Bug 490980

Summary:	No way to cancel a Rectangular Region screenshot without a keyboard
Product:	[Applications] Spectacle	Reporter:	Plata <plata.hill>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Noah Davis <noahadvs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	4wy78uwh, kde, nate, row.e1
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	junior-jobs, usability
Version First Reported In:	24.05.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/spectacle/-/commit/49c615c1989d9fcfce7ed1be805538a9dca6a8a8	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.6.0
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Description Plata 2024-07-29 15:06:37 UTC

SUMMARY
It's not quite clear how to use Spectacle with a touchscreen.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
For example:
- Try to abort a rectangular selection (screenshot/recording).
- Try to take a rectangular selection screenshot/start recording a rectangular selection.

OBSERVED RESULT
It's not clear how to achieve this on touchscreen.

EXPECTED RESULT
There are dedicated buttons/explanatory texts.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.4.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Somewhat related to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=486536.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-10-30 20:34:26 UTC

For #2, you just touch and drag, no?

For #1, it isn't possible indeed. Let's use the bug report to track this.

Comment 2 row.e1 2025-11-11 14:28:49 UTC

Is adding a Cancel button (i.e., a red X icon) a plausible solution?

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-11-14 14:56:17 UTC

Yes, though I'd recommend using the standard Cancel icon ("dialog-cancel-symbolic"), not a red X.

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-11-29 08:50:56 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/spectacle/-/merge_requests/493

Comment 5 Taras Oleksyn 2025-11-30 01:51:27 UTC

Git commit 49c615c1989d9fcfce7ed1be805538a9dca6a8a8 by Taras Oleksyn.
Committed on 29/11/2025 at 08:17.
Pushed by ndavis into branch 'master'.

Add cancel button to capture window to improve touchscreen usability

M  +1    -0    src/CMakeLists.txt
A  +11   -0    src/Gui/CancelAction.qml     [License: LGPL(v2.0+)]
M  +14   -0    src/Gui/CaptureOverlay.qml
M  +5    -0    src/Gui/CaptureWindow.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/Gui/CaptureWindow.h
M  +1    -1    src/PlasmaVersion.h

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/spectacle/-/commit/49c615c1989d9fcfce7ed1be805538a9dca6a8a8