Bug 513023 - An error occured while taking a screenshot when trying to take a 2nd screenshot
Summary: An error occured while taking a screenshot when trying to take a 2nd screenshot
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
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Reported: 2025-12-06 21:29 UTC by andy
Modified: 2025-12-06 21:29 UTC (History)
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Description andy 2025-12-06 21:29:47 UTC 
SUMMARY
After taking a screenshot, the 2nd time I press Print Screen button on keyboard, spectacle shows a banner with a red X saying "An error occurred while taking a screenshot. 

In journalctl when I press Print Screen I see an empty log line like "spectacle[747057]: "

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Method 1:
1. Press print screen, select "Rectangular Region", draw a rectangle, and hit enter
2. Hit print screen again

Method 2:
1. Press print screen, and don't pick which type of screenshot to do
2. Hit print screen again from this main spectacle menu

OBSERVED RESULT
In both cases, a red banner pops up with a red X saying "An error occurred while taking a screenshot. 

EXPECTED RESULT
Print Screen button works with an existing spectacle instance

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.20.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.17.9-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 20 × 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900H
Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62.4 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
Graphics Processor 2: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION