Issue 85: "Save as" isn't working (thunar)
Status:  New
Owner: ----
Reported by dimitris17, Jun 2, 2010
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.open marave
2. write something or not
3. try to save it

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
an empty window, titled save as

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
0.7 on debian testing with openbox. my file manager is thunar.


Jun 2, 2010
Project Member #1 roberto.alsina
I can't reproduce this. Could you tell me the version of qt and pyqt you are using?
Jun 2, 2010
#2 dimitris17
(I'm not really sure about the version, but) On synaptic all libqt4 packages are
4:4.6.2-5 and python-qt4 is 4.7.3-1
Jun 2, 2010
Project Member #3 roberto.alsina
Those are the exact same versions I have in Arch :-(

Maybe try using svn, I did many changes with related issues (really should do a 
release one of these days).

Alternatively, run marave --help and try some of the options like --use-off-canvas-
editor and see if that makes any difference.
Jun 2, 2010
#4 dimitris17
I had tried the --use-off-canvas-editor yesterday with no success and moreover it
gives this error if I try to open options

$ ./marave-editor --use-off-canvas-editor
Using non-canvas editor
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/jimmy/marave-0.7/marave/main.py", line 947, in showprefs
    self.showbar(self.prefsWidget)
  File "/home/jimmy/marave-0.7/marave/main.py", line 931, in showbar
    animheight(self.editor,self.editorH-w.height(), thendo=later)
  File "/home/jimmy/marave-0.7/marave/main.py", line 199, in animheight
    thing.hanim=QtCore.QPropertyAnimation(thing.proxy, "geometry")
AttributeError: 'FunkyEditor' object has no attribute 'proxy'

and the option tab isn't opening. Also I don't see any difference with this option.
What does it do?

anyway, I'll try to get an svn version and see how it goes...

By the way, despite the issues it's a great project and I hope to see it "growing".
Also you should consider, if it's possible, to make it work non-full screen as well,
like any other editor and when ever you need privacy to enable its current mode. This
will be a real killer...

Best regards.
D.
Jun 3, 2010
Project Member #5 roberto.alsina
 Issue 86  has been merged into this issue.
Jun 12, 2010
#6 alex...@gmail.com
I have this same issue, running Ubuntu 10.04
Jun 12, 2010
Project Member #7 roberto.alsina
This is a known problem that seems to happen on Ubuntu. Not being an Ubuntu user, it has been hard to track down.
Jun 24, 2010
#8 steve.bu...@gmail.com
Same deal here with Ubuntu 10.04.  I tried the latest svn but to no avail.  This is the list of qt4 related packages I have installed.  I also tried with qt4-phonon which I think is mentioned in the README.  Still no dice. 

sburke@sburke-linux:~$ dpkg -l | grep 'qt4' 
ii  libqt4-assistant                      4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 assistant module
ii  libqt4-dbus                           4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii  libqt4-designer                       4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 designer module
ii  libqt4-help                           4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 help module
ii  libqt4-network                        4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 network module
ii  libqt4-script                         4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 script module
ii  libqt4-scripttools                    4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 script tools module
ii  libqt4-sql                            4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 SQL module
ii  libqt4-sql-mysql                      4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 MySQL database driver
ii  libqt4-svg                            4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 SVG module
ii  libqt4-test                           4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 test module
ii  libqt4-webkit                         4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 WebKit module
ii  libqt4-xml                            4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 XML module
ii  libqt4-xmlpatterns                    4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5                                Qt 4 XML patterns module
ii  python-qt4                            4.7.2-0ubuntu1                                  Python bindings for Qt4

Jan 17, 2011
#9 stefan.h...@gmail.com
Ubuntu 10.04, Gnome 2.32.0 - same problem with Save as feature.
Jun 19, 2011
#10 yaser....@gmail.com
Ditto, same problem here.  I'm running Ubunutu 10.04 as well.  Ironically, Marave used to work for me, I upgraded to Narwhal, hated it dropped back and reinstalled Meerkat and now it Marave doesn't work so I'm wondering what I had before that I don't have now (or what I have now that I didn't have before).
Jun 21, 2011
#11 rdieter@gmail.com
By all accounts, folks experiencing this most likely just need to rebuild marave (or if this is with distro-supplied packages, poke your distro bug tracker).
Sep 18, 2011
#12 asar...@gmail.com
I had the same problem, but I worked around to make it work.
When you select "Save", the blank dialog box appeared. Then, I switched to the console from I launched marave-editor, and pulsed CTRL+C.

Then I got:

Disabling spellchecker
^CTraceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/marave/main.py", line 1347, in scenechanged
    self.adjustPositions()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/marave/main.py", line 1228, in adjustPositions
    self.saveEditorGeometry()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/marave/main.py", line 771, in saveEditorGeometry
    self.settings.sync()
KeyboardInterrupt

And voila!, the content of the save dialog appeared.

P.S.: Sorry for my poor english, I've tried my best.
Sep 28, 2011
#13 chaines51@gmail.com
I also tried the above 'workaround', and was able to get the contents of the Open/Save/Save as Dialog boxes to appear by pressing Ctrl+C multiple times in the console window. I'm also not on Ubuntu, but Debian 6.0. 

Installed Relevant packages:


me@MyComputer:~$ dpkg --get-selections | grep qt
libqt4-assistant				install
libqt4-core					install
libqt4-dbus					install
libqt4-designer					install
libqt4-help					install
libqt4-network					install
libqt4-qt3support				install
libqt4-script					install
libqt4-scripttools				install
libqt4-sql					install
libqt4-sql-mysql				install
libqt4-svg					install
libqt4-test					install
libqt4-webkit					install
libqt4-xml					install
libqt4-xmlpatterns				install
libqtcore4					install
libqtgui4					install
python-qt4					install
python-qt4-phonon				install
qt4-qtconfig					install



me@myComputer:~$ dpkg --get-selections | grep python
libboost-python1.42.0				install
libpython2.6					install
python						install
python-apt					install
python-apt-common				install
python-aptdaemon				install
python-aptdaemon-gtk				install
python-axiom					install
python-beautifulsoup				install
python-brlapi					install
python-bugbuddy					install
python-cairo					install
python-central					install
python-chardet					install
python-clientform				install
python-coherence				install
python-configobj				install
python-crypto					install
python-cups					install
python-cupshelpers				install
python-dbus					install
python-debian					install
python-epsilon					install
python-evolution				install
python-feedparser				install
python-gconf					install
python-gdata					install
python-gdbm					install
python-glade2					install
python-gmenu					install
python-gnome2					install
python-gnomeapplet				install
python-gnomedesktop				install
python-gnomekeyring				install
python-gnupginterface				install
python-gobject					install
python-gst0.10					install
python-gtk2					install
python-gtkglext1				install
python-gtksourceview2				install
python-httplib2					install
python-imaging					install
python-libxml2					install
python-louie					install
python-louis					install
python-mako					install
python-markupsafe				install
python-mechanize				install
python-minimal					install
python-nevow					install
python-notify					install
python-numpy					install
python-opengl					install
python-openssl					install
python-pam					install
python-pexpect					install
python-pkg-resources				install
python-pyasn1					install
python-pyatspi					install
python-pyorbit					install
python-pysqlite2				install
python-qt4					install
python-qt4-phonon				install
python-rdflib					install
python-reportbug				install
python-serial					install
python-sip					install
python-software-properties			install
python-support					install
python-tagpy					install
python-twisted-bin				install
python-twisted-conch				install
python-twisted-core				install
python-twisted-web				install
python-uno					install
python-utidylib					install
python-vte					install
python-webkit					install
python-wnck					install
python-xapian					install
python-xdg					install
python-zope.interface				install
python2.6					install
python2.6-minimal				install

Dec 21, 2011
#14 tom.nau...@gmail.com
Same problem here, on Fedora 16 with Gnome 3.
The ctrl+c workaroud works.


[thomn@orion ~]$ yum list installed *python*
Modules complémentaires chargés : langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Paquets installés
abrt-addon-python.x86_64          2.0.7-2.fc16      @updates                    
audit-libs-python.x86_64          2.1.3-4.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
boost-python.x86_64               1.47.0-4.fc16     @updates                    
cracklib-python.x86_64            2.8.18-2.fc15     @koji-override-0/$releasever
dbus-python.x86_64                0.83.0-8.fc15     @koji-override-0/$releasever
eekboard-python.x86_64            1.0.5-1.fc16      @updates                    
farsight2-python.x86_64           0.0.31-1.fc16     @koji-override-0/$releasever
gnome-python2.x86_64              2.28.1-7.fc16     @updates                    
gnome-python2-bonobo.x86_64       2.28.1-7.fc16     @updates                    
gnome-python2-canvas.x86_64       2.28.1-7.fc16     @updates                    
gnome-python2-desktop.x86_64      2.32.0-5.fc16     @koji-override-0/$releasever
gnome-python2-extras.x86_64       2.25.3-37.fc16    @fedora                     
gnome-python2-gconf.x86_64        2.28.1-7.fc16     @updates                    
gnome-python2-gnome.x86_64        2.28.1-7.fc16     @updates                    
gnome-python2-gnomekeyring.x86_64 2.32.0-5.fc16     @koji-override-0/$releasever
gnome-python2-gnomeprint.x86_64   2.32.0-5.fc16     @fedora                     
gnome-python2-gnomevfs.x86_64     2.28.1-7.fc16     @updates                    
gnome-python2-gtkspell.x86_64     2.25.3-37.fc16    @fedora                     
gnome-python2-libwnck.x86_64      2.32.0-5.fc16     @koji-override-0/$releasever
gstreamer-python.x86_64           0.10.19-2.fc15    @koji-override-0/$releasever
liblouis-python.noarch            2.3.0-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
libproxy-python.noarch            0.4.7-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
libreport-python.x86_64           2.0.8-3.fc16      @updates                    
libselinux-python.x86_64          2.1.6-5.fc16      @updates                    
libsemanage-python.x86_64         2.1.2-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
libuser-python.x86_64             0.57.2-1.fc16     @koji-override-0/$releasever
libxml2-python.x86_64             2.7.8-6.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
newt-python.x86_64                0.52.14-1.fc16    @updates                    
notify-python.x86_64              0.1.1-18.fc15     @koji-override-0/$releasever
policycoreutils-python.x86_64     2.1.4-12.fc16     @updates                    
python.x86_64                     2.7.2-5.2.fc16    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-BeautifulSoup.noarch       1:3.2.0-2.fc15    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-GnuPGInterface.noarch      0.3.2-8.fc15      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-IPy.noarch                 0.75-1.fc16       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-beaker.noarch              1.5.4-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-boto.noarch                2.0-1.fc16        @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-brlapi.x86_64              0.5.5-4.fc15      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-bugzilla.noarch            0.6.2-2.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-chardet.noarch             2.0.1-3.fc15      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-cloudfiles.noarch          1.7.9.1-1.fc16    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-crypto.x86_64              2.3-5.fc16        @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-cryptsetup.x86_64          0.1.4-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-cups.x86_64                1.9.60-1.fc16     @updates                    
python-decorator.noarch           3.3.2-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-deltarpm.x86_64            3.6-0.6.20110223git.fc16
                                                    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-enchant.noarch             1.6.5-3.1.fc16    @updates                    
python-ethtool.x86_64             0.7-2.fc16        @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-feedparser.noarch          5.0.1-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-httplib2.noarch            0.6.0-5.fc15      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-iniparse.noarch            0.4-3.fc15        @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-iwlib.x86_64               1.1-1.fc16        @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-kitchen.noarch             1.0.0-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-libs.x86_64                2.7.2-5.2.fc16    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-lxml.x86_64                2.3-1.fc16        @fedora                     
python-magic.x86_64               5.07-6.fc16       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-mako.noarch                0.4.2-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-markupsafe.x86_64          0.11-3.fc15       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-meh.noarch                 0.11-2.fc15       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-nose.noarch                1.1.2-1.fc16      @fedora                     
python-nss.x86_64                 0.12-1.fc16       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-osmgpsmap.x86_64           0.7.3-5.fc16      @fedora                     
python-paste.noarch               1.7.5.1-2.fc15    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-pyblock.x86_64             0.49-2.fc15       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-pycurl.x86_64              7.19.0-9.fc15     @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-setuptools.noarch          0.6.24-1.fc16     @updates                    
python-simplejson.x86_64          2.1.6-1.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-slip.noarch                0.2.20-1.fc16     @updates                    
python-slip-dbus.noarch           0.2.20-1.fc16     @updates                    
python-slip-gtk.noarch            0.2.20-1.fc16     @updates                    
python-smbc.x86_64                1.0.11-1.fc16     @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-telepathy.noarch           0.15.19-3.fc16    @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-tempita.noarch             0.4-7.fc15        @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-urlgrabber.noarch          3.9.1-10.fc15     @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-virtkey.x86_64             0.50-9.fc15       @koji-override-0/$releasever
python-xlib.noarch                0.15-0.5.rc1.fc16 @koji-override-0/$releasever
rpm-python.x86_64                 4.9.1.2-1.fc16    @koji-override-0/$releasever
setools-libs-python.x86_64        3.3.7-19.fc16     @updates                    
speech-dispatcher-python.x86_64   0.7.1-6.fc16      @koji-override-0/$releasever


[thomn@orion ~]$ yum list installed *qt*
Modules complémentaires chargés : langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Paquets installés
PyQt4.x86_64                       4.8.6-1.fc16                        @updates 
qt.x86_64                          1:4.8.0-0.23.rc1.fc16               @fedora  
qt-mobility.x86_64                 1.2.0-5.20110922.fc16               @fedora  
qt-x11.x86_64                      1:4.8.0-0.23.rc1.fc16               @fedora  
qtwebkit.x86_64                    2.2.0-1.fc16                        @fedora  
spotify-client-qt.x86_64           0.6.2.291.gcccc1f5.116-2            installed