I just went from 14.04 LTS to 14.10 and now get the same error for any PDF I open:
(evince:22053): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed from Joe Chen's last message, are there some unmet GTK library dependencies in 14.10? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1377546 Title: evice gets Gtk-CRITICAL errors Status in evince package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: evice alwas gets following errors when opening a PDF file: (evince:3932): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: The property GtkSettings:gtk- menu-images is deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore. It will be removed in a future version. (evince:3932): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed (evince:3932): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed Here is the release information: jchen@utopic:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch) Release: 14.10 jchen@utopic:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: evince 3.14.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-20.27-generic 3.16.3 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Oct 4 19:33:41 2014 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/evince InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-03 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140923) SourcePackage: evince UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1377546/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp