Bug 519946 - Spectacle can't screenshot desktop if using pic (Picture as the Day / Image / etc)
Summary: Spectacle can't screenshot desktop if using pic (Picture as the Day / Image /...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 480448
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.6.4
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
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Reported: 2026-05-09 08:43 UTC by yukicandor
Modified: 2026-05-09 13:21 UTC (History)
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Description yukicandor 2026-05-09 08:43:16 UTC
DESCRIPTION
Spectacle can't screenshot to clipboard if

1. Desktop is the focus (click the desktop with any windows in front of it), nor screenshot the desktop itself.
AND
2. Using "Picture as the Day" as the wallpaper.

It can still do "save as" though.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set "Picture of the Day" as the wallpaper. 
2. Screenshot the desktop. The desktop can be empty, or filled with windows, as long as the desktop is the focus.
3. Make sure the height of the screenshot is tall enough. It's quite strange but if it's short, the screenshot will enter the clipboard.
4. Paste to any field, OR open klipper to check the clipboard.

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing pasted. Klipper shows empty entry in the place of the screenshot.

EXPECTED RESULT
Screenshot should be pasted to the field, or at least entered klipper.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window): Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.25.0
Qt Version: 6.11.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kernel Version: 7.0.3-arch1-2 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 6-Core Processor
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.0 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

It seems to fail only when using shortcut. If I open Spectacle via app launcher, it works.
Comment 1 yukicandor 2026-05-09 08:59:35 UTC
EDIT: It seems any images won't work, even the world map. The only one that work is plain color.
Comment 2 yukicandor 2026-05-09 13:21:10 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 480448 ***