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I am using Ubuntu 20.04 with mate desktop. I also use an external keyboard - logitech keyboard k850 which unfortunately do not have the print-screen key :-(

In the native keyboard of my laptop the combination Shift + PrtSc opens the (mate?) screenshot dialog:

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I am interested in having a selected-area-screenshot shortcut which is not using the PrtSc, better if this is a shortcut to mate-screenshot -a (directly selected area).

Any idea how to do it?

guyaloni
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I have just figured out that there is a screenshot key on my keyboard, which is fn + insert (which has a camera icon on it)...

So in order to achieve it, I use:

fn + Shift + insert

This will open this dialog box:

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It is one step more than using mate-screenshot -a, yet - it works.

guyaloni
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    You can always define your own custom shortcut that calls the command you want. – vanadium Jan 05 '22 at 12:54
  • Sounds great, can you please explain how? – guyaloni Jan 05 '22 at 14:08
  • I do not have Mate. Just the standard way to add a custom shortcut in your desktop environment - look up the basic documentation if needed. Disable the standard shortcut defined for print screen first. – vanadium Jan 05 '22 at 14:24
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    @guyaloni Custom keyboard shortcuts maybe defined in Keyboard Shortcuts of MATE Control Center (mate-keybinding-properties) . Also see our previous Q&A. – N0rbert Jan 05 '22 at 14:31
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You simply add a custom shortcut via the MATE Keyboard shortcuts settings app:

  1. Open shortcuts window: System->Preferences->Hardware->Keyboard Shortcuts
  2. Create new shortcut: Click the Add button. Set the name you like e.g. Area Screenshot and set the Command to mate-screenshot -a. Then click Apply
  3. Set the screenshot you want: Double click where it says Disabled and press your preferred Key combo, e.g. "Ctrl+T"

Done!

Mickey
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