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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago
Note that the search is recursive, so the SVG may be in a subdirectory
#6
Updated by Becky Wilkes over 10 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 10 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 almost 10 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.