failing to open 'open file' dialog on 10.15
When launching presentation without pdf file (via command line or double click on the icon), the app crashes with a dialog:
The open file operation failed.
The open file operation failed to connect to the open and save service.
here is the backtrack:
2019-09-12 15:35:54.291 Python[1937:51226] -[NSSavePanel advanceToRunPhaseIfNeededLayerCentric]_block_invoke : Could not advance an Open/Save panel to run phase due to error: Error Domain=com.apple.ViewBridge Code=16 "(null)" UserInfo={com.apple.ViewBridge.error.hint=advance to run phase, com.apple.ViewBridge.error.description=NSViewBridgeInvalidError}
2019-09-12 15:35:54.292 Python[1937:51226] -[NSSavePanel advanceToRunPhaseIfNeededLayerCentric] : an exception occurred during attempt to advance an Open/Save panel to run phase!
2019-09-12 15:35:54.292 Python[1937:51226] -[NSSavePanel runModal] caught non-fatal NSObjectNotAvailableException 'The operation couldn’t be completed. (com.apple.ViewBridge error 16.)' with user dictionary {
error = "Error Domain=com.apple.ViewBridge Code=16 \"(null)\" UserInfo={com.apple.ViewBridge.error.hint=advance to run phase, com.apple.ViewBridge.error.description=NSViewBridgeInvalidError}";
} and backtrace (
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff36058033 __exceptionPreprocess + 250
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff6c1ffbd4 objc_exception_throw + 48
2 AppKit 0x00007fff33be89fe -[NSSavePanel advanceToRunPhaseIfNeededLayerCentric] + 767
3 AppKit 0x00007fff33be947c -[NSSavePanel runModal] + 308
4 libffi.dylib 0x00007fff6b16b915 ffi_call_unix64 + 85
5 ??? 0x00007fb9c8664cc0 0x0 + 140435907824832
)