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Active desktop switches to Desktop 1 after saving/copying a screenshot on MacOS #2886

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mikiTesf opened this issue Aug 26, 2022 · 46 comments · May be fixed by #3625
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Active desktop switches to Desktop 1 after saving/copying a screenshot on MacOS #2886

mikiTesf opened this issue Aug 26, 2022 · 46 comments · May be fixed by #3625
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@mikiTesf
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mikiTesf commented Aug 26, 2022 •
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Flameshot Version

v12.1.0 (96c2c82)

Installation Type

Linux, MacOS, or Windows Package manager (apt, pacman, eopkg, choco, brew, ...)

Operating System type and version

macOS Monterey (Version 12.5.1)

Description

The screenshot function works perfectly fine. All the modifications (edits) I make to the screenshot are all there but immediately when I save/copy it I find myself on Desktop1 instead of the fullscreen window I took the screenshot from. I have to swipe my way back to the desktop I was on first.

Steps to reproduce

[ only tested this on macOS Monterey 12.5.1 ]

  1. Open some app and make it fullscreen
  2. Invoke flameshot through the keyboard shortcut or from the icon on the menubar
  3. Select the area for a screenshot by dragging the box or resizing it (make sure you're on the desktop that has the fullscreen app)
  4. Click on the save or copy icon

At this point, you should have the screenshot saved to disk or stored in the clipboard but the active desktop switched to Desktop1.

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Operating system and version
macOS Monterey 12.5.1

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@mikiTesf mikiTesf added the Unconfirmed Bug The bug is not confirmed by anyone else. label Aug 26, 2022
@mmahmoudian mmahmoudian added the MacOS MacOS related label Aug 26, 2022
@DeveloperKev
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is this problem with apple silicon mac?

@mikiTesf
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Well, I don't have enough information to conclude that the issue has to do with my machine being an M1 because I haven't ran flameshot on an Intel based Mac before. My first ever experience with [Mac + flameshot] is on an M1 🤷‍♂️. But I'm sure it doesn't hurt if someone can check on an Intel based Mac and let us know.

@mmahmoudian mmahmoudian mentioned this issue Aug 27, 2022
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@DeveloperKev
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Well, I don't have enough information to conclude that the issue has to do with my machine being an M1 because I haven't ran flameshot on an Intel based Mac before. My first ever experience with [Mac + flameshot] is on an M1 🤷‍♂️. But I'm sure it doesn't hurt if someone can check on an Intel based Mac and let us know.

are u talking about using flameshot using rosetta?

@mikiTesf
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Yes

@DeveloperKev
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Yes

using Rosetta vs running natively makes a lot of differences, u should know.

@mikiTesf
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I do know that @DeveloperKev. Because not all apps have been natively compiled for M1, every release of MacOS comes with rosetta2 since Big Sur. And that is also why I said it would be helpful if someone can check and let us know.

@DeveloperKev
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I do know that @DeveloperKev. Because not all apps have been natively compiled for M1, every release of MacOS comes with rosetta2 since Big Sur. And that is also why I said it would be helpful if someone can check and let us know.

all i said is: u could've mentioned rosetta in the first place. even the devs were thinking of native builds.

@rdmrtn
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rdmrtn commented Sep 12, 2022 •
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I've also same problem with MacOS 12.4, Intel CPU

UPDATE: v11.0.0 does not have problem but v12.0.0 and v12.1.0 have. When v12.x is installed, it always asks for permission to record desktop even if it has.

@fakeskimo
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fakeskimo commented Oct 11, 2022 •
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+1 here. MacBook Pro with M1 Pro / Monterey 12.6

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 21.6.0
osx: 12.6

@bilak
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bilak commented Oct 14, 2022

Same issue here
Macbook pro m1 / Monterey 12.6
Flameshot 12.1.0 (installed with brew)

@schoebelh
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I can confirm this bug too.
Macbook Pro M1, OSX Monterey 12.6
Flameshot 12.1.0 - also installed via brew

@Saratxe
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Saratxe commented Oct 30, 2022

Just installed Flameshot 12.1.0 and tried to make a screenshot. My Desktop switch immediately from desktop 1 to desktop 3 (my last one, I've configured 3 desktops). So I can only make screenshots from desktop 3, after taken, it switched back to desktop 1. So, at the moment Flameshot is useless for me.

macOS Monterey
Version 12.6
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
Prozessor 3,8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
Speicher 40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
Grafikkarte Radeon Pro 580 8 GB

@mikiTesf
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mikiTesf commented Oct 31, 2022 •
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Hasn't this issue got enough reports already? Please help 😁?

@Jonnyan404
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Same issue here
Mac mini m1 / Ventura 13.0.1
Flameshot 12.1.0 (installed with brew)

@RafikFarhad
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RafikFarhad commented Nov 23, 2022 •
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Same issue.
Version: Flameshot v12.1.0 (f19277d
My device: M1 - Monterey
I compiled the binary from the source. No rosetta, no brew.

@bsavant
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bsavant commented Dec 8, 2022

Same issue on intel MBP

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 22.1.0
osx: Ventura 13.0.1 (intel)

@aliaksandrsen
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Same issue.
Version: Flameshot v12.1.0
My device: Macbook Air M1 - Ventura 13.0.1
installed with brew

@getBoolean
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getBoolean commented Dec 12, 2022 •
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I am not reproducing this on M1, built from latest master from source.

Qt 5.15.2
Device: M1 Mac Mini, Ventura 13.0.1

@Jonnyan404
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I am not reproducing this on M1, built from latest master from source.

Qt 5.15.2 Device: M1 Mac Mini, Ventura 13.0.1

I built it from source and had the same problem, but I don't understand if it was because of the impact of installing the pre-built version first.

@Jonnyan404
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@mmahmoudian I tried the github release and brew and the installer built from the source, both of which have this issue in m1.

@getBoolean
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I am not reproducing this on M1, built from latest master from source.
Qt 5.15.2 Device: M1 Mac Mini, Ventura 13.0.1

I built it from source and had the same problem, but I don't understand if it was because of the impact of installing the pre-built version first.

I thought I tested in full screen when pressing copy, but now I am seeing the issue too.

@Torrichel
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MacOS Ventura.
M1 MacBook Pro Max.
When I'm copying screenshots to the clipboard, the active window automatically switches to another one.

@adamyalei
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Same issue.
Version: v12.1.0
Device: MacBook Pro 2020 Intel, Ventura 13.3

@erkebek
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erkebek commented Jun 7, 2023

Same issue.
Version: v12.1.0
Device: MacBook Pro 2019 Intel, Ventura 13.4

@wotori
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wotori commented Jun 28, 2023

+1
m1 mac

@merthasan
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Same here with M1, MacOS Ventura 13.2.1. Flameshot v12.0.0.

@mmahmoudian mmahmoudian removed the Unconfirmed Bug The bug is not confirmed by anyone else. label Jul 12, 2023
@mmahmoudian mmahmoudian added the Bug It's a bug label Jul 12, 2023
@tsiq-bradleyg
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Same here M2 Pro, installed via homebrew
Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 22.5.0
osx: 13.4

@303sec
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303sec commented Oct 12, 2023 •
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I'm getting this bug on M2 Pro, when saving or copying screenshots.

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 22.6.0
osx: 13.5

Just tested with version 11 and the same problem occurs.
Flameshot v11.0.0 (ad1bf28)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.2
darwin: 22.6.0
osx: 13.5

@cy2k
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cy2k commented Nov 9, 2023

same on M2 Air, on external monitor, running Ventura (latest)

@ElijahLynn
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I think the "Installation Type" in the OP should be changed to be just MacOS:

Currently it says:

Linux, MacOS, or Windows Package manager (apt, pacman, eopkg, choco, brew, ...)

@mikiTesf
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mikiTesf commented Dec 4, 2023

I think the "Installation Type" in the OP should be changed to be just MacOS:

Currently it says:

Linux, MacOS, or Windows Package manager (apt, pacman, eopkg, choco, brew, ...)

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Its one of the options you get for Installation Type in the issue creation widget.

@ElijahLynn
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Its one of the options you get for Installation Type in the issue creation widget.

Ahh, okay, thanks for clarifying that. And thanks for opening this issue!

@gru3zi
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gru3zi commented Apr 2, 2024

Same issue for me on a Mac M3. The window switches after copying...

@vitorhonna
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Same issue here, MBP M1.

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 23.4.0
osx: 14.4

@paperclover paperclover linked a pull request Jun 5, 2024 that will close this issue
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@mmotwicki
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Pull request that @paperdave proposed breaks the functionality of screen capture. It minimizes all of the full-screen applications and I'm unable to make any screenshot of the working app.

@paperclover
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It minimizes all of the full-screen applications

Ah. yeah that would not be viable. I personally have never full-screened an application so I have not noticed that.

@Lexa013
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Lexa013 commented Sep 25, 2024

Same issue with Monterey 12.7.6 on Intel Core i5 1,8 GHz double core

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 21.6.0
osx: 12.7

@zet694
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zet694 commented Oct 17, 2024

Same issue with MacBook Air M2

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 24.0.0
osx: 15.0

@o0shojo0o
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o0shojo0o commented Nov 29, 2024 •
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Same issue with Mac mini M2 Pro, MacBook Air M3 and Mac mini M4 Pro

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 24.1.0
osx: 15.1

@eng-ahmad-sameer
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Any fix for this issue?

@NOMADooo
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Can we bump it? It's been 3 years...

@ElijahLynn
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I pledge $50 for the fix. Anyone else want to chipin too?

@gru3zi
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gru3zi commented Feb 21, 2025

@ElijahLynn I just moved to Clean Shot X. Fixed my issue and was cheaper than $50. Suggest you make the move too :)

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ElijahLynn commented Feb 21, 2025 •
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@ElijahLynn I just moved to Clean Shot X. Fixed my issue and was cheaper than $50. Suggest you make the move too :)

Sync! I just did the exact same thing yesterday too!

Combined with Paste clipboard manager it's a fantastic combo!

Since I'm forced to use a Mac for work anyways, I'm not so staunch on having to use an open source screenshot tool, since MacOS is closed source anyways. And I still use Flameshot on my Arch Linux Thinkpad X1 Yoga, which doesn't have this issue.

@ilyagr
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ilyagr commented Feb 21, 2025 •
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I haven't tried Clean Shot X, but I find the $12 https://shottr.cc/ very nice, clean and simple. It has a somewhat different interface than Flameshot, though, so it might take a bit of getting used to.

Unlike Clean Shot, Shottr does not do screen recording (video) though, I use macOS's regular features for that.

@krax1337
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Same issue

Flameshot v12.1.0 (96c2c82)
Compiled with Qt 5.15.5
darwin: 23.6.0
osx: 14.6

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