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acroread package

[gutsy] acroread fails to start, with GTK error

Bug #128736 reported by Christopher Barrington-Leigh
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acroread (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: acroread

 acroread fails to start after some recent upgrades. It just gives the following error:

(acroread:1798): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_rc_get_style: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug, that's known upstream, http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc4895e

Changed in acroread:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Confirmed
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Shaya Potter (spotter) wrote :

I have same issue, and its tied to the upgrade to 2.11.6-1ubuntu3 as 2.11.5-1ubuntu1 works fine (so I think its a bug in gtk, not acroread).

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

 gtk+2.0 (2.11.6-1ubuntu4) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/patches/081_from_bugzilla_fix_cups1.3_build.patch:
     - change from GNOME #467414 to build with cups1.3 correctly
   * debian/patches/090_from_fedora_better_tooltip_compat.patch:
     - patch from fedora, improve the tooltip compatibility,
       make acroread start again
   * debian/patches/091_workaround_no_gtk_init_incorrect_display.patch:
     - workaround incorrect display issue for applications using gtk without
       calling gtk_init correctly

Changed in acroread:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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