Cannot open files with whitespaces/spaces in pathname
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Inkscape |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
> Have yourself some fresh, sparkling Ubuntu Server 17.10 64bit with the default (ubuntu-desktop package) shell.
> Inkscape comes preinstalled as a snap. Currently the 0.92.2 version.
> Choose any file where there is a space character either in the filename or one of its parent folders and open it with Inkscape through Nautilus (right-click, "open with another application", click "Inkscape", click the green "Select")
> Be penetrated with multiple error messages ("Failed to load the requested file PART_OF_
> After clicking ok on each of those, the program presents you with a blank canvas, waiting to be used.
> Feel satisfied (or not. You decide)
I think somebody forgot to do some sort of string escaping regarding file paths? Please patch this and push it to the snap version for Ubuntu! :)
This issue is sort of related to 1630371
tags: |
added: snap removed: patch-available snapd |
Changed in inkscape: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
> Be penetrated with multiple error messages
Could you post them? Error messages are usually emitted for a reason... ;-)
> This issue is sort of related to 1630371
Spaces in file names work fine on Windows (except in --shell mode which bug #1630371 is about).