Bug report #14688
SVG in Layer Properties Crashes QGIS
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Symbology | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | master | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Linux | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | not reproducable |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 22652 |
Description
I'm using Ubuntu 15.10 and QGIS 2.14.1
Add a point layer
Go to Properties
Change Simple Marker to SVG
QGIS Crashes
I tested it with Shapefiles and PostGIS just for giggles. Crashed on Both.
History
#1
Updated by R. R. over 8 years ago
I've tried to reproduce this issue, but everything works as expected.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
qgis 1:2.14.1+git20160413+0bde357+20trusty
#2
Updated by Randal Hale over 8 years ago
I'm going to attempt to reload QGIS 2.14.1 - I just crashed my OSGEO4W install doing the exact same thing.
#3
Updated by Nyall Dawson over 8 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Feedback
I suspect this is caused by a malformed svg in your svg library. If you can track down which one is causing it and share then I'm sure we can find a fix...
#4
Updated by Randal Hale over 8 years ago
I think I figured it out. I had added my /home/rjhale directory as an SVG search directory at some point in the past. I went under settings -> Options -> System and removed /home/rjhale and it stopped crashing. I had no SVG's in /home/rjhale. I did have some png and jpgs. So I'm trying to figure out it one of those as causing an issue. I even re-added /home/rjhale and it's working now. Time to check the two other installs to see what is happening.
#5
Updated by Nyall Dawson over 8 years ago
Note that the search is recursive, so the SVG may be in a subdirectory
#6
Updated by Becky Wilkes over 8 years ago
I thought I would chime in here, as I was having a similar problem just this week. In trying to set properties for a point layer, if I tried to change my Simple Marker to an SVG symbol, QGIS would crash. I'm running QGIS LTR 2.8.8 on Windows (64 bit).
I had tried uninstalling and reinstalling QGIS, to no avail. But clearing my SVG path (it had been set to my desktop) under "Settings>Options>System" caused the problem to go away. (Thanks, Randal!)
p.s. From brief tests on a colleague's computer, this problem does NOT seem to occur on a Mac.
#7
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 8 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
- Resolution set to not reproducable
I thought it could have a been a path with no SVG in it, but I tested an no crashes.
Please reopen if you find a reliable way to replicate the issue.
#8
Updated by Bernardo Loureiro about 8 years ago
I've encountered the same issue on Mac OS 10.11.6 and QGIS 2.14.3.
As the OP mentioned, the issue is resolved when changing the default SVG search directory from /home/myuser to another folder.
I think the issue might be related to the fact that QGIS tries to search my entire user directory for SVGs. I think it would be best if the default SVG search folder was not /home/myuser.