Show Link Map returns error 1:44:unexpected char '-'

Probably it is caused by an update in the GraphViz software. The dot viewer
widget parses an internal fomrat of the GraphViz toolkit and tends to break
with syntax changes :(

Can you check the version of the "dot" command that you have?

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 6:34 PM, SImon Haisell <email address hidden> wrote:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Hi, I've been using zim for a couple of years now. Recently the "Show
> Link Map" option has been returning the error:
>
> Dot viewer:
> 1:44:unexpected char '-'
>
> I initially thought this might be caused by imported text (soft
> hyphens?) but I tried it out on a clean wiki and ran into the same
> problem. Zim can produce maps up to about 30-50 nodes and then starts
> returning this error and giving a blank map.
>
> I am using the latest 0.63 version of zim on ubuntu.
>
> zim -D shows:
>
> INFO: This is zim 0.63
> DEBUG: Python version is sys.version_info(major=2, minor=7, micro=6,
> releaselevel='final', serial=0)
> DEBUG: Platform is posix
> DEBUG: Zim revision is:
> branch: zim-trunk
> revision: 765 <email address hidden>
> date: 2015-06-13 21:48:28 +0200
> DEBUG: Action: show_linkmap
> DEBUG: Opening dialog "LinkMap - Zim"
>
> Any ideas what is causing this?
>
> ** Affects: zim
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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Dot -V gives:

dot - graphviz version 2.36.0 (20140111.2315)

Same error

Xubuntu 15.10

This is zim 0.65
Python version is sys.version_info(major=2, minor=7, micro=10, releaselevel='final', serial=0)
Platform is posix
No bzr version-info found
Not running from a source dir

dot - graphviz version 2.38.0 (20140413.2041)

I was under the impression this issue was fixed, but apparently not completely :(

Tested myself also with dot - graphviz version 2.38.0 (20140413.2041) -- up to date ubuntu install -- but can't reproduce.

In the file "zim/plugins/linkmap.py" line 95 should read:
#~ print '\n'.join(dotcode)+'\n'

Please edit this line and remove the "#~ " from the begin. THis should print out the graphviz code that goes into the linkmap. Having this output should help with debugging.

I also have Jaap's version, and get the error mentioned. The graphviz code (which could be processed with my dot command) is the following:

I cannot see anything new after editing line 96 of "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zim/plugins/linkmap.py"

If I open help-file Zim - I see good map in "Bugs" and error in "Plugins: Ditaa Editor" (for example).

Xubuntu 17.04-64

Thanks Nick for pointing me to failures in the manual - that helps to
reproduce here :)

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 3:05 PM Nick <email address hidden> wrote:

> I cannot see anything new after editing line 96 of "/usr/lib/python2.7
> /dist-packages/zim/plugins/linkmap.py"
>
> If I open help-file Zim - I see good map in "Bugs" and error in
> "Plugins: Ditaa Editor" (for example).
>
> Xubuntu 17.04-64
>
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Hack to work around in rev864

Cool, fixed for me.

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On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Jaap Karssenberg <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Hack to work around in rev864
>
> ** Changed in: zim
> Status: New => Fix Committed
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1483018
>
> Title:
> Show Link Map returns error 1:44:unexpected char '-'
>
> Status in Zim:
> Fix Committed
>
> Bug description:
> Hi, I've been using zim for a couple of years now. Recently the "Show
> Link Map" option has been returning the error:
>
> Dot viewer:
> 1:44:unexpected char '-'
>
> I initially thought this might be caused by imported text (soft
> hyphens?) but I tried it out on a clean wiki and ran into the same
> problem. Zim can produce maps up to about 30-50 nodes and then starts
> returning this error and giving a blank map.
>
> I am using the latest 0.63 version of zim on ubuntu.
>
> zim -D shows:
>
> INFO: This is zim 0.63
> DEBUG: Python version is sys.version_info(major=2, minor=7, micro=6,
> releaselevel='final', serial=0)
> DEBUG: Platform is posix
> DEBUG: Zim revision is:
> branch: zim-trunk
> revision: 765 <email address hidden>-
> pygsvbwdn2sefqhe
> date: 2015-06-13 21:48:28 +0200
> DEBUG: Action: show_linkmap
> DEBUG: Opening dialog "LinkMap - Zim"
>
> Any ideas what is causing this?
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/zim/+bug/1483018/+subscriptions
>

Cool, everything become OK :)