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No idea yet as to what causes this or how to debug it... :-( |
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I have the same Problem. However i found out another little thing: If you use Expose to view all your open windows, you get the normally hidden windows named "Scribus 1.3.2cvs - Document 1". If you click on the windows using Expose, it will disappear. However, it is not the full document windows, but only some type of header. I will post a file later on to show you System is MacOS X 10.4.3, Scribus 1.3.2cvs, all files installed and seem to be at the right place. Edit: The Screenshot "Scribus-error.jpg" shows the window I get when using expose. |
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I am running Mac OS X 10.4.3 (8F46) Darwin 8.3.0 Fink Version: I do not really use fink but I have some package installed. It must be half a year old. Sorry, I never really understood fink. Nothing special. And I cannot reproduce this bug. juh |
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I dont use fink but the native aqua-version |
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Bug is present: no OSX version: 10.3.9 X11: Apple |
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I am having the same problem in Panther (MacOX X 10.3.9). Something even stranger happened once though: I tried opening Scribus (in some vain hope that it might magically have righted itself) and I got a meesage that too many files were open and some stuff (including Ghostscript) would be disabled. This time - and ONLY this time - the document window DID display. I have tried replicating this a few times (by opening trillions of documents before launching Scribus) but to no avail. |
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I've made some progress on debugging this. As an experiment, I restored some old preferences files that I had backed up (instead of trashing). Scribus started up fine and all windows displayed properly. Then I backed up the files again and tried to start with some more recent preference files. The problem appeared again. I can't account for why one set of preferences work and another does not, but I noticed a big difference between the two .scribus folders: in the preferences folder that worked, the scribus13.rc file was 78 megabytes, while the other scribus13.rc file (in the folder that didn't work) was around 80 kilobytes. I tried to open the huge file but it gagged Emacs and Text Edit. There did seem to be a lot of binary data in that file, but I have no idea what it was. What is the difference between scribus13.rc, prefs13.xml and cfonts.xml? I'm assuming that the prefs and cfonts files are the preferences file and font cache. I am unsure what the rc file is, although it appeared (when I opened it) to also contain preferences settings. I'm wondering if some folks are unable to reproduce this bug because your preferences files are older and working fine. Perhaps the bug lies somewhere in how the new build is generating default preferences files? |
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Hm, interesting indeed. Could you show us the file which is *not* working. The 78 MB one is broken, even if it helps with this bug (probably the reading of preferences is incomplete in this case). |
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Attached is the file that does not work. |
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2005-11-12 21:12
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I also tried to remove .scribus and let the application renew the files... Also dosn`t work.. Perhaps it is a failure that is written on the file prefs13.xml. If I see this correct, that file configures the Windows of the app with the <context></context> constructs. So, is it possible to change it the way needed? Is it possible? Quick Edit: I just edited the file prefs13.xml by hand to view any errors. I just changed the values of all visible Attributes to 1, to see if it will do something for me. Didnt work. All Windows show up, but no main window |
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Well, the issue is no real bug. As acid reports, the window is really just "hidden". To view the document window, just click the small oval button on the right of the "Scribus 1.3.2" window bar and the window will expand to show the layout space. |
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Please look at the screenshot i provided. That is in fact the Scribus 1.3.2 window. It is hidden und you cant bring it to the foreground. The screenshot was taken using Exposes Features (pressing F9 to view all Windows). You cant press anything on it... All other optional windows will show up if you click on Windows in the upper Menu. So in fact it is a bug ;) |
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I can see exactly the thing as acid, but under 10.3.9. The top of the document window appears at the bottom of the screen in Expose, but it disappears when clicked on. |
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So, the problem itself seems not to be related to 10.4 Tiger but also 10.3 Panther. So, is it possible that some needed applications are in wrong version or not installed? Or there are "wrong" settings in the OS itself? By the way: I see in Expose that the hidden window keeps getting "lifted up". I mean you see it in the bottom of your screen, but Expose seems to fetc it from deeper grounds, likely under the dock. So, maybe the full window is somewhere under the dock and that is the reason we dont see it? I run on a resolution of 1440x900 32bit on my iMac 17" Rev B. What do other users that have same problems run? Maybe im on the wrong turn but hey, its worth a try isnt it? |
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Another test: Look into your ~/.scribus/scribus13.rc and search for a line like: <MAINWINDOW WIDTH="344" HEIGHT="62" YPOS="0" XPOS="0" /> Change that to <MAINWINDOW WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="600" YPOS="40" XPOS="40" /> and start Scribus. Any better? /Andreas |
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What should i say? I LOVE YOU AVOX!!! ;) That did the trick! I dont know what was causing it, but something was wrong in the file scribus13.xml. My Statement looks like the following: <MAINWINDOW WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="600" YPOS="15917" XPOS="15917" /> Well, now we see why we couln't see our windows. They were some (*hehe*) Pixels away from the visible screen. So i was right and the Window is just not where it should be. But how could that happen? I did nothing on the file, I had the error since I installed scribus... But now it works flawlessly and perfect. Thank you for your help! |
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This fix works for me as well. Not sure why the prefs file gets written this way, but now I know what to look for if it happens again. |
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Perfect! I see the window in Panther now. Thank you! |
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hello, I have the same problem under 10.4.3. ( PWB 17' 1440x900) I have installed Scribus Aqua (not the fink version) and I can't find "scribus13.rc" or "scribus13.xml" (with spotlight) on my HD. How can I do to, please? |
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Now I'm having trouble with the preferences window! It takes a very long time to load, the text all overlaps itself, it appears half-way down the screen,it seems to extend off the right side of the screen forever, and there are no visible buttons for expandin/closing etc. I also noticed similar mysteries to those wordtech highlighted. My scribus13.rc file also has a lot of what appears to be gobbledegook, although weighing in at 2.5MB it's nowhere near as huge as wordtech's. The offending lines all appear to start '<SHORTCUT ACTION="' and have VERY long strings of characters something like this: Ç√ɬÇ√ǬÉ√ɬÉ√ǬÉ&0008730 I can attach the file if that's more useful. |
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theodoric, the file is in a hidden directory so try this: 1. open Textedit 2. go to file>open 3. hit the '/' key. A box labeled 'Go to the folder:' should appear. 4. Make sure the text field is clear then copy and paste in this: ~/.scribus/scribus13.rc 5. hit the 'Goto' button. The file should open. |
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Thank you, mrgrimes, for your help. Now I see the file 's window. But I have a problem with the preference window, too. It doesn't open; or sometimes, I can't select "Preferences" in the Scribus menu. ? |
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theodoric: depending on langauge settings the preferences menu is reachable via Edit->Preferences. Scribus->Preferences then only is a defunct entry added by OSX/Qt automatically but not linked to the rest of Scribus |
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thank you, avox. so, no more problem with the preference window... |
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Hello, I am facing the same problem : no document window to see. But following the steps to change the MAINWINDOW data in scribus13.rc, I am not able to open the file with Textedit... Any ideas... Config. : G4 ; 10.4.3 Elvince7 |
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Elvince7: how large is your scribus13.rc now? We had cases where it grew up to 80 MB which might be a problem for TextEdit. Anyway, I have hopes that this error is fixed in current cvs. I plan to create a new snapshot this weekend, so you might wait for that. |
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Thanks for your answer... I'll be patient. Cheers. |
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Nov 26 snapshot uses sane windowsizes and positions |
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