Bug 414222

Summary:	Add feature to repeat previously selected rectangle
Product:	[Applications] Spectacle	Reporter:	Claus Appel <spectrumdt>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Boudhayan Gupta <me>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	17.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Claus Appel 2019-11-17 09:32:57 UTC

This is the #1 feature from KSnapshot that I miss in Spectacle: 

1. Select a rectangle.
2. Take a screenshot of the rectangle. 
3. Save it.
4. Now I would like a button that reselects THE SAME rectangle so I can quickly and easily take a new screenshot of the new contents of the same region. 

Shutter also has a variant of this feature.

If you implement this feature, PLEASE make the application SHOW the selected rectangle before saving so that I can adjust it before taking the screenshot. (This is what KSnapshot does. Shutter just takes the screenshot immediately, which is not as user-friendly.)

Thanks in advance! :)

Comment 1 David Redondo 2019-11-18 09:34:12 UTC

Good news that feature is already implemented!
You can enable remembering the rectangular selection inside the Settings.
If enabled and you take a new screenshot in rectangular region mode the selection 
rectangle will appear and you can make adjustments before capturing a new image.

Comment 2 Claus Appel 2019-11-23 13:54:18 UTC

Thanks! From which version is this feature implemented? I cannot find it in the settings in version 17.12.3.

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2019-11-24 13:13:32 UTC

It was added for Spectacle 19.04.0, see https://kde.org/announcements/announce-applications-19.04.0.php