Bug 393964

Summary:	spectacle can't capture expanded dropdown list
Product:	[Applications] Spectacle	Reporter:	Teddy <reportbug>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Boudhayan Gupta <me>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments:	spectacle does not cooperate xfce4-screenshoter-works-perfectly.png

Description Teddy 2018-05-07 16:30:00 UTC

Go to KDE > Audio Volume Settings - Plasma > Audio volume > Advanced > Built-in Audio:

Open spectacle:

- Capture Mode
-- Area: Active Window
-- Delay: 3 seconds
- Content Options
--Include mouse pointer: unckecked
-- Include window titlebar and borders: ticked
-- Capture the current pop-up only: greyed out disabled

Then take a new screenshot, and expand Profile in section "Buil-in Audio". Although the list is expanded, it will be captures as normal (collapsed). See attachment.

Comment 1 Teddy 2018-05-07 16:30:20 UTC

Created attachment 112478 [details]
spectacle does not cooperate

Comment 2 Teddy 2018-05-07 16:32:23 UTC

Created attachment 112479 [details]
xfce4-screenshoter-works-perfectly.png

Comment 3 Teddy 2018-05-07 16:32:39 UTC

xfce4-screenshoter works

Comment 4 null 2018-05-07 21:46:29 UTC

Works fine if you set your capture mode to either "Window Under Cursor" or "Rectangular Region".

The reason it does not work for "Active Window" is that this captures the window before compositing the final image you see. You can see the difference if you move a window to go below the panel and even below the border of the screen: "Active Window" still captures the full window, while "Window under Cursor" will only capture the part that is visible as well as the panel on top (I suspect XFCE's screenshot tool will work the same).

We are aware that this could be made easier from a usability perspective, but this is no simple task for various reasons.

Comment 5 Teddy 2018-05-12 11:34:36 UTC

Ok thanks