Bug 513438

Summary:	spectacle does not always copy the screenshot to the clipboard
Product:	[Applications] Spectacle	Reporter:	Dennis <dennis>
Component:	General	Assignee:	Noah Davis <noahadvs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.5.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Dennis 2025-12-16 13:45:29 UTC

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. use printscreen button on keyboard to select a rectangle selection.
2. doubleclick the region
3. paste the screenshot in gitlab/github.

OBSERVED RESULT
sometimes the screenshot is not on the clipboard. I have to copy it again in spectacle and then it works.

EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon User Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.14.0-37-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core Processor
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31,2 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Manufacturer: Alienware
Product Name: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14
System Version: 2.24.0

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-12-18 22:01:38 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 511736 ***