the screenshot is taken?
Comment 5 Matthew Monaco 2012-04-18 20:07:01 UTC 
Yes, I get a thumbnail and the SS saves to where I want it with -i
Comment 6 Tobias Mueller 2012-09-15 19:44:37 UTC 
I guess this is a dup of bug 669629
Comment 7 André Klapper 2013-04-07 01:17:57 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 669629 ***