1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/apps/tinykate/libkate/document/katehighlight.cpp b/noncore/apps/tinykate/libkate/document/katehighlight.cpp
index 89024f7..ee6030f 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/tinykate/libkate/document/katehighlight.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/tinykate/libkate/document/katehighlight.cpp
@@ -1318,3 +1318,3 @@ int HlManager::makeAttribs(Highlight *highlight, Attribute *a, int maxAttribs) {
   ItemStyleList defaultStyleList;
-  ItemStyle *defaultStyle;
+  ItemStyle *defaultStyle = 0;
   ItemDataList itemDataList;
@@ -1332,3 +1332,3 @@ int HlManager::makeAttribs(Highlight *highlight, Attribute *a, int maxAttribs) {
   for (z = 0; z < nAttribs; z++) {
-    odebug << "HlManager::makeAttribs: createing one attribute definition" << oendl;
+    odebug << "HlManager::makeAttribs: creating an attribute definition" << oendl;
     itemData = itemDataList.at(z);
@@ -1353,4 +1353,6 @@ int HlManager::makeAttribs(Highlight *highlight, Attribute *a, int maxAttribs) {
     a[z].selCol = black;
-    a[z].bold = defaultStyle->bold;
-    a[z].italic = defaultStyle->italic;
+    if (defaultStyle) {
+      a[z].bold = defaultStyle->bold;
+      a[z].italic = defaultStyle->italic;
+    }
   }