When using GNOME’s default Screenshot application, entire desktop and specific area options work well but current window option results in a totally messed up picture, no matter if pointer and window border are enabled or disabled and using no effect.
Any ideas?
did you try alt+PrintScreen
The point is, I’m talking about the application itself, gnome-screenshot. Any ideas?
“Alt+PrintScreen” does use gnome-screenshot. 
I see no problem with images created using gnome-screenshot
You can also try shutter(lot more options available) software.opensuse.org:
Tried either with the app itself and with Alt + PrntScrn. Same result:
SUSE Paste
Again, either entire desktop and specific area shots work well though. Any ideas?
Is this happening with particular application screenshot or all application ?
i.e. You can try taking screen shot of Nautilus window and check whether this problem occurring ?
Happens with all applications. I also noticed that using gnome-screenshot itself normally results in window shots like the one showed (messed up). But by using Alt + PrntScrn results in window shots all blackened.
I suspect that this seems to be a display issue i.e. the graphics drivers are not performing as per requirements
Fix:-
Get the graphics drivers correctly installed based on your Os. It may involve installing proprietary or switching to free drivers and also may require kernel changes.
I am not having enough knowledge to correct driver issues. Someone here should be able help you .
Workaround 1:-
Try adding a delay of 2secs or so and check if it does the trick
Workaround 2:-
You can also try shutter(lot more options available) software.opensuse.org:
I’m sure (or almost sure) I have the drivers correctly installed. Mine is an Nvidia GeForce 8600m GT. I installed the drivers by adding the Nvidia repo and installing the corresponding packages, that’s the way I always do. Current installed version is 304.64-22.1, there has been no updates until now…
To tell the truth, I wouldn’t want to mess around with graphic drivers again… My Wine game (Limbo) still works well, display works well… How could I know if my graphic drivers are actually wrong? Could it be just the buggy screenshots? I repeat, only window screenshots are messed, desktop and area shots work well.
Other points of view would be grateful…
Did you read the workarounds part ?
On 2013-01-14 05:36, F style wrote:
> To tell the truth, I wouldn’t want to mess around with graphic drivers
> again… My Wine game (Limbo) still works well, display works well…
> How could I know if my graphic drivers are actually wrong? Could it be
> just the buggy screenshots? I repeat, only window screenshots are
> messed, desktop and area shots work well.
Try taking screenshots with gimp instead.
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Cheers/Saludos
Carlos E. R. (12.1 test at Minas-Anor)