Could not save page page: Expected string or buffer

[Robert Collins]

To reproduce:

1. Create a table; mine has 5 columns.
2. Edit another page.
3. Return to the page with the table. Select the tools icon in the table toolbar.
4. Insert a new column between two existing columns. "OK"
5. The new column will not be created.

When Zim tries to save the page, the error will occur.

- If you select "Discard changes" you can keep working.
- If you select "Save changes" the attempt to save a copy will fail and generate a bug report prompt.

Output:

This is zim 0.65
Platform: posix
Locale: en_US UTF-8
FS encoding: UTF-8
Python: (2, 7, 12, 'final', 0)
Gtk: (2, 24, 30)
Pygtk: (2, 24, 0)
Zim revision is:
  branch: zim-trunk
  revision: 805 <email address hidden>
  date: 2015-11-01 15:42:45 +0100

======= Traceback =======
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/widgets.py", line 3106, in do_response
    destroy = self.do_response_ok()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/__init__.py", line 3283, in do_response_ok
    lines = self.page.dump(format)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 2507, in dump
    tree = self.get_parsetree()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 2414, in get_parsetree
    return self._ui_object.get_parsetree()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/pageview.py", line 5067, in get_parsetree
    self._parsetree = buffer.get_parsetree()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/pageview.py", line 2387, in get_parsetree
    obj.build_parsetree_of_table(builder, iter)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py", line 421, in build_parsetree_of_table
    headers, rows, attrib = self.get_data()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py", line 353, in get_data
    treerow
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py", line 352, in <lambda>
    lambda cell: CellFormatReplacer.cell_to_input(cell, True),
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py", line 172, in cell_to_input
    text = pattern[1].sub(replace[2], text)
TypeError: expected string or buffer

(END)

Running `zim -D` produced output ending in a message that the result would probably not be useful in bug reports.

[Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg)]

Please verify same issue still present in 0.66 / 0.67 or not

[Robert Collins (muscogulus)]

Did the update and tested. No errors! Looks good!

--
  Robert P. Collins
  <email address hidden>

On Wed, May 31, 2017, at 08:11 AM, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:
> Please verify same issue still present in 0.66 / 0.67 or not
>
> ** Changed in: zim
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693902
>
> Title:
> Could not save page page: Expected string or buffer
>
> Status in Zim:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> To reproduce:
>
> 1. Create a table; mine has 5 columns.
> 2. Edit another page.
> 3. Return to the page with the table. Select the tools icon in the
> table toolbar.
> 4. Insert a new column between two existing columns. "OK"
> 5. The new column will not be created.
>
> When Zim tries to save the page, the error will occur.
>
> - If you select "Discard changes" you can keep working.
> - If you select "Save changes" the attempt to save a copy will fail and
> generate a bug report prompt.
>
> Output:
>
> This is zim 0.65
> Platform: posix
> Locale: en_US UTF-8
> FS encoding: UTF-8
> Python: (2, 7, 12, 'final', 0)
> Gtk: (2, 24, 30)
> Pygtk: (2, 24, 0)
> Zim revision is:
> branch: zim-trunk
> revision: 805
> <email address hidden>
> date: 2015-11-01 15:42:45 +0100
>
> ======= Traceback =======
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/widgets.py", line
> 3106, in do_response
> destroy = self.do_response_ok()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/__init__.py", line
> 3283, in do_response_ok
> lines = self.page.dump(format)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 2507,
> in dump
> tree = self.get_parsetree()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/notebook.py", line 2414,
> in get_parsetree
> return self._ui_object.get_parsetree()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/pageview.py", line
> 5067, in get_parsetree
> self._parsetree = buffer.get_parsetree()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/gui/pageview.py", line
> 2387, in get_parsetree
> obj.build_parsetree_of_table(builder, iter)
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py",
> line 421, in build_parsetree_of_table
> headers, rows, attrib = self.get_data()
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py",
> line 353, in get_data
> treerow
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py",
> line 352, in <lambda>
> lambda cell: CellFormatReplacer.cell_to_input(cell, True),
> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/tableeditor.py",
> line 172, in cell_to_input
> text = pattern[1].sub(replace[2], text)
> TypeError: expected string or buffer
>
> (END)
>
> Running `zim -D` produced output ending in a message that the result
> would probably not be useful in bug reports.
>
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[Laecy (laecy)]

My bug was very similar. I didn't navigate away from the page, and I was trying to split one column into two, but otherwise it was exactly the same sequence of events.

In case you could use the bug report:

This is zim 0.65
Platform: nt
Locale: en_US cp1252
FS encoding: mbcs
Python: (2, 7, 11, 'final', 0)
Gtk: (2, 24, 10)
Pygtk: (2, 24, 0)
Zim revision is:
  branch: 065
  revision: 805 <email address hidden>
  date: 2015-11-01 15:42:45 +0100

======= Traceback =======
  File "zim\gui\widgets.pyo", line 3106, in do_response
  File "zim\gui\__init__.pyo", line 3282, in do_response_ok
  File "zim\notebook.pyo", line 2507, in dump
  File "zim\notebook.pyo", line 2414, in get_parsetree
  File "zim\gui\pageview.pyo", line 5067, in get_parsetree
  File "zim\gui\pageview.pyo", line 2387, in get_parsetree
  File "zim\plugins\tableeditor.pyo", line 421, in build_parsetree_of_table
  File "zim\plugins\tableeditor.pyo", line 353, in get_data
  File "zim\plugins\tableeditor.pyo", line 352, in <lambda>
  File "zim\plugins\tableeditor.pyo", line 172, in cell_to_input
TypeError: expected string or buffer

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