Bug 429630

Summary:	Spectacle does not launch properly (old design, functionality lost)
Product:	[Applications] Spectacle	Reporter:	Daniel Duris <kdebugs>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Boudhayan Gupta <me>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	20.08.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Daniel Duris 2020-11-25 10:20:19 UTC

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Press PrintSCreen to launch Spectacle


OBSERVED RESULT
Spectacle is launched in weird (outdated) design and does not work on clicking a button to take screenshot (just minimizes and maximizes again)
console log:
kdeinit5: Got EXEC_NEW '/usr/bin/spectacle' from launcher.
kdeinit5: preparing to launch '/usr/bin/spectacle'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
kdeinit5: PID 537624 terminated.

EXPECTED RESULT
Spectacle is launched properly. (It can be launched alright if I call it from a launcher directly, not via PrintScreen button)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.76.0
Qt Version: 5.15.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Daniel Duris 2020-11-25 10:22:12 UTC

It seems to be launching as root by some mistake and no settings are respected, e.g. minimize/maximize is due to fullscreen capture instead of previously set rectangular region

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2020-11-30 22:29:58 UTC

If XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set, you're going to have problems with more than just spectacle. :)

What OS are you using and how did you install Spectacle or anything else?

Comment 3 Daniel Duris 2020-12-01 08:42:36 UTC

This was some weird bug as it has disappeared after reboot. I suspect some upgrade cause this.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2020-12-01 15:50:58 UTC

OK, thanks. :)