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KevinH · 06-05-2025, 10:23 AM

And this crash appears to be os specific (native vs non-native file dialogs?). On Mac OS when I try that exact sequence of events and force select the open button I just get a qmessage box that says:

"Sport_Fish.1.jpg"
"File not found."
"Please verify the correct file name was given."

With an Okay button. If you press it all is fine and it brings you back to the non-native file dialog box and gives you a chance to type in or browse to a real file.

If I try any kind of url it seems the MacOS non-native qfiledialog also refuses to allow you to select the open button, leaving only cancel.

This is when I try the url provided above:

Code:

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/fishing/images/sport/galleries/Sport_Fish.1.jpg

So on Mac OS no crash, but I really think that is because the non-native file dialog used on MacOS properly handles that case by checking to see if the local file exists.

I will test next under Linux.

06-05-2025, 10:23 AM	#10
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,858 Karma: 6120478 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	And this crash appears to be os specific (native vs non-native file dialogs?). On Mac OS when I try that exact sequence of events and force select the open button I just get a qmessage box that says: "Sport_Fish.1.jpg" "File not found." "Please verify the correct file name was given." With an Okay button. If you press it all is fine and it brings you back to the non-native file dialog box and gives you a chance to type in or browse to a real file. If I try any kind of url it seems the MacOS non-native qfiledialog also refuses to allow you to select the open button, leaving only cancel. This is when I try the url provided above: Code: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/fishing/images/sport/galleries/Sport_Fish.1.jpg So on Mac OS no crash, but I really think that is because the non-native file dialog used on MacOS properly handles that case by checking to see if the local file exists. I will test next under Linux. Last edited by KevinH; 06-05-2025 at 12:30 PM.