Bug 489875 - "Capture Window Under Cursor" does not capture immediately
Summary: "Capture Window Under Cursor" does not capture immediately
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.02.2
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
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Reported: 2024-07-07 13:29 UTC by greenscarf005
Modified: 2025-10-30 20:23 UTC (History)
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Description greenscarf005 2024-07-07 13:29:51 UTC 
SUMMARY

on KDE 5, Capture Window Under Cursor captured window under cursor immediately.
on KDE 6, it asks to click at window first, then it captures screen.

This change is cumbersome to use as the 1-step action has become 2-step for seemingly no noticeable gain (since you point at cursor before activating it via keyboard shortcut). Could we get the old behavior back?

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open spectacle
2. activate "Capture Window Under Cursor"

OBSERVED RESULT

it asks to click a window to capture.

EXPECTED RESULT

it captures window under cursor immediately like the one shipped with KDE 5.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 6.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-41-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 30.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: llvmpipe
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: Victus by HP 15L Gaming Desktop TG02-0xxx
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-10-30 20:23:54 UTC 
I'm afraid this is a technical change required by the underlying Wayland platform. The UI has since been changed to say "Select window" which at least makes the workflow obvious.