A new version of DraftSight has been released but it's completely unusable with the new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The application seems broken and I get a segmentation fault when I try to launch it. Sometimes the application opens but pull down menus and toolbars are missing. I'll try to investigate if there is any way to fix that but I don't expect any solution about this.
Ubuntu 12.04 users have to be careful with this. Don't upgrade if you don't have a copy of the previous DraftSight V1R1.4 installer.
Ubuntu 12.04 users have to be careful with this. Don't upgrade if you don't have a copy of the previous DraftSight V1R1.4 installer.
DraftSight V1R2 on Ubuntu 12.04. Disaster!!!
Update: DraftSight V1R2 doesn't have any GUI problems with CentOS 6.2 32bit, OpenSUSE 12.1 64bit and Ubuntu 12.04 64bit ???!!!(All these are VirtualBox installations). On my Ubuntu 12.04 32bit installation I finally got back the toolbars but the pull-down menus are still missing.
Update 2: Finally I got a working DraftSight V1R2 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit. The problem is that DS tries to load missing or invalid CUI and Menu files when your system locale is not English.
To get a correct looking DraftSight you have to:
- type options on the command line and navigate to File Locations--->Interface--->Customization File and then load the correct application.xml file. Save the changes
This will make the toolbars visible again.
After that:
-right click on a toolbar and select Customize Interface
Navigate to UI Profiles--->UI Profiles--->Menu Bar, then click to the button show menu explorer and then drag 'n' drop all the items into the Classic default entry. Save the changes again.
Finally DraftSight looks OK again
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Update 2: Finally I got a working DraftSight V1R2 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit. The problem is that DS tries to load missing or invalid CUI and Menu files when your system locale is not English.
To get a correct looking DraftSight you have to:
- type options on the command line and navigate to File Locations--->Interface--->Customization File and then load the correct application.xml file. Save the changes
This will make the toolbars visible again.
After that:
-right click on a toolbar and select Customize Interface
Navigate to UI Profiles--->UI Profiles--->Menu Bar, then click to the button show menu explorer and then drag 'n' drop all the items into the Classic default entry. Save the changes again.
Finally DraftSight looks OK again
V1R2 seems to work with the german localisation of Linux Mint 13 Maya, which is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the fix. I just fixed the problem at debian 6.0 x64, by just:
ReplyDelete$ cd ~/.config/draftsight/1.2.229/UI/
$ cp -R english greek
Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteThanks! works perfect!
ReplyDeleteGreat man! been looking all over for this. We even had this problem on windows XP and windows 7 machines. Your solution fixed this.
ReplyDeleteNow i can finally test the hopefully improved HP printer implementation.
thx
But, still don't work without internet connection!
ReplyDeleteYes, this is a very annoying bug and I tried several workarounds without success. The only solution is to downgrade to the previous V1R1.4 version.
DeleteDo you know where I can get the V1R1.4 .deb file?
DeleteUnfortunately I don't have any older version of DS available.
DeleteYou can ask Dassault at swym.3ds.com
i have recently download the draft sight on my ubuntu 12.04 LTS os ,seems working fine for 5-6 days but now i lost all the menu bars and tool bars,tried reinstalling but problem persists,also tried above mentioned solution but problem remains . pls provide solution ,if any?
ReplyDeleteTry to delete the folder ~/.config/draftsight
Deletethanks for your reply ! as i am new to linux ,please suggest me the exact procedure to do that.
Deletethanks in advance
Folders that start with "." are hidden folders inside your home folder that store application's settings and preferences.
DeleteYou have to hit Ctrl+H to see them.
Thanks, perfect solution
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem on my Windows 7 Pro x64 Dutch.
ReplyDeleteThe solution worked!
Thx!
I wouldn't have found a solution in a long time, if you didn't post this...Ευχαριστώ πολύ!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you a lot for this help. I had the menu vanished for months and could not bring it back. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteWith the new version V1R3.2 I solved with this (sorry is inn spanish):
ReplyDeletehttp://numeriza.com/informatica/como-instalar-draftsight-v1r3-2-en-ubuntu-64-bits-12-04/
Again only the link:
ReplyDeleteCómo instalar Draftsight V1R3.2 en Ubuntu 64 bits 12.04