skype screen sharing with gnome shell 3.2 problem?

Question

does anyone experience this problem: when sharing full screen on skype, using gnome shell, the panel disappears, all windows disappear and the other user don't receive the screen either. sort of a freeze. i'm on ubuntu 11.10, oneiric ocelot. gnome shell. how can i fix the problem, and if it's a bug. who should i report it to? gnome or skype?

few notices:

with google plus screen sharing, there is no problem at all. it works as expected.
i did notice, the same thing happens, when i tried to use gtk record my desktop application. with ffmpeg instead the problem does not occur.
using unity the problem does not exist.

thanks.

i'v reported a bug on launchpad. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/879895

if you are having this issue, please comment on the bug and click, the bug affects me

IMPPORTANT UPDATE: i figured that when unticking the option in gtk recordmydesktop of outlining the capture area, the panel does not disappear. and the problem is solved. the question is how do i disable the outlining of the capture area in skype while sharing desktop

What to do with questions that describe known bugs? this has been reported on Launchpad and as such is now closed. — Marco Ceppi, Jan 12 '12 at 04:58
i'v reported the bug after posting the question! so why vote down? — suli8, Jan 12 '12 at 11:54

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 12 '12 at 02:34

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I suggest to report this on Launchpad as an Ubuntu bug report. They forward such reports to the correct recipient. Please be as precise as possible when doing the report.

edited Jan 12 '12 at 02:34

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skype screen sharing with gnome shell 3.2 problem?

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