Publisher crashing when clicking export

[Publisher crashing when clicking export]

I didn't see this when I was logging a similar bug - I have this problem if I have a table of contents created in a frame that came from a master page.

[Can't export or print after inserting Table of Contents]

When I add a table of contents to any document, I can't export or print. Clicking on either Export... or Print... immediately freezes Publisher and I can do nothing at all. I have to kill this instance of Publisher using Task Manager and then re-launch it to do anything further.

I can consistently recreate this any time I have a master page containing text frames. If there is no TOC, I can export and print as expected. As soon as I add a TOC those functions cease to operate.

Steps to recreate:

1. Create a new file using the default settings.
2. Add a text frame to the master spread.
3. On any page, insert a TOC by double-clicking in the text frame and selecting Text > Table of Contents > Insert Table of Contents
4. Click File > Export... or File > Print...
5. Publisher freezes completely

This is not happening if I leave the master alone and just create a text frame on a page and put the TOC in that.

I am on Windows 10 using beta 1.7.0.227. I haven't used any previous beta versions so I don't know if this used to work or not.

 

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I was getting the same result (text all in capitals, backspace produced strange box characters) when I tried to use a text frame - not at all related to gradients as I hadn't done anything with those. I hadn't done anything at all, as this was the first time I'd ever used the software and it was a new file.

The problem happened no matter what I did and hitting Esc or creating a new text frame changed nothing. I closed without saving and then re-opened, and the problem had gone away.

 

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