One way to crash gnucash 1.8.4

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

I can reproduce this.  Please file a bug report.

-derek

Kaaren Shalom & Richard Gilligan <cosmodog at comcast.net> writes:

> Start gnucash.
> 
> Close any reports you have open until only the "Accounts" tab remains
> in the left hand column.
> 
> Select Menu:File:Open In a new Window
> (this will cause your account tree to be displayed in a second window)
> 
> Return focus to the (now empty) first window and select Menu:File:New
> Account...
> 
> After a few seconds I see a new window labeled "Error" with a close
> button and text as follows:
> 
> 
> 
> Application "strange symbols" (process 1209) has crashed
> due to fatal error.
> (bus error)
> 
> Please visit the GNOME Application Crash Page for more information
> 
> 
> 
> The line above appears to be a clickable link but clicking on it has
> no effect.
> 
> [I note that selecting Menu:New instead of Menu:File:New
> Account... successfully opens the new account setup panel although I
> don't know what happens if you actually then use that panel.]
> 
> 
> I don't know if this crash causes any data corruption.  I have only
> tried it with a test file.  If someone can reproduce this on a test
> file I will be happy to make a bug report.
> 
> I am using gnucash 1.8.4 from fink on macosx 10.2.5 with apple x
> window system 0.2.1
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Richard
> 
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