[kde] [Bug 506303] New: Spectacle hangs infinitely when taking a rectangular screenshot

Olivia Laari bugzilla_noreply at kde.org
Sat Jun 28 06:39:30 BST 2025


https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506303

            Bug ID: 506303
           Summary: Spectacle hangs infinitely when taking a rectangular
                    screenshot
    Classification: I don't know
           Product: kde
      Version First unspecified
       Reported In:
          Platform: Manjaro
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: ojsl at pm.me
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 182750
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=182750&action=edit
Video of opening the app through terminal and the app hanging

SUMMARY
Spectacle hangs when launching/taking a rectangular screenshot.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open `spectacle` from terminal
2. Nothing happens, no crash, no logs

1. Open spectacle with `spectacle -l` to skip taking a screenshot
2. The GUI launches normally
3. Try to take a rectangular region screenshot
4. GUI vanishes and nothing happens, no logs, no crash, esc doesn't take back
to the gui.

OBSERVED RESULT
Pressing PrtScr nothing happens.

EXPECTED RESULT
Pressing PrtScr would normally open the gui and show the captured image on it.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro Linux Wayland KDE Plasma 6.4.1
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The rectangular region overlay works normally when trying to record a video.

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