https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=500890
Bug ID: 500890
Summary: Spectacle does not respect the --output argument in
the region mode, giving the user other options
Classification: Applications
Product: Spectacle
Version: 6.3.2
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: General
Assignee: noaha...@gmail.com
Reporter: bizy...@pm.me
CC: k...@david-redondo.de
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
For a company-internal tool, we need to invoke the desktop environment's screen
shooter in region capture mode and save the resulting image to a file. Prior to
Spectacle's region mode rewrite some versions ago, the following call worked as
expected in the Plasma session:
$ spectacle -r -b -i -n -o result.png
Expanding:
$ spectacle --region --background --new-instance --nonotify --output result.png
But after the changes, the user can now exit the region capture mode with a
different action, such as “Copy” or “Save as”. In these cases, the --output
flag is ignored, and the tool does not get the resulting image.
If the user knows to press Enter or click “Save”, the tool can still be used as
before, but all the extra options in an otherwise predetermined flow can lead
to misunderstanding from users.
OBSERVED RESULT
The region mode allows exiting Spectacle in ways that seem like confirmation,
but do not fulfill the requested --output flag.
EXPECTED RESULT
Ideally, when the --output flag is set, Spectacle's region mode would not
display finalizing actions other than “Save”. I also wonder whether
cancellation, such an Esc key press, should result in a non-zero return code
from Spectacle.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Reproducible on my personal device:
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250227
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.11.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.13.4-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Reporting now because
https://invent.kde.org/graphics/spectacle/-/merge_requests/431 potentially
worsens this problem by adding mode switch buttons.
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