Re: [Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 11:20 AM, chuckles wrote: > Thanks for the link. I was insufficiently familiar with the SRU process > to realize what the process was. I was running off of your earlier post > indicating you would prepare an SRU. I installed your work-around and > it appears to work. > > Interesting that the software is made freely available, but the > instructions on how to use said software is not. Most commercial > releases make the documentation freely available in order to induce new > customers to use it, or existing users to upgrade. > > I suppose I'll find some payware that works better than Qcad in that > case. I was finding it a difficult transition from AutoCAD even with > the instructions. Without them it isn't worth the effort. An interesting project is librecad: www.librecad.org They're a semi-new fork of QCAD that ported it to qt4. However, they're just starting on a manual and don't have DWG support yet (for legal reasons). I'd keep on eye on them - they're actively working on both issues and have been getting good reviews and feedback from people. They're 1.0 version is in Ubuntu, but there 2.0 branch they are developing is phenomenal. If it had 1) a manual, 2) DWG support, and 3) python scripting support - I think it would be near commercial quality. They're working on all three of those, so it's just a matter of time... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 Title: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qcad/+bug/578400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Thanks for the link. I was insufficiently familiar with the SRU process to realize what the process was. I was running off of your earlier post indicating you would prepare an SRU. I installed your work-around and it appears to work. Interesting that the software is made freely available, but the instructions on how to use said software is not. Most commercial releases make the documentation freely available in order to induce new customers to use it, or existing users to upgrade. I suppose I'll find some payware that works better than Qcad in that case. I was finding it a difficult transition from AutoCAD even with the instructions. Without them it isn't worth the effort. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 Title: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qcad/+bug/578400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Ah - and most importantly, the QCAD author has asked that the documentaiton and fonts be removed from Debian and Ubuntu (he claims that the code is open source but the documentation is not), so we're legally not allowed to distribute the documentation any more. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 Title: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qcad/+bug/578400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
This bug isn't a "high-impact bug" and a work around exists. An SRU most likely would not get approved, but you can follow the proceedure here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 Title: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qcad/+bug/578400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
FYI, this issue is still active in 10.04 LTS when qcad is installed from the synaptic package manager. dpkg -s qcad | grep Version returns Version: 2.0.5.0-1+090318-2 Same command for qcad-doc returns same version number. Was there a change of plan w.r.t. providing an SRU? Or was that the PPA that Scott posted? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 Title: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qcad/+bug/578400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Hi Scott, I actually didn't know what ppa was until I saw your post! I have typed the command into Terminal. It shows exactly the same information about the version no. Thanks! -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Thanks alot for testing, I'm glad to hear you learned about ppas! The version from my ppa does not install qcadddoc.adp.gz I just downloaded it and checked - the file is uncompressed in the archive. You can check it yourself by downloading the -doc.deb file from my archive's website and opening it in "GDebi" You can see that the file is not compressed. Could you type: dpkg -s qcad-doc | grep Version into the command line? it should say Version: 2.0.5.0-1+090318-2ubuntu0.1~ppa3 Thanks -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Hi Scott, I am a Ubuntu beginner and I have experienced the same problem with the "Help" function in QCad and looked for solutions everywhere, until I see your post. I installed the fix package from your ppa (glad that you also posted the commands, otherwise I wouldn't know how to do it). Initially QCad still couldn't find the qcaddoc.adp file and showed the same warning message. But since I saw the qcaddoc.adp.gz file inside the html folder, I just unzipped it and it solves the problem completely. I use 10.04 by the way. Thanks! -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Erich Minderlein <578...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Hi > > as it affects me and I use > DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu > DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04 > DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid > DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS" > with an LTS at the end, it should be fixed here too. Yes, an LTS SRU seems appropriate. I made a test package for lucid at: https://launchpad.net/~showard314/+archive/ppa to install: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:showard314/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install qcad Let me know how it works on lucid and I'll prep an SRU -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Hi as it affects me and I use DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS" with an LTS at the end, it should be fixed here too. I would be happy to transfer the fix for Maverick to lucid if I have some advice from someone knowlegeable. best -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Sorry, I was wrong, every html line must have the full path, including ones like license.html#1_1. -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
I'm using 64 bit version of ubuntu 10.04. I went into /usr/share/doc/qcad/html and did: sudo gunzip qcaddoc.adp.gz and did: sudo ln -s /usr/share/doc/qcad/html/qcaddoc.adp /qcaddoc.adp As root, I edited the file qcaddoc.adp and replaced https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Thanks for the report and your help in making Ubuntu better. This has been fixed in qcad 2.0.5.0-1+090318-7, which is now in the archive for Maverick. Please test it and report any additional bugs that you find. ** Changed in: qcad (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Workaround: With the qcad-doc package installed, open a web browser and browse to: file:///usr/share/doc/qcad/html/contents.html or file:///usr/share/doc/qcad/html/index.html This will open the documentation. qcaddoc.adp.gz appears to be a table of contents. contents.html is functionally the same. -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
Is there a work around to let me read the docs? -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
** Changed in: qcad (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
It's looking for the uncompressed /usr/share/doc/qcad/html/qcaddoc.adp.gz at the absolute path /qcaddoc.adp If you symlink it from the root directory it will open the manual, but then expect the rest of the html documentation to be available relative to /. Upstream bug ? It would seem that a documentation path should be prepended to the /qcaddoc.adp string, whether at build time, in configuration or from an environment variable, and the cad-doc installation should uncompress the qcaddoc.adp file. -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 578400] Re: Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid
>From what I understand, Qcad searches for documentation in /usr/share/qcad/doc and not where the qcad-doc package places the documentation. -- Opening QCad manual from within the program fails on Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578400 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
