gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

[Hein Zelle]

My openoffice.org (e.g /usr/bin/oowriter) gives the following messages during startup from a terminal:

(once):

libGL warning: 3D driver claims to not support visual 0x5b

(many):

(process:7600): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2240: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:7600): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

I've seen these message mentioned in other bug reports but these seemed to all be regarding copy/paste crashes, which I've had no problems with. The messages are annoying, especially when calling openoffice from a terminal program such as mutt. The messages are confirmed by at least one other person here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=285369

My system is running a fully updated ubuntu edgy with xfce desktop. kernel 2.6.17-10-server, openoffice version 2.0.4-0ubuntu2

[fleegix (mde)]

I am seeing this too in Edgy. I use Enlightenment (e16) as my window manager, and launching oowriter from the terminal gives me this same flood of error messages.

[slebani (slebani)]

I have the same problem but with openoffice & X crash

[toutpt (toutpt)]

I confirm a part of this bug:
(process:5413): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

(process:5413): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft fully updated !

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

the comment in the duplicate report 75117 suggests that this is fixed with the updated OOo version in feisty. please reopen if you still can reproduce it.

[Hein Zelle (zelle)]

Matthias Klose wrote:

> the comment in the duplicate report 75117 suggests that this is fixed
> with the updated OOo version in feisty. please reopen if you still can
> reproduce it.

That comment is older - it was already there when I reported the bug
for the first time I believe.

I can confirm that with the latest updated version (28-03-07) of
ubuntu 6.10, the problem is still there. Is there a new update for
feisty available? I'm not ready to upgrade yet, but I'll test it
again once the feisty release is out.

I'm now running

[giotto] ~ :-) cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 6.10 \n \l

[giotto] ~ :-) uname -a
Linux giotto 2.6.17-11-server #2 SMP Thu Feb 1 19:53:33 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[giotto] ~ :-) COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l '*openoffice*' | grep ii
ii openoffice.org 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org Office suite version 2.0
ii openoffice.org-base 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite - database
ii openoffice.org-calc 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite - spreadsheet
ii openoffice.org-common 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite architecture independent files
ii openoffice.org-core 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite architecture dependent files
ii openoffice.org-draw 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite - drawing
ii openoffice.org-impress 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite - presentation
ii openoffice.org-java-common 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite Java support arch. independent files
ii openoffice.org-kde 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 KDE Integration for OpenOffice.org (Widgets, Dialogs, Addressbook)
ii openoffice.org-l10n-common 2.0.4-0ubuntu1 common files for OpenOffice.org language and help packages
ii openoffice.org-l10n-nl 2.0.4-0ubuntu1 Dutch language package for OpenOffice.org
ii openoffice.org-math 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite - equation editor
ii openoffice.org-style-crystal 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 Crystal symbol style for OpenOffice.org
ii openoffice.org-style-default 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 Crystal symbol style for OpenOffice.org
ii openoffice.org-style-hicontrast 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 Hicontrast symbol style for OpenOffice.org
ii openoffice.org-style-industrial 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 Industrial symbol style for OpenOffice.org
ii openoffice.org-writer 2.0.4-0ubuntu5 OpenOffice.org office suite - word processor

>
>
> ** Tags added: crash edgy
>
...

[Hein Zelle (zelle)]

The error messages are still there in feisty with openoffice.org 2.2.0-1ubuntu4 .

From a terminal start oowriter:

(process:26279): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:26279): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

(process:26279): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:26279): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

(process:26279): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:26279): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

(process:26279): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:26279): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

(process:26279): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: gtype.c:2242: initialization assertion failed, use IA__g_type_init() prior to this function

(process:26279): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_screen_get_font_options: assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed

[Hein Zelle (zelle)]

As the last comment shows, the problem is still there in the latest ubuntu (7.04), and it still is as of 10-10-2007.
Reopening the bug.

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

the latest is 7.10 beta. it doesn't help reopening the report without checking the development version

[Hein Zelle (zelle)]

Matthias Klose wrote:

> the latest is 7.10 beta. it doesn't help reopening the report without
> checking the development version

I'll try it once it 7.10 comes out, and update the bug report.

Regards,
 Hein Zelle

[Hein Zelle (zelle)]

Hello,

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 62432 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/62432
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 62432
> Crash when copying text from OpenOffice to other applications

Are you sure this is a duplicate of 62432? I don't see any
resemblence in the (rather sparse) description of 62432. Bug 73444 is
about error messages during startup on the console (which works fine,
after that), bug 62432 seems to be a crash bug when using "paste".

Kind regards,

Hein Zelle