I've found a workaround: SSH. I can't imagine why that should make it work, but it does. Using "su - user" also makes it work.
Normally it crashes like this: christ...@omicron ~ $ ~/software/inkscape/bin/inkscape /tmp/sinplot.svg The program 'inkscape' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 4566 error_code 3 request_code 3 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) christ...@omicron ~ $ ssh -Y christ...@localhost ~/software/inkscape/bin/inkscape /tmp/sinplot.svg Password: After authentication, inkscape opens a window with the sinplot.svg. Everything seems to work. You can also work around the crash with "su - username", but just "su username" does not work. christ...@omicron ~ $ su christian Password: christ...@omicron ~ $ ~/software/inkscape/bin/inkscape /tmp/sinplot.svg The program 'inkscape' received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was 'BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)'. (Details: serial 4566 error_code 3 request_code 3 minor_code 0) (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously; that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it. To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.) christ...@omicron ~ $ exit christ...@omicron ~ $ su - christian Password: christ...@omicron ~ $ ~/software/inkscape/bin/inkscape /tmp/sinplot.svg Now inkscape opens a window with the sinplot.svg. -- inkscape crashed with signal 5 in _XError() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336435 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
