Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: yelp (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
--
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop
Packages, which is subscribed to yelp in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256388
Title:
Yelp Couldn't parse troff special character: 'dq' from man
Status in “yelp” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Error message:
** (yelp:31227): WARNING **: Couldn't parse troff special character: 'dq'
runtime error: file /usr/share/yelp-xsl/xslt/common/icons.xsl line 139
element call-template
The called template 'l10n.gettext' was not found.
runtime error: file /usr/share/yelp-xsl/xslt/common/html.xsl line 456 element
call-template
The called template 'l10n.direction' was not found.
runtime error: file /usr/share/yelp-xsl/xslt/common/html.xsl line 459 element
call-template
The called template 'l10n.align.start' was not found.
runtime error: file /usr/share/yelp-xsl/xslt/common/html.xsl line 464 element
call-template
The called template 'l10n.align.end' was not found.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Release: 12.04
apt-cache policy yelp
yelp:
Geïnstalleerd: 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
Kandidaat: 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
Versietabel:
*** 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
When opening a man page in yelp using
yelp man:rsync
yelp can't seem to parse the double quotes character.
see screenshot
steps to reproduce:
open a terminal (CTRL+ALT+T)
type: yelp man:rsync
scroll down to the second paragraph in the Description section
you'll see ? in black diamonds (�) instead of double quotes (").
then open the man page in another terminal
CTRL+ALT+T
type: man rsync
scroll to the same second paragraph in the Description section
low and behold double quotes "
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: yelp 3.4.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-57.87-generic 3.2.52
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-57-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 29 18:36:06 2013
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: yelp
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/1256388/+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
