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Uncaught error when opening multiple documents in MacDown on Mac OS X 10.11 beta
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Description
- Run MacDown: the default blank document opens.
- Choose File > Open to open another document.
EXPECTED: The new document opens, and the default blank document is still there. (Incidentally I think it would be a good enhancement to close the default blank document when opening another document, if the default blank document has no unsaved changes.)
ACTUAL: The opened document window appears, but a message box appears reporting a caught exception, and saying that you can click Continue to run in an inconsistent state, but woe betide you.
- Click Continue.
EXPECTED: Not sure. Hopefully I can keep working!
ACTUAL: MacDown crashes out.
WORKAROUND: Close the default document before opening the document you want to edit, and only have one document window open at once.
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Research direction
Reproduce the crash on Mac OS X 10.11 beta by opening a second document while the default blank document remains open, then compare it with the stated workaround of closing the default document first. Trace the exception and crash from that reproduction; done means multiple documents can be opened without an exception or crash and the existing document remains usable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, objective-c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100