Bug #78157 The type initializer for 'HtmlRenderer.Utils.FontsUtils' threw an exception.
Submitted: 20 Aug 2015 22:01 Modified: 21 Aug 2015 1:28
Reporter: Sean Feeney Email Updates:
Status: Duplicate Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version: OS:Windows (10)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[20 Aug 2015 22:01] Sean Feeney
Description:
Upon connecting to new local MySQL57 instance via named pipe, MySQL Workbench Unexpected Error: 
MySQL Workbench has encountered a problem
The type initializer for 'HtmlRenderer.Utils.FontsUtils' threw an exception.
We are sorry for the inconvenience...

Restarting workbench does not fix issue.

How to repeat:
Install MySQL Server (Developer configuration, named pipe) and MySQL Workbench, launch Workbench, provide password to DB, double click Local instance MySQL57 icon.
[20 Aug 2015 22:05] Sean Feeney
Suggested fix: Update installer to use fixed HtmlRenderer.dll from https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=75673
[21 Aug 2015 1:28] MySQL Verification Team
Duplicate of bug mentioned and others.