Comment 27 for bug 1502263

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Jerther (jerther) wrote : Re: [Bug 1502263] Re: Shutter does not work in Wayland

I take the screenshot with the gnome utility, copy the image then paste it
in shutter. Painful but only workaround I've found.

On Oct 13, 2017 16:54, "Lonnie Lee Best" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Shutter is a lot more than a simple screenshot-application.
>
> It allows you to immediately ftp your screenshot to a websever and then
> it copies the url of that screenshot into your clipboard (automatically)
> so you can can quickly share screenshots with other people via
> chat/email/etc with simple ctrl-v paste.
>
> Additionally, it allow you to edit a screenshot; you can draw arrow to
> potions of the image you want to emphasize before collaboration.
>
> I use it so frequently, and it is such a time saver to alternative
> methods of accomplishing these needs, that must downgrade to Ubuntu
> 16.04.3 until it works in Ubuntu 17.10, or until there is an alternative
> that truly compares.
>
> Ubuntu 17.10 is looking great, but I have to have sophisticated
> applications like shutter, autokey-gtk, or I simply can't upgrade.
> Ubuntu is not a toy for me. I use it for work and productivity.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1502263
>
> Title:
> Shutter does not work in Wayland
>
> Status in Shutter:
> Confirmed
> Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
> Triaged
> Status in shutter package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in shutter package in Fedora:
> Unknown
>
> Bug description:
> Running Gnome 3.18 and Gnome Shell as the new Wayland Compositor,
> shutter doesn't work. I.e. it's only creating a screenshot of the
> shutter logo in a distorted way.
>
> I don't if that's something that can be fixed easily, but it seems
> Wayland (security) related.
>
> Otherwise thanks for this outstanding screenshot tool!
>
> Wolf
>
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