Bug 511736 - Spectacle does not copy to clipboard from the rectangular region UI; you have to accept and click Copy from main window UI
Summary: Spectacle does not copy to clipboard from the rectangular region UI; you have...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.1
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
URL:
Keywords:
: 512029 513201 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-11-06 22:21 UTC by Amr Nabeel
Modified: 2025-12-11 16:29 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Description Amr Nabeel 2025-11-06 22:21:59 UTC
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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Press print screen
2. Drag to select Screen part you're capturing
3. Select copy
4. paste

OBSERVED RESULT
1. After Spectacle opens with Notification that `The screenshot has been copied to the clipboard.`
2. Nothing happens when you try to paste the copied screenshot
3. Clipboard Contents does not show that there is a screenshot
4. You have to select copy again from inside Spectacle to actually copy the screenshot to clipboard.

EXPECTED RESULT
1. Screenshot is in the clipboard

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.6-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.0 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: X870 GAMING X WIFI7

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Spectacle does not copy to clipboard from the `capture` UI, you have to accept and select `Copy` from Spectacle UI
Comment 1 scaine 2025-11-13 14:01:01 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 509065 ***
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-12-09 21:51:27 UTC
Not a duplicate; it's reporting something slightly different.

I can't reproduce the issue as reported with current git master.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-12-10 17:18:39 UTC
*** Bug 512029 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-12-11 16:29:00 UTC
*** Bug 513201 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***