If you want to take a screenshot of something in screen that can change quickly, and if Spectacle starts 'slowly', the taken screenshot will no be the same image as it was, when the screenshot key was pressed. Reproducible: Always Actual Results: The screenshot image is no the one expected as the time has passed, 2-4 seconds. Expected Results: When I press the Prt Scr key, I expect to see the same screenshot image as the one taken. ImageMagic's takes the shot instantaneously, maybe because it has no GUI: import -window root ~/name.png If spectacle could take the screenshot ASAP, before starting the GUI, it would be handy in some situations.
Startup time should be halved (1100ms -> 500ms) with this patch: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/129167/ The picture should already have been taken before that though, is there any evidence that the picture is taken too late? It would be interesting if we have a tool that plays a fast timer which starts recording as soon as Print Screen (or whatever start button) is pressed.
Starts super fast now as of that patch, thanks Peter!