A Cry for Help--I broke Gedit "save-as" file chooser!

[Dave Hunt]

Hi, 


If, first, I open a file, in gedit, using the file picker, then save, using the picker (under a name different from the name used for open), the file is saved, and gedit remains working.  For the remainder of the gnome session, 'save' options, using the picker, work correctly.  If I do not use the 'open', first, the 'save-as' will not work.  I have not yet launched gedit from a terminal, but, can do this, capturing the errors the dialogue throws.


Thanks,


Dave



On Dec 17, 2011, at 10:35 PM, James Buchanan wrote:

> On 12/14/2011 08:41 PM, Dave Hunt wrote:
>> Running Ubuntu 11.10 and using Gnome fallback position, though I'm not sure the desktop matters, I can  no longer use the 'save-as' file picker in gedit.  When I hit the 'save' button, the dialogue and gedit crash, leaving no file saved.  This worked after install; I'm not sure what I changed.  Any idea where to look?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> Dave
> 
> Clearly the Linux gods are telling you to use Emacs. ;-) (I kid, I kid...)
> 
> Can you reproduce this bug? Does it always happen when you try to save a file, or only sometimes?
> 
> If you launch GEdit from a terminal and then get the crash, are there any error messages left in the terminal?
> 
> There are a couple of bugs in Launchpad with crash-on-saving issues (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/832117 and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/839760 -- though the latter is marked incomplete), but they all seem to concern crashes where the file is saved successfully despite the crash. Depending on what sort of error you're getting, it might be a good idea to file a new bug for this.
> 
> James
> 
> P.S. -- sorry for the repeat emails, Dave -- I forgot to select "reply list" on my first one. :-)
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