BibDesk

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4 AppleScript (Lion): open document hangs until timeout - ID: 3402223

Last Update: Comment added ( ralphsbln )

Details:

BibDesk 1.5.4 (2141)
Mac OS 10.7.1 (11B26)

Opening a tex file in BibDesk using AppleScript results in a hang situation and an "AppleEvent timed out." number -1712" error after the timeout. BibDesk does launch (if not already running) and open the tex file, but control flow does seem to be returned to the AppleScript interpreter. While the script hangs, BibDesk can be sampled using the Activity Monitor application (see attached sample file).

Here's is a simple script that causes the hang situation:

set theFile to POSIX file "/private/tmp/test.bib"
tell application "BibDesk"
open theFile
end tell

This started happening after upgrading to Mac OS Lion, so maybe it's a bug in Lion's AppleScript engine rather than in BibDesk.

Submitted:

RalphSBln ( ralphsbln ) - 2011-09-01 02:48:40 PDT

Priority:

Status:

Closed

Resolution:

Works For Me

Assigned:

Nobody/Anonymous

Category:

None

Group:

None

Visibility:

Public

Comments ( 6 )

Date: 2011-09-04 12:43:07 PDT Sender: ralphsbln Thank you, Christiaan. I reported the bug to Apple.
Date: 2011-09-02 02:15:58 PDT Sender: hofman So this is really a system bug, as we're not in control of suspending the applescript. There's nothing we can do, Apple should fix this.
Date: 2011-09-02 02:09:13 PDT Sender: ralphsbln It's only the script that hangs. BibDesk launches and opens the document immediately and is completely responsive while the script is running/hanging. Adding "activate" before the "open" statement does not change anything.
Date: 2011-09-01 10:25:52 PDT Sender: hofman Another thing, does it change when you add an extra "activate" at the beginning of the tell block?
Date: 2011-09-01 04:11:04 PDT Sender: hofman Looks really like a Lion bug to me. We have no control over how Cocoa scripting opens the document. Does Bibdesk itself hang, or is it only the AppleScript script (i.e. AppleScript Editor.app)?
Date: 2011-09-01 02:51:59 PDT Sender: ralphsbln In line 2 it should be "but control flow does NOT seem to be returned". Sorry

Attached File ( 1 )

Filename	Description	Download
Sample of BibDesk.txt	Sample of BibDesk application while AppleScript hangs	Download

Changes ( 5 )

Field	Old Value	Date	By
status_id	Open	2011-09-02 02:15:58 PDT	hofman
resolution_id	None	2011-09-02 02:15:58 PDT	hofman
close_date	-	2011-09-02 02:15:58 PDT	hofman
priority	5	2011-09-01 04:11:04 PDT	hofman
File Added	422531: Sample of BibDesk.txt	2011-09-01 02:48:41 PDT	ralphsbln