https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504047
Bug ID: 504047
Summary: Spectacle fails to save screenshots if file name
contains reserved characters on NTFS partitions with
windows_names mount option
Classification: Applications
Product: Spectacle
Version: 23.08.5
Platform: Kubuntu
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: General
Assignee: noaha...@gmail.com
Reporter: nightmarex1...@hotmail.com
CC: k...@david-redondo.de
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Spectacle fails to save screenshots if file name contains reserved characters
on NTFS partitions with `windows_names` mount option. This usually happens when
the window that is being captured has reserved characters in the title.
More info:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#naming-conventions
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Mount a NTFS partition with `windows_names` option.
2. Set screenshot save location to somewhere in the mounted NTFS partition.
3. Set filename template to something that contains `%T`.
4. Take a screenshot of a window that contains reserved characters.
OBSERVED RESULT
Two error dialogs with the following text:
1. QImageWriter cannot write image: Cannot open device for writing: Invalid
argument
2. Cannot save screenshot. Error while writing file.
EXPECTED RESULT
Successfully saving screenshots with a normalized filename.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13
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