https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421491
Bug ID: 421491
Summary: [Esc] doesn't cancel Rectangular Region screenshot of
a pop-up window
Product: Spectacle
Version: 19.12.2
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: General
Assignee: m...@baloneygeek.com
Reporter: skierp...@gmail.com
CC: k...@david-redondo.de
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
You can get into a situation where pressing [Esc] doesn't cancel a screenshot
of a Rectangular Region. It seems to happen if you activate a KDE menu.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Run a KDE app like KolourPaint
2. Run Spectacle, e.g. press [PrtSc] key.
3. Set Capture Mode to Area: Rectangular Region and Delay: 5 seconds
4. click [Take a New Screenshot]
5. Open a menu in KolourPaint, e.g. Help. Or right-click on any KWin titlebar.
6. Wait...
7. When Spectacle's prompt to "Click and drag to draw a selection rectangle, or
press Esc to quit" appears, press [Esc] repeatedly.
OBSERVED RESULT
Pressing [Esc] doesn't cancel taking a screenshot. The cursor initially isn't
Spectacle's '+' cursor, it's still a KDE menu cursor. Pressing [Esc] the first
time changes the cursor to Spectacle's '+' cursor, but [Esc] still doesn't
dismiss.
The workaround is to left-click anywhere with the mouse to begin region
selection (Spectacle's prompt changes), and now you can dismiss by pressing
[Esc].
If you've already taken a rectangular region screenshot, the behavior is
slightly different, but [Esc] still doesn't cancel.
This bug *doesn't* happen if I open a Firefox menu (e.g. press [Alt+H] for
help).
EXPECTED RESULT
Pressing [Esc] should always dismiss as the instructions say.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.13.2 running on xcb/X Windows.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'm sure this is a subtle interaction with X11 pointer and event grabbing :-) ,
but it confused me.
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