x8 crashes when printing or modifying PDF export settings (months old unresolved bug)

CorelDraw X8 crashes when entering the print dialog.  it also crashes when attempting to modify the settings for PDF export, which loads something I suspect is closely rooted in the same print dialog.  This happens very consistently with certain files but not at all with others, so I suspect it may be object or font related.  I have build 18.1.0.661 which I believe is the latest available.

I see several open items that appear to be the same problem, but NONE of them has been answered despite being months old.  This is a major blow to productivity for us, so it would be very useful for Corel to address this problem.