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ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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0008375 | Scribus | Usability | public | 2009-08-24 01:19 | 2009-10-05 20:56 |
Reporter | wikijeff | Assigned To | |||
Priority | low | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | always |
Status | closed | Resolution | fixed | ||
Platform | Linux | OS | Ubuntu | OS Version | 9.04 64bit |
Product Version | 1.3.5 | ||||
Fixed in Version | 1.3.6svn | ||||
Summary | 0008375: Better error messages for Render Frames | ||||
Description | Attempting to create a TeX frame results in the following error: "Error: Running the external application failed." I checked File | Preferences | External Tools | LaTeX command which has the following command: "pdflatex --interaction nonstopmode". I confirmed my LaTeX installation is functioning properly by copying the default "If you can see this LaTeX is working" from within the Edit Source window pasted it into an external text file, added a quick preamble and the \begin{document} \end{document} tags in their respective places and was able to render it from bash with the "pdflatex --interaction nonstopmode" command without issue. | ||||
Steps To Reproduce | * Ensure the pdflatex tool along with the texlive environment. * Launch Scribus-ng (1.3.5.1) from 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 * Attempt to create a LaTeX frame. * Observe the Scribus error message. | ||||
Additional Information | I acquired my Scribus build (scribus-ng) from: deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian/ jaunty main non-free deb http://debian.tagancha.org/debian/ jaunty main non-free | ||||
Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
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I have no problem with version 1.3.5.1. I downloaded from sourceforge.net in source package and compile it myself. http://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/files/scribus-devel/1.3.5.1/scribus-1.3.5.1.tar.bz2/download Before compiling you have to remove old Scribus and its settings, as well. |
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Mystery solved! As it turns out I was missing the TeX package containing 'extarticle.cls'. I failed to notice the Program Messages box. Here are the Program Messages from LaTeX: This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. entering extended mode (/tmp/scribus_temp_render_TJ4453 LaTeX2e <2005/12/01> Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax, dumylang, noh yphenation, loaded. ! LaTeX Error: File `extarticle.cls' not found. Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed, or enter new name. (Default extension: cls) Enter file name: ! Emergency stop. <read *> l.3 \usepackage [utf8]{inputenc}^^M ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced! Transcript written on scribus_temp_render_TJ4453.log. From a usability perspective, I think that this output should be put in a more obvious place (such as the error dialogue box itself) upon a render error. Also, a tool to audit a user's LaTeX environment to prevent more subtle issues might also prove useful. Can this bug be kept open and have it reclassified as usability issue pending one or more of the above suggestions? Thanks! |
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The error message now shows the error message from the program and allows to open the editor directly if it is not running. |
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Tested, fixed. Thanks! |
Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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2009-08-24 01:19 | wikijeff | New Issue | |
2009-08-24 09:08 | timpul | Note Added: 0022402 | |
2009-08-24 23:26 | wikijeff | Note Added: 0022416 | |
2009-08-25 01:35 | christoph_s | Status | new => assigned |
2009-08-25 01:35 | christoph_s | Assigned To | => Herm |
2009-08-25 01:36 | christoph_s | Priority | normal => low |
2009-08-25 01:36 | christoph_s | Category | Graphics / Image Frames => Usability |
2009-08-25 01:38 | christoph_s | Summary | LaTeX Frames Will Not Render => Better error messages for Render Frames |
2009-10-04 23:39 |
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Note Added: 0022614 | |
2009-10-04 23:39 |
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Status | assigned => resolved |
2009-10-04 23:39 |
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Fixed in Version | => 1.3.6svn |
2009-10-04 23:39 |
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Resolution | open => fixed |
2009-10-05 20:56 | christoph_s | Note Added: 0022623 | |
2009-10-05 20:56 | christoph_s | Status | resolved => closed |