Do you have qt4-qtconfig? if not install it. You can run it from the command line
Just change to another theme and see what happens. It's something I would try. -- Owen > Hi > > I upgraded my previously fine Ubuntu 12.10 and Scribus 1.4.2 > > But now when I run Scribus it stalls on the reading preferences on > start > up for about 5 mins then continues. > > I removed the .scribus file and restarted scribus but still same > issue. > > I also then removed the package and went back to the package in the > Ubuntu repo, 1.4.0 (oddly), but with same issue > > If I run from cmd line I get this:- > >> julianr at pc37:~$ scribus >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: >> assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: >> assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: >> assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_long_property: >> assertion `GTK_SETTINGS (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS >> (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: >> assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: >> assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_icon_theme_prepend_search_path: assertion `GTK_IS_ICON_THEME >> (icon_theme)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_icon_theme_get_for_screen: >> assertion `GDK_IS_SCREEN (screen)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_icon_theme_prepend_search_path: assertion `GTK_IS_ICON_THEME >> (icon_theme)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS >> (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS >> (settings)' failed >> >> (scribus:17590): Gtk-CRITICAL **: >> IA__gtk_settings_set_string_property: assertion `GTK_SETTINGS >> (settings)' failed >> QProcess: Destroyed while process is still running. >> > and a further few more 'QProcess: Destroyed while process is still > running' appears whilst its hanging. > > Its also annoying as the splash screen shows up on top of everything > else while 'reading preferences' meaning you cant see some of the > screen. > > Any ideas? > -- Owen
