[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#271233: lyx-qt: blank line in address causes letter failure

[Ross Boylan]

Package: lyx-qt
Version: 1.3.4-2
Severity: normal

Using the normal letter template, I tried to insert a blank line in
the recipient's address using ctl-enter.  The effect was supposed to
be
---------------------
Repair Shop
Bit Lane
SF, CA 94000

RMA XYZ
-------------------------
I.e., the blank line was before the RMA.

This proved fatal and I could get no output.  Here's what the log
showed:
---------------------------------------------
(Font)              <7> on input line 31.
LaTeX Font Info:    External font `cmex10' loaded for size
(Font)              <5> on input line 31.

! LaTeX Error: There's no line here to end.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.31 \opening{Dear Penguin,}
                            
Your command was ignored.
Type  I <command> <return>  to replace it with another command,
or  <return>  to continue without it.
-----------------------------------

The error message was very misleading, and I thought something was
badly broken.  Deleting the line fixed everything, however.

I suppose this use is slightly outside of the documented useage, but
it seems to me this should work, or at least fail more informatively.

I was using lyx-qt, but I suspect the problem is with the core engine,
and that it is upstream.

I'd rate severity minor except that this problem makes it impossible
to produce a letter, and gives the appearance that something is badly
broken.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.26advncdfs
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US

Versions of packages lyx-qt depends on:
ii  latex- 0.1-4                             Xft-compatible versions of some La
ii  libaik 1.0.1+cvs.2004.03.15+dev-0.12-0.2 an English-language thesaurus (dev
ii  libc6  2.3.2.ds1-13                      GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libgcc 1:3.4.1-5                         GCC support library
ii  libice 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4                    Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libqt3 3:3.2.3-4                         Qt GUI Library (Threaded runtime v
ii  libsm6 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4                    X Window System Session Management
ii  libstd 1:3.3.4-6sarge1.2                 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libx11 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4                    X Window System protocol client li
ii  lyx-co 1.3.4-2                           High Level Word Processor - common
ii  xlibs  4.3.0.dfsg.1-4                    X Window System client libraries m

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