Bug 510983 - Spectacle asks the user to choose a screen to record even if there's only one screen
Summary: Spectacle asks the user to choose a screen to record even if there's only one...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.4
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
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Keywords: usability
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Reported: 2025-10-23 23:19 UTC by Dan Dascalescu
Modified: 2025-10-24 17:14 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Dan Dascalescu 2025-10-23 23:19:54 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Click Recording
2. Click Full Screen

OBSERVED RESULT
At this point, a crosshair appears. To users who've never used full-screen recording, but only "Rectangular Region"s, this may be confusing. It took me a bit to realize I was supposed to click **which screen** I wanted to record. Users with only one screen will be further confused.

EXPECTED RESULT
Spectacle should not display the crosshair if there's only one screen (unless it means to record a Virtual Desktop rather?), and/or should display a clearer prompt, like "Click the screen you want to record".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Kubuntu 25.04
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Graphics Processor 1: Mesa Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Graphics Processor 2: zink Vulkan 1.4
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-10-24 17:14:48 UTC 
Agreed.