[Bug 309163] [NEW] Open File dialog fails with inexplicable "Please select a file to open" error

[Daniel Richard G.]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nedit

This concerns nedit 1:5.5-2ubuntu3 in Intrepid.

I open Nedit, hit Ctrl+O to open a new file, click on a filename in the
horrid Motif "Open File" dialog, and press OK. Instead of opening the
new file, an error window pops up over the dialog: "Please select a file
to open". I try again, and again, and even as the filename is clearly
highlighted and selected, the error recurs. Thus I am prevented from
opening a new file in the editor.

While I'm clicking around in the file dialog, I also see these messages being dumped to the console:
--------
    Name: Text
    Class: XmTextField
    Character '\122' not supported in font.  Discarded.


    Name: Text
    Class: XmTextField
    Character '\105' not supported in font.  Discarded.


    Name: Text
    Class: XmTextField
    Character '\104' not supported in font.  Discarded.


    Name: Text
    Class: XmTextField
    Character '\111' not supported in font.  Discarded.


    Name: Text
    Class: XmTextField
    Character '\124' not supported in font.  Discarded.


    Name: Text
    Class: XmTextField
    Character '\123' not supported in font.  Discarded.
--------

Very bizarre, since those character numbers seem to be referring to
normal ASCII letters. You'd think no font (outside of Wingdings-like
oddballs) would have trouble supporting those.

This error does not always occur. On occasion, the file dialog will
operate correctly, for as many times until the program exits.

** Affects: nedit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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