Bug#401501: gnome-utils: gnome-screenshot (Alt+Print) should not have ':' in the filename it suggests

Tshepang Lekhonkhobe tshepang at gmail.com
Mon Dec 4 15:12:54 CET 2006


On 12/4/06, Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org> wrote:
> severity 401501 minor
> thanks
>
> Le lundi 04 décembre 2006 à 06:58 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe a écrit :
> > Package: gnome-utils
> > Version: 2.14.0.dfsg-1
> > Severity: important
> >
> > This problem appears when one attempts to save such a file to a fat32
> > filesystem, since ':' is is not allowed as a part of a filename of tha
> > filesystem.
> >
> > Here's the filename:
> > Screenshot-wena at debian: -video-Movies-Waist Deep-temp.png
>
> You should not use a non-POSIX filesystem for your home directory.
> Therefore, this is at best a minor issue.

I should have mentioned that I noted the problem when I tried to save
to a USB memory stick. I was surprised why I couldn't see the saved
file, only to realise the name contained that ':' character...





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