In Windows if you do Alt-PrintScr, it will just take a screenshot of the active window. I'd love something like that, but I expect to have to download a utility that will allow me to better handle screenshots. There have to be a ton of them out there, so I'm off to sourceforge.net to take a look for one.
As always, I'll update this post with more info on what I find, how I install it, and how it works...
If you know of one, please feel free to add a comment and let me know.
UPDATE: Thanks to the folks who commented on this post. I tried them both, but the keymapping updating worked better for me. Interesting thing is that when I looked at the mapping for screenshot of a window, it said
Lesson Learned: I have a bit to learn about Linux, I guess. Didn't know about the keyboard mappings. Also, if the one you expect doesn't work, remap it. Could be a keyboard issue.
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(if you are on gnome)
Press alt+f2 a write
gnome-screenshot -w -d 10
After 10 seeconds (or less if you want) gnome-screenshot take a screen only from active window :)
And on ubuntu alt+printscrn is configured to take screens of windows.
Other gnome suggestions:
You could right-click on the desktop, select Create Launcher and type the above command in the 'Command' area of the Create Launcher window. You can then copy that to a panel for easy one-click access.
Or... you can also go to System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts, scroll down to the Action 'Take a screenshot' or 'Take a screenshot of a window' and reset the hotkey there to be PrintScreen and Alt+PrintScreen.
Cheers,
Lexrst
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