John Beardmore wrote: > I'm using scribus 1.3.3.10 under XP. It's been stable since it was > installed, and has done a few fair sized documents in the 30 to 70 page > range, with a mixture of text and graphics - all a great success. > > I have one document in its embryonic stages that I no longer seem able > to load, though there were no problems I noticed when I was last working > on it. Each time I try to load it, it now falls over within a couple of > seconds with: > > Scribus crashed due to the following exception: > EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION > > with the green progress bar at 95%. > > > To begin with I assumed that it was just a problem with the .sla file > having got corrupted on disk. Fortunately I have four previous > revisions of the file, all of which were saved as backups with no known > problems at the time of saving. When I try and load any of these, the > outcome is the same, so I doubt it's a problem with the .sla files. To > the unaided and inexperienced eye, the .sla files look OK in a text > editor too. > > > Next I wondered if the scribus software had got corrupted somehow, but > scribus seems perfectly able to load my recent 62 page epic report on > the thermal performance of an aircraft hangar, so I've got no evidence > that Scribus is actually broken at all ! > > > I'm not aware of having changed the Scribus configuration, version or > available fonts, so does anyone have any idea how best to start tracing > my problem in the happy world of win XP ? > > I would like to get this project back on the rails ASAP - the deadlines > are approaching, so it would be great not to have to recreate the > document from scratch, which I suppose might just recreate the same > problem I'm having now anyway. > > If needs be, I could upload the .sla file, but as it has the names and > addresses of a couple of people in it, I'd rather not make it public if > it can be helped. > > Is it worth upgrading to the windows version of 1.3.3.12 just in case > it's a fixed bug ? > > > All thoughts welcome ! > > > Cheers, J/.,
Further to this, I've just run with scribus console enabled. After all the font activity and immediately before it logs the text of the final error message, it says: ASSERT: "insertsuccess==true && DocPages.at(pageIndex)!=NULL" in \Scribus For Windows\scribus-1.3.3.x-svn\Scribus\scribus\scribusdoc.cpp (1052) Scribus Crash ------------- Does this shed any light for those in the know ? Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Carbon Trust Consultant: Energy Audit, Carbon Footprint, Design Advice Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme, (EEAS), Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
