Bug 507775 - 'Show capture instructions' is not being respected
Summary: 'Show capture instructions' is not being respected
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.3
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
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Reported: 2025-08-02 08:55 UTC by xteamholy
Modified: 2025-09-25 19:24 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description xteamholy 2025-08-02 08:55:43 UTC 
Created attachment 183728 [details]
Spectacle settings

SUMMARY
While having the setting "Show capture instructions" unchecked and taking a rectangular screenshot, the tooltip giving instructions on how to take a screenshot is still present.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Disable 'Show capture instructions' in Spectacle configuration
2. Launch the rectangular screenshot tool

OBSERVED RESULT
Tooltip is still present

EXPECTED RESULT
Tooltip should not be present when 'Show capture instructions' is unchecked

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
Kernel Version: 6.15.8-arch1-2 (64-bit)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Graphics Platform: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-08-06 20:34:03 UTC 
I confirm this on Spectacle 6.4.3 on Plasma built from git-master.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-09-24 20:30:01 UTC 
Oops, we actually removed the giant instructional text box, but I guess we forgot to remove the UI to toggle it on or off.
Comment 3 xteamholy 2025-09-25 16:16:27 UTC 
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> Oops, we actually removed the giant instructional text box, but I guess we
> forgot to remove the UI to toggle it on or off.

Could you clarify which text box you're talking about? Because as of 6.4.5.1 I am still seeing a textbox in the middle of the screen when capturing a region that says "Click and drag to make a selection"

I assumed that the checkbox mentioned in the bug was for that specific textbox, perhaps I was mistaken?
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-09-25 19:24:53 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/spectacle/-/merge_requests/478