Am 31.12.2013 um 21:49 schrieb Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org>: > On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 12:29 AM, DWL <ld...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Searched the bug tracker wiki. Couldn't find this one. It's major, at least >> to me. >> >> LyX Version: 2.1.0beta2 >> OS: Macintosh 10.6.8 >> Package came from the pre-compiled disc image on LyX website. >> >> Symptom: Insert > Special Character > Symbols dialog box is completely >> devoid of symbols. Every Category is blank. I've attached one screen cap as >> an example. > > I cannot reproduce on Ubuntu 13.10. I agree that this is serious if > other mac users can reproduce. Is there any terminal output? If not, > maybe try starting LyX with -dbg info and see if there's any useful > messages.
There are no messages. LyX 2.0.7 is affected too on my system. It looks like the problem is a run-time effect and QFontMetrics::maxWidth() is the culprit. The attached patch helps. But I don't know if there is another solution. This one I'd rate as a little hack. Any suggestions? Stephan
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