SUMMARY Screenshots copied from spectacle don't paste in Signal but do paste if Signal is relaunched or if the screenshot is clicked in the clipboard applet STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Take a screenshot 2. Copy screenshot 3. Try to paste in Signal's message field OBSERVED RESULT Screenshot not pasted in Signal but can be worked around in 2 ways: 1. Re-launch Signal 2. Open clipboard history and select the screenshot item EXPECTED RESULT Screenshot should be pasted in Signal SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0 Qt Version: 6.7.2 Kernel Version: 6.10.4-201.fsync.fc40.x86_64 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION klipperrc: [General] ActionsInfoMessageShown=false IgnoreImages=false PopupInfoMessageShown=false Version=6.1.4
I know Signal is specific, so I am trying to find another app where I can reproduce this issue.
Do you have Spectacle set up save images in the JPEG file format?
Indeed. Changing it to PNG fixes the issue for me.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 485096 ***