gnome-screenshot forgets "last-save-directory"

And its a regression btw.

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Hope this is useful,
to change directory were gnome-screenshot save files,

change value in :
example:
auto-save-directory file:///home/user/Desktop

this work for me in precise pangolin gnome-shell

Marco's suggestion works in Unity too (changing the "auto-save-directory" in dconf). "last-save-directory" seems to do nothing.

Marco's suggestion doesn't work still uses the home folder

Hi, tested now :
auto-save-sirectory file:///home/user/
is the home of the user

obvoulsy you can not set system folder protectec by root as is
auto-save-sirectory file:///home/

this is not the home user but the home folder for all user and is protected
with root:root
you can choos any directory for the autosave, but inside your user folder.

2012/6/15 pt123 <email address hidden>

> Marco's suggestion doesn't work still uses the home folder
>
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> Title:
> [Ubuntu 12.04] gnome-screenshot forgets "last-save-directory"
>
> Status in “gnome-screenshot” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Ubuntu 12.04, Beta 2
> 1) press [PrintScreen] to do a screenshot
> 2) gnome-screenshot proposes to save it in "$HOME/pictures"
> 3) change location to "$HOME/videos" or similiar and close
> gnome-screenshot
> 4) press [PrintScreen] again and take another screenshot
> 6) tool wants to save picture in "$HOME/pictures" again
> 5) expected behaviour: proposes to save pic in "$HOME/videos"
>
> BTW: Setting a fixed path in dconf-editor entry "last-save-directory"
> doesn't change anything.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: gnome-screenshot 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
> Uname: Linux 3.3.1-030301-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Apr 9 15:37:26 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-24 (136 days ago)
>
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Not sure what you are on about Marco but setting it to file:///home/user/Desktop doesn't work.

No one is talking about the file:///home/

ok.i can only confirm my setting.and in my desktop work.the only dirrence
is for my system home language my folder Desktop is called Scrivania in
italian .for the rest work fine in any directory under my home.
Il giorno 15/giu/2012 11:06, "pt123" <email address hidden> ha scritto:

> Not sure what you are on about Marco but setting it to
> file:///home/user/Desktop doesn't work.
>
> No one is talking about the file:///home/
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/977228
>
> Title:
> [Ubuntu 12.04] gnome-screenshot forgets "last-save-directory"
>
> Status in “gnome-screenshot” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Ubuntu 12.04, Beta 2
> 1) press [PrintScreen] to do a screenshot
> 2) gnome-screenshot proposes to save it in "$HOME/pictures"
> 3) change location to "$HOME/videos" or similiar and close
> gnome-screenshot
> 4) press [PrintScreen] again and take another screenshot
> 6) tool wants to save picture in "$HOME/pictures" again
> 5) expected behaviour: proposes to save pic in "$HOME/videos"
>
> BTW: Setting a fixed path in dconf-editor entry "last-save-directory"
> doesn't change anything.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: gnome-screenshot 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
> Uname: Linux 3.3.1-030301-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Apr 9 15:37:26 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-24 (136 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screenshot/+bug/977228/+subscriptions
>

file:///home/user/Desktop/
use a final slash
 Il giorno 15/giu/2012 11:06, "pt123" <email address hidden> ha
scritto:

> Not sure what you are on about Marco but setting it to
> file:///home/user/Desktop doesn't work.
>
> No one is talking about the file:///home/
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/977228
>
> Title:
> [Ubuntu 12.04] gnome-screenshot forgets "last-save-directory"
>
> Status in “gnome-screenshot” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Ubuntu 12.04, Beta 2
> 1) press [PrintScreen] to do a screenshot
> 2) gnome-screenshot proposes to save it in "$HOME/pictures"
> 3) change location to "$HOME/videos" or similiar and close
> gnome-screenshot
> 4) press [PrintScreen] again and take another screenshot
> 6) tool wants to save picture in "$HOME/pictures" again
> 5) expected behaviour: proposes to save pic in "$HOME/videos"
>
> BTW: Setting a fixed path in dconf-editor entry "last-save-directory"
> doesn't change anything.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: gnome-screenshot 3.4.0-0ubuntu1
> Uname: Linux 3.3.1-030301-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Mon Apr 9 15:37:26 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386
> (20110427.1)
> SourcePackage: gnome-screenshot
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-24 (136 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screenshot/+bug/977228/+subscriptions
>

thanks it is working with the final slash

Can someone confirm?
Looks like a fix is released without us noticing. I was affected a while ago, but now it works.
If It works for all of you, I can close this as fix-released
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The bug persists here in my both up to date laptops.

I have a large hunch that this bug is directly related to bug 915165.

Ubuntu 13.04 with Unity but the bug is still here.

Bug still present on Saucy (13.10) Beta

I didn't have this bug in 13.04 (gnome-shell). Now I see this issue after upgrade to 13.10.

Though when I use manually:
gnome-screenshot
gnome-screenshot -w

then everything is fine. But when I use default shortcuts, screenshots are saved in default pictures folder.

In 13.10 I encounter same behavior as @deveee mentioned in #17

Shortcuts does not respect `org.gnome.gnome-screenshot` setting. (ex: ALT + PrtScr)
If I start gnome-screenshot (3.10.1) from terminal it respects `org.gnome.gnome-screenshot` setting.

still present in Ubuntu 14.04.

As Alexandru stated gnome-screenshot startet via [PRINT] or Shortcut seems to be ignoring the settings in org.gnome.gnome-screenshot

I don't even get an option anymore in 12.04.5. Was the behaviour secretly changed?

Still an issue in 14.10

Last save directory is only respected in `gnome-screenshot --interactive' mode, not from PrtSc shortcuts.

Auto save directory/last save directory both work for me if I call gnome-screenshot or gnome-screenshot --interactive from an xterm, but neither work when I press Print Screen. 'Screenshot of a window' and 'screenshot of an area' behave identically.

I worked around this issue by defining custom keyboard shortcuts to 'gnome-screenshot', 'gnome-screenshot -w', 'gnome-screenshot -a'. My hunch is that the default shortcuts are passing '--file=$FILENAME' to gnome-screenshot, after failing to define the filename properly (they shouldn't pass --file to gnome-screenshot at all, imo), but I'm not sure where to look to track down where this behavior is defined.

Bug still present in Ubuntu 16.10

Same in 17.10. To workaround, I added a keyboard shortcut ("Gnome screenshot - interactive", Alt-s) in Settings -> Devices -> Keyboard. The command is "gnome-screenshot --interactive".

So now at least it asks me where to put the file.

Needs a patch sending upstream seen as they want to bury their head in the sand.

Still present in Ubuntu 16.04. It only remembers last-save-directory when gnome-screenshot is running interactively. But when I press shift + prnt scr shortcut it forgets the last-save-directory.

also on 18.04.02 LTS, also other people mentioned in comments https://askubuntu.com/questions/114429/default-save-directory-for-gnome-screenshot