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Telegram Freeze when sending PDF.
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void 6.12.6_3 x86_64 GenuineIntel notuptodate rFFF
Package(s) Affected
telegram-desktop-5.9.0_1
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No response
Expected behaviour
Sending PDFs files like other files.
Actual behaviour
I use Telegram daily and can send any file except pdf files. When I send files like tar, jpeg, zip, etc., they are sent without any issues. However, when I try to send a pdf file, Telegram freezes, and the only way to close it is by using the pkill command in the terminal.
I attempted some troubleshooting to identify or describe the issue but couldn’t find anything conclusive. Below is the output from the terminal when I open Telegram. Although I don’t think it’s directly related, I’m including it here for reference:
[E] pw.loop [loop.c:69 pw_loop_new()] 0x7ff2f6576de0: can't make support.system handle: No such file or directory
[ALSOFT] (EE) Failed to create PipeWire event thread loop (errno: 2)
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 2
QWidget::render: Cannot render with an inactive painter
I put video to show the issue.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f72b0726-c658-4979-b9b6-40c8fb17611c
Steps to reproduce
1- Open rofi by keyboard shortcut.
2- Choose telegram-desktop.
3- Choose contact, channel, or group.
4- Pressing attachment icon to choose pdf file.
5- Telegram Freeze.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the freeze through rofi, telegram-desktop, a contact or group, the attachment icon, and a PDF file, comparing it with tar, JPEG, or ZIP files. Use the provided video and terminal output as references; done means PDF files can be selected and sent without Telegram freezing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100