469371 2023-05-05 01:03:54 +0000 Easy "rectangular highlight" annotation 2025-01-20 09:59:49 +0000 1 1 2 Applications Spectacle General 23.04.0 Neon Linux CONFIRMED NOR wishlist --- 1 jay noahadvs edio kde kdebugs nate 0 oldest_to_newest 2228050 0 jay 2023-05-05 01:03:54 +0000 When taking screenshots I like to use the highlighter in rectangle mode to make markings - this used to be a feature in the previous version of spectacle but now is missing. Overall the latest update is pretty nice, but seems to have lost a couple features. I've also run into this issue: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468077 STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Take a screenshot 2. Click "Show Annotation Tools" 3. Select "Highlighter". This tool used to be called "Marker Pen" and had three modes - "Marker Pen", "Marker Rectangle", and "Marker Ellipse". 4. These tools still exist in Gwenview if you use the "Annotate" button, but not in Spectacle. OBSERVED RESULT "Marker Rectangle"/"Highlighter Rectangle" is missing EXPECTED RESULT These tools should be there. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: KDE neon 5.27 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.105.0 Qt Version: 5.15.9 Kernel Version: 5.19.0-41-generic (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-10510U CPU @ 1.80GHz Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics Manufacturer: LENOVO Product Name: 20S6S01X00 System Version: ThinkPad T15 Gen 1 2230986 1 nate 2023-05-16 20:29:15 +0000 You can draw a rectangle with a transparent color as a workaround. Not as easy, but it can be done. 2230997 2 noahadvs 2023-05-16 21:04:39 +0000 It's worth noting that the highlight effect's rendering is different from painting a semi-transparent object over something else. It uses QPainter::CompositionMode_Darken (the darker of the source and destination colors is selected). 2234045 3 nate 2023-05-31 18:50:18 +0000 *** Bug 470317 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** 2390365 4 bug-janitor 2025-01-16 22:49:53 +0000 A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/graphics/spectacle/-/merge_requests/433 2390366 5 bug-janitor 2025-01-16 22:49:54 +0000 A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/graphics/spectacle/-/merge_requests/433 2390596 6 noahadvs 2025-01-17 16:23:48 +0000 Git commit f5434a1c25975aafcacffd7d6b58ef25ce8743a6 by Noah Davis. Committed on 16/01/2025 at 22:48. Pushed by ndavis into branch 'master'. Allow snapping Freehand and Highlighter tools to straight lines with Shift Related: bug 498327 Doesn't fix the lack of a true rectangle highlighter, but should make it easier to highlight rectangular areas when combined with increasing the stroke size. M +14 -5 src/Gui/Annotations/AnnotationDocument.cpp M +1 -1 src/Gui/Annotations/AnnotationDocument.h M +1 -1 src/Gui/Annotations/AnnotationViewport.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/spectacle/-/commit/f5434a1c25975aafcacffd7d6b58ef25ce8743a6 2390597 7 noahadvs 2025-01-17 16:23:50 +0000 Git commit d397e2abae710ec4cd00d8543e4779f982d524b1 by Noah Davis. Committed on 16/01/2025 at 22:52. Pushed by ndavis into branch 'master'. Use flat caps when snapping a 2 point highlighter line We don't flatten/sharpen the caps and joins of highlighter lines with multiple points because they would look terrible. M +7 -1 src/Gui/Annotations/AnnotationDocument.cpp https://invent.kde.org/graphics/spectacle/-/commit/d397e2abae710ec4cd00d8543e4779f982d524b1