Bug 510983

Summary:	Spectacle asks the user to choose a screen to record even if there's only one screen
Product:	[Applications] Spectacle	Reporter:	Dan Dascalescu <ddascalescu+kde>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Noah Davis <noahadvs>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, kdedev, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	6.3.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Dan Dascalescu 2025-10-23 23:19:54 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Click Recording
2. Click Full Screen

OBSERVED RESULT
At this point, a crosshair appears. To users who've never used full-screen recording, but only "Rectangular Region"s, this may be confusing. It took me a bit to realize I was supposed to click **which screen** I wanted to record. Users with only one screen will be further confused.

EXPECTED RESULT
Spectacle should not display the crosshair if there's only one screen (unless it means to record a Virtual Desktop rather?), and/or should display a clearer prompt, like "Click the screen you want to record".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 25.04
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Graphics Processor 1: Mesa Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: zink Vulkan 1.4

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-10-24 17:14:48 UTC

Agreed.