Subject: Forum activity on: MacOS crash on launch fix
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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:17:33 -0000

Dear Adriana calderón,

A post has been edited on the topic "MacOS crash on launch fix" by Preuit Holland:
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Frustrated with a crash on launch, I solved it by forcing Inkscape to re-generate the preferences file.1. Quit Inkscape.2. Rename the existing preferences file to something like "preferences-backup.xml." 3. Launch Inkscape. All good except I have to re-enter all my settings.On MacOS the preferences file is here:~/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/org.inkscape.Inkscape/config/inkscape/preferences.xmlYou'll need to make hidden files visible to find the Library folder in your home folder. The key combination is:  Shift-Command-PeriodThis worked for me. Good luck!MacOS M3, 15.2 Sequoia, Inkscape 1.4======For anybody who's interested, here's the crash report:<pre> 0# Inkscape::Application::crash_handler(int) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 1# _sigtramp in /usr/lib/system/libsystem_platform.dylib 2# sigc::signal_base::signal_base(sigc::signal_base const&) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libsigc-2.0.0.dylib 3# Inkscape::UI::Widget::Ruler::Ruler(Gtk::Orientation) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 4# Inkscape::UI::Widget::CanvasGrid::CanvasGrid(SPDesktopWidget*) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 5# SPDesktopWidget::SPDesktopWidget(InkscapeWindow*, SPDocument*) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 6# InkscapeWindow::InkscapeWindow(SPDocument*) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 7# InkscapeApplication::window_open(SPDocument*) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 8# InkscapeApplication::create_window(SPDocument*, bool) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib 9# InkscapeApplication::process_document(SPDocument*, std::__1::basic_string<char, std::__1::char_traits<char>, std::__1::allocator<char>>) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib10# InkscapeApplication::on_activate() in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/inkscape/libinkscape_base.1.4.0.0.dylib11# Glib::SignalProxyNormal::slot0_void_callback(_GObject*, void*) in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libglibmm-2.4.1.dylib12# g_closure_invoke in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libgobject-2.0.0.dylib13# signal_emit_unlocked_R in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libgobject-2.0.0.dylib14# g_signal_emit_valist in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libgobject-2.0.0.dylib15# g_signal_emit in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libgobject-2.0.0.dylib16# g_application_real_local_command_line in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libgio-2.0.0.dylib17# g_application_run in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/lib/libgio-2.0.0.dylib18# main in /Applications/> Applications Other/Graphics/Inkscape.app/Contents/MacOS/inkscape</pre><details><summary>System info</summary>Inkscape 1.4 (e7c3feb1, 2024-10-09)                      Compile  (Run)    GLib version:     2.76.3    GTK version:      3.24.42 (3.24.42)    glibmm version:   2.66.6    gtkmm version:    3.24.9    libxml2 version:  2.11.4    libxslt version:  1.1.29    Cairo version:    1.18.0 (1.18.0)    Pango version:    1.50.14 (1.50.14)    HarfBuzz version: 8.0.1 (8.0.1)    OS version:       macOS 15.2 (24C101) arm64</details> 
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