Notification area problem and screenshot problems

[Cleveland Rock]

Problem #1:
Here's a minor problem I've been having with the notification area. I've lived with it for some time now, never bothering to fix it.
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8352/notification.png
As you can see, the Steam (via Wine) and VLC icons have a white background instead of a transparent one. I figure the two are probably related. I believe I started having this problem after updating to 10.04.

Problem #2 (SOLVED):
I can't take screenshots of "auto-complete", because pressing Alt+PrintScreen causes the drop-down menu to go away.
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6981/screenshotfkt.png
Funny examples of what it should look like can be found on Autocomplete Me (http://autocompleteme.com/).

Problem #3 (WORKAROUND):
Screenshots have my mouse cursor in them. Is there a way to disable that?

Thanks in advance, guys. Keep up the good work.

[sXeChris]

I also have the same issue as problem #1.

[sille777]

#2
Go To:

Applications > Accessories > Take Screenshot

Set the delay for a few seconds. Then it will capture your drop down menus.

You can edit out the pointer with a photo editor such as gimp.

[Cleveland Rock]

Thank you for your solution to problem #2. Your solution to #3 isn't exactly ideal, but it's better than nothing, so thanks for that, too.