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[Alan Pope <alan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xkeyboard-config

On an EN-GB keyboard (and maybe others) ALT+PrtSc is the default
keyboard shortcut for "Take a screenshot of a window" as configured in
System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts. However the system doesn't
seem to respond to that keyboard combination at all. Pressing ALT+PrtSc
on a default Maverick install does nothing. Indeed attempting to _set_
that keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog results in it
not being registered.

Steps to reproduce:-

1) Try to screenshot the entire desktop with PrtSc - this works
2) Try to take a screenshot of one active window with ALT+PrtSc - nothing happens.

Additionally

1) Navigate to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts
2) Scroll down to Desktop -> Take a screenshot of a window, and then click that line in order to set a keyboard shortcut for the action
3) Press ALT+PrtSc - nothing happens
4) Press a different keyboard combination such as CTRL+PrtSc or Super/Windows+PrtSc - this works

Additionally

1) Open a terminal
2) Run 'xev' and then press ALT+PrtSc. Observe data in the xev terminal window when ALT is pressed, but nothing for ALT+PrtSc


Seems a fairly critical regression bug given we document this keyboard shortcut in the help, and it's very commonly used by documenters and people getting support. It works fine in previous releases.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xkb-data 1.8-1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.32-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  256.53  Fri Aug 27 20:27:48 PDT 2010
 GCC version:  gcc version 4.4.5 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.4.4-14ubuntu4)
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDmesg:
 [   22.090007] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
 [  691.401253] show_signal_msg: 9 callbacks suppressed
 [  691.401258] gnome-help[2307]: segfault at 35a3f08 ip 00007f9f58d3043e sp 00007ffffd377130 error 4 in libxml2.so.2.7.7[7f9f58cae000+147000]
Date: Sun Sep 19 14:19:15 2010
Dependencies:
 
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-22-generic, x86_64: installed 
 nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-21-generic, x86_64: installed 
 nvidia-current, 256.53, 2.6.35-20-generic, x86_64: installed
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=fb22b4e1-1576-4bf8-8272-15300bc7de38 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xkeyboard-config
dmi.bios.date: 04/24/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS P5N32-E SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1801
dmi.board.name: P5N32-E SLI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSP5N32-ESLIACPIBIOSRevision1801:bd04/24/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5N32-ESLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           maverick
 architecture:       x86_64
 kernel:             2.6.35-22-generic

** Affects: xkeyboard-config (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick

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ALT+PrtSc not recognised
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642792
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