Screenshots in Ubuntu

In a previous post I wanted a screenshot of the Gnome Do “Docky” theme preferences. Then I ran into problems with the “Print Screen” key on my Dell keyboard. The thing wouldn’t work.

Another helpful blogger suggested checking the System-Preferences-Keyboard menu to make sure Screenshots were assigned a key. Check. But still no screenshot.

Someone else suggested turning off the “Screenshot” option on the Compiz Settings. That was found in the “Extras” section of the super-handy CompizConfig Settings Manager. But it wasn’t checked in the first place.

Then I discovered the Gnome Compatibility Option in the CompizConfig Settings manger. Checking that did the trick: the keyboard function worked…but not when a right-click menu was on the screen, which is exactly what I wanted the screenshot of.

What I did was use the screenshot app under the Applications menu, setting the timer for 5 seconds. Then I pressed the button, right-clicked Do and waited.

Does anyone know other ways to do this?

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