[karmic] evolution mail attachment problem

[NoOp]

On 10/09/2009 11:25 AM, Steven Farmer wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:51:37 +0000, Steven Farmer wrote:
> 
>> I'm running karmic beta with updates, evolution 2.28.0-0ubuntu4.  When
>> composing a new email, attaching a modest-sized jpeg results in
>> evolution using 100% of the cpu with continually growing memory usage. 
>> The system quickly becomes unresponsive, and I have to use the power
>> button to regain control.
> 
> I was able to get a core dump and it looks like the evolution process is 
> in /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2 during the time when cpu usage is near 100%.  
> Changing my theme from LegacyHuman to Human 'fixes' the problem.  See 
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/evolution/+bug/393534>.
> 
> I'd be curious to know if anyone else can reproduce the problem when 
> using the LegacyHuman theme.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Steve

Wish I could help, but I gave up on Evolution for email following these:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/293207
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=559153
[ Unable to convert mailboxes from Hardy to Intrepid versions  ]