Inkscape freezes when writing or pasting text (Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint Cinnamon)

[Silverio]

When writing a compobante I write Mr. / Ms.: ............................. Address .......... at this point ....... inkscape collapses and you have to close, do not let me keep writing, I can be doing wrong or is it a real bug? Thanks, Silverio

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I believe I have the same problem. While typing, Inkscape becomes unresponsive and must be closed, loosing all unsaved work.
I am running Inkscape 0.48.5 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd_64
I have upgraded the processor on my computer, but everything else works fine so I don't think it is a hardware issue.
~Eric Roch

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Please add information about OS/platform and Inkscape version (see Inkscape menu 'Help > About Inkscape') to the bug description.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Did you file contain only text or was it more complex? If not, it could be related to Bug #1219794 "cpu spikes when editing text in complex SVG files"? (https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1219794)

@Eric, please don't update the original description, but add a comment instead next time.

[Lowie (redparker)]

I'm experiencing the same issue. To answer jazzynico (post #2). I have tested this with a newly created file. Added a text-box. Typed some text, using backspace, typing again. And then Inkscape freezes. So, this might still be related to bug #1219794, but it certainly does not have anything to do with the complexity of the file.

Perhaps related: after typing some text sometimes only the even keystrokes are being printed on my screen. Thus, when I try to type "hello world", this appears on my screen: "el ol". What is weird though: sometimes Inkscape freezes after a few characters, sometimes I'm able to type a long piece of text.

What else could I do to debug this?

[Lowie (redparker)]

I have found a solution. In Lubuntu disable ibus under: Preferences -> Language Support -> Input Method ... -> none. I have worked for almost an hour now, without problems.

I feel this still is a bug, but I don't no what it's related to.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Most of the comments (#8, #10, #11, #13, #15, #16) in
- Bug #1257413 “Inkscape crashes when trying to modify text”
  <https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1257413>
likely refer to the issue tracked here (bug #1323061).

The problem tracked here (bug #1323061) seems to affect inkscape on recent Ubuntu flavours installations mostly (e.g. Kubuntu, Lubuntu).

Whether or not the originally reported issue of bug #1257413 (crash with "The program 'inkscape' received an X Window System error.") has the same underlying issue (very likely a conflict with GTK+ input modules) is not known to me.

GIMP seems to be affected by conflicts with GTK+ input modules too (e.g. XIM under KDE). Among the more recent reports are:
- [741118] im-xim.so module causes GIMP to crash
  <https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=741118>
- [719818] Gimp Crashes when working with text
  <https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=719818>

[Linda Hanigan (haniganwork)]

I have this same issue and am using Lubuntu 14.04.1 and Inkscape .48 I tried changing In Lubuntu disable ibus under: Preferences -> Language Support -> Input Method ... -> none. This helps when I open a new Inkscape file and try to type, but if I try and type on a file that has an embedded jpeg it still freezes after typing a few words. All other work with the file is fine, drawing lines, adding shapes etc, but as soon as I start typing after about 8 characrters it freezes and I have to restart.

[Linda Hanigan (haniganwork)]

I decided to try restarting X-windows to see if it would help. At least the inintial trial with the embeded jpeg allowed me to type 10 lines and a half a dozen text boxes without crashing. So after resetting the Language support - input method be sure to restart X windows. I will be working on altering jpegs of blue prints all day tomorrow. Today I never typed more than 8 characters without it freezing so I'll have a good feeling for if this is a true fix by tomorrow night.

[Linda Hanigan (haniganwork)]

Just wanted to report back spent 4 hours working with large files yesterday after getting rid of ibu is Language support - input method and it did not freeze a single time. Looks like this fixed my problem

[Ugo (ugoyak)]

Same problem on Lubuntu 14.04.1. with Inkscape versions 0.48 and 0.91.
Restarting lightdm service seems fix it.

[mxn (max-s)]

I have this issue in Inkscape with Linux Mint Cinnamon and IBUS. When pasting a small paragraph of text (latin or korean, but especially korean) Inkscape stalls. Sometimes it unfreezes again after around a minute of freezing.

[Peter (schederpetel)]

same issue here. When typing not more than lets say 20 characters, it seems to crash every time.

`uname -a: 3.19.0-16-generic #16-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 30 16:09:58 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux`

[Peter (schederpetel)]

I don't know how to edit a comment, but I forgot to say I'm using Lubuntu 15.04

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Could anyone affected by the issue reported here confirm whether the solution as described in bug #1385009 works for them?

<quote>
can you still reproduce the hang up after installing "ibus-gtk" package and re-login? I'm curious it's related to bug 1377370 or not.
</quote>
https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1385009/comments/12

[Peter (schederpetel)]

Another edit: I'm using Inkscape version 0.91 r13725 (Feb 19 2015)

[Charles Plessy (plessy)]

I had the same problem: Inkscape was freezing when I type too fast. I was running Debian Jessie with ibus-gtk version 1.5.9-1 and inkscape 0.48.5-3.

Then I tried to upgrade to version 0.91-4. The result was that Inkscape does not crash anymore, but the typing is very slow and the letters do not arrive in the correct order. For instance, I typed “reconstruction” and the result was “retrcnonosuitc”.

[Charles Plessy (plessy)]

Regarding my previous comment, sorry, but 0.91-4 freezes as well…

[Silverio (silpopat)]

Thanks for your interest in this topic. During this time I went to PCLinuxOS
Debian, Ubuntu, Lubuntu, etc., etc., until arriving to Xubuntu, within which I
am comfortably installed everything for my activities, whether graphics or
music and not to mention internet browsing . Nothing quite right; Moreover I
have to interact with CorelDraw X6 on WinXP installed on the VirtualBox and
Inkscape 0.91r virtual machine without any problem.
The subject of the texts also appears to have solved. As I'm not sure if it
was the operating system or the same Inskcape I can not really judge what
happened.
Therefore I request the closure of the issue for me, agradeciento attention,
keep it up !!
Greetings to all and thanks.
Silverio from Argentina

2015-05-19 21:22 GMT-03:00 Charles Plessy <email address hidden>:

> Regarding my previous comment, sorry, but 0.91-4 freezes as well...
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323061
>
> Title:
> Inkscape freezes when writing or pasting text (Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint
> Cinnamon)
>
> Status in Inkscape: Vector Graphics Editor:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When writing a compobante I write Mr. / Ms.:
> ............................. Address .......... at this point .......
> inkscape collapses and you have to close, do not let me keep writing,
> I can be doing wrong or is it a real bug? Thanks, Silverio
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I believe I have the same problem. While typing, Inkscape becomes
> unresponsive and must be closed, loosing all unsaved work.
> I am running Inkscape 0.48.5 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd_64
> I have upgraded the processor on my computer, but everything else works
> fine so I don't think it is a hardware issue.
> ~Eric Roch
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1323061/+subscriptions
>

[Charles Plessy (plessy)]

After using Inkscape a lot this week, I noticed that the slow input seems to be related to the complexity of the edited document. On new empty pages, input is instantaneous, and the more I added elements, the more it was hard to edit text.

I also experienced freezes when inputting text in empty pages, so the slowdown of input is not a necessary condition for the freezes.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

On 2015-05-29 10:36 (+0200), Charles Plessy wrote:
> I noticed that the slow input seems to be related to the complexity
> of the edited document

@Charles - that's a different issue and already tracked in other reports (see bug #1219794 and duplicates).

[Demiurg (spetr)]

Inkscape permanently freezes when writing text.

OS: Xubuntu 15.04
Inkscape 0.91 r13725

[Charles Plessy (plessy)]

I can confirm that the patch proposed to fix #1219794, about slowness if text input in general, does not prevent Inkscape from freezing.

[Charles Plessy (plessy)]

And I confirm that purging Ibus from my system solves Inkscape's problem (and obviously impairs my capacity to write text in multiple languages).

[Gerard (scitechpol)]

That problem happened to me using KDE Ubuntu 14.04 (under both versions: 0.48 and 0.91). And yes, removing completely ibus and using xim (the default in KDE) fixed the problem for me, as well.

[Filip Dominec (fdominec)]

So far it appears that sacrificing 115 kB of disk space and installing "ibus-gtk" resolves the freezing issue without any side effects.

Could the ibus-gtk package be included in Inkscape's dependencies?

[bilal (bilal-jan-bilal)]

I had exactly the same issue in Inkscape 0.48.5 r10040 and ubuntu 14.10.

Editing or typing text would result in blur window, hanged.

Search Language Support in your Dashboard, then under Language select Keyboard Input method System: none

and system reboot resolved the issue

[Portaro (joaoteixeira1984)]

I already try install "ibus-gtk" and the problem still present here, my system is Lubuntu based 14.04.5 →

lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:core-4.1-ia32:core-4.1-noarch:security-4.0-ia32:security-4.0-noarch:security-4.1-ia32:security-4.1-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

In the Inkscape sometimes when I try to writing text freezes and I need to close the window because the program stops work, sometimes I can write some words and sometimes I can write only some letters of an word and the program stops work, I need to save my works on Inkscape at any time I write a word because if I dont do this and if the program freezes I lost all modifications that I already do after last save time.

Thanks.

[Silverio (silpopat)]

Install Inkscape 0.91 !! maybe solution!!

2016-09-03 13:23 GMT-03:00 Portaro <email address hidden>:

> I already try install "ibus-gtk" and the problem still present here, my
> system is Lubuntu based 14.04.5 →
>
> lsb_release -a
> LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:
> core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:
> core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:
> core-4.1-ia32:core-4.1-noarch:security-4.0-ia32:security-4.
> 0-noarch:security-4.1-ia32:security-4.1-noarch
> Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
> Release: 14.04
> Codename: trusty
>
> In the Inkscape sometimes when I try to writing text freezes and I need
> to close the window because the program stops work, sometimes I can
> write some words and sometimes I can write only some letters of an word
> and the program stops work, I need to save my works on Inkscape at any
> time I write a word because if I dont do this and if the program freezes
> I lost all modifications that I already do after last save time.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323061
>
> Title:
> Inkscape freezes when writing or pasting text (Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint
> Cinnamon)
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When writing a compobante I write Mr. / Ms.:
> ............................. Address .......... at this point .......
> inkscape collapses and you have to close, do not let me keep writing,
> I can be doing wrong or is it a real bug? Thanks, Silverio
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> I believe I have the same problem. While typing, Inkscape becomes
> unresponsive and must be closed, loosing all unsaved work.
> I am running Inkscape 0.48.5 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd_64
> I have upgraded the processor on my computer, but everything else works
> fine so I don't think it is a hardware issue.
> ~Eric Roch
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1323061/+subscriptions
>

[Portaro (joaoteixeira1984)]

Hello Silverio , I already have the Inkscape 0.91→

$ inkscape --version
Inkscape 0.91 r (May 20 2016)

Thanks for your help .

[Silverio (silpopat)]

I'm happy for you, I am sending you attached what I have reported lately as
bug or lack of programming for perfecting Inkscape.
Open the attachment with Inkscape
Best regards
Silverio
from Argentina

2016-09-05 16:57 GMT-03:00 Portaro <email address hidden>:

> Hello Silverio , I already have the Inkscape 0.91→
>
> $ inkscape --version
> Inkscape 0.91 r (May 20 2016)
>
> Thanks for your help .
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323061
>
> Title:
> Inkscape freezes when writing or pasting text (Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint
> Cinnamon)
>
> Status in Inkscape:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> When writing a compobante I write Mr. / Ms.:
> ............................. Address .......... at this point .......
> inkscape collapses and you have to close, do not let me keep writing,
> I can be doing wrong or is it a real bug? Thanks, Silverio
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
>
> I believe I have the same problem. While typing, Inkscape becomes
> unresponsive and must be closed, loosing all unsaved work.
> I am running Inkscape 0.48.5 on Lubuntu 14.04 amd_64
> I have upgraded the processor on my computer, but everything else works
> fine so I don't think it is a hardware issue.
> ~Eric Roch
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1323061/+subscriptions
>

[Portaro (joaoteixeira1984)]

Thanks, I cant open the file because is not present .
No problem .
I hope thath Inkscape team can solve this and in next releases the problem can be solved.

Thanks for your help.

[Erin (tuxgirl)]

I'm having this problem with inkscape in Lubuntu. My documents are not particularly complex -- the most recent one was only about 10 text boxes with 2-3 words in each. I've had it happen both with complex fonts and with simple fonts.

using inkscape 0.91 r13725

Thanks!