Inkscape freezes when you open manual from help menu
Migrated from https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1810612
Steps to reproduce:
- close your browser (if open)
- start Inkscape
- go to "Help" menu and open "Inkscape Manual"
What happened?
A new empty dialog window will appear and after a second the site "http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/index.php" will be opened in the web browser (in my case Chromium). The new dialog window will not close and freeze the whole program.
Note: If the browser is already open, the new empty dialog window will close immediately after the web site is called.
What should have happened?
Inkscape should open the browser, load the online Inkscape manual site, automatically close its dialog and allow normal usage.
Inkscape Version and Operating System:
- Inkscape Version: Inkscape 0.92 from the stable ppa
- Operating System: Linux Mint
- Operating System version: 18.3, Cinnamon 64-bit
Additional Comments:
xcape77 (xcape77) wrote on 2019-01-05:
When I close the web browser during freeze an info dialog appears:
[22291:22291:0105/194758.446578:ERROR:x11_input_method_context_impl_gtk.cc(144)] Not implemented reached in virtual void libgtkui::X11InputMethodContextImplGtk::SetSurroundingText(const base::string16 &, const gfx::Range &)
xcape77 (xcape77) wrote on 2019-01-05:
Bug also in Inkscape Version 0.91, but here the dialog window shows the message "'Inkscape Manual' working, please wait...", with an info icon and a Cancel button. But the button is not working.
xcape77 (xcape77) wrote on 2019-01-08:
Same bug with help menu entry "Keys and Mouse References"