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[Bug 642792] Re: ALT+PrtSc not recognised: breaks built-in screenshot function

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From: tonnzor <tonn81@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:53:17 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 642792 <642792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I'd just change the keybindings

That would break well-known user experience. Users are used to press
PrintScreen/Alt+PrintScreen on all platforms (even Windows).

If there's a choice between breaking SysRq and Alt+PrintScreen - we should consider breaking SysRq, because:
 * Making single window screenshots is much more demanded task that using SysRq
 * SysRq is used for debugging that itself is not ordinary use case comparing to making screenshots
 * SysRq "has no standard use" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_request

> Additionally, these "direclty copy to clipboard" shortcuts might be
useful

Yes, separate keybindings for direct copying to clipboard would be very
handy.

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Title:
  ALT+PrtSc not recognised: breaks built-in screenshot function