Inkscape

  1. Bug #781397
  2. Comment #1

Comment 1 for bug 781397

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su_v (suv-lp) wrote : Re: Help opens web browser, Inkscape stays in modal state.

Which python version do you have installed?

The browser process is spawned from this python script:
<http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/RELEASE_0_48_BRANCH/view/head:/share/extensions/launch_webbrowser.py>

Earlier related reports:
Bug #449986 “"[...] working, please wait..." windows invoked by Help are blocking, and can not be closed”
Bug #306867 “when Help menu item opens in browser, inkscape dialog stuck until browser quits”
Bug #168226 “Launching Firefox freezes inkscape until browser exits”

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> "(inkscape:3504): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_misc_set_alignment: assertion `GTK_IS_MISC (misc)' failed"

Which GTK+ version do you have installed? That's a bug in GTK+ (see bug #576852), fixed in GTK+ >= 2.22.0
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