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[Bug 848253] Re: Gedit won't let me edit binary files to look for text

 

This bug was fixed in the package gedit - 3.18.1-1ubuntu1

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gedit (3.18.1-1ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Newer upstream version and merge on Debian, includes those changes
    - code snippets plugin improvements (lp: #1335613)
    - implements a minimap widget (lp: #1302451)
    - don't close infobar after print preview is dismissed (lp: #929554)
    - some segfault fixes (lp: #928420)
    - save files even when backups can't be created (lp: #867923)
    - let you edit binary files (lp: #848253, #575500)
    - count underscores are part of a word (lp: #615506, #413360)
    - don't display warnings when saving after foccusing out (lp: #589906)
    - use correct printing margins (lp: #331077)
    - ctrl-T opens new tabs (lp: #301942)
    - hide print preview tooltips when moving the cursor (lp: #234711)
    - include word wrap option in the statusbar popover (lp: #118522)
  * debian/control.in:
    - don't Build-Depends on gnome-icon-theme-symbolic it's deprecated
    - gedit replaces gedit-common (<< 3.18.1-1ubuntu1)
    - updated the requirements
  * debian/patches/06_lp_401692.patch:
    - dropped, the change is included upstream now
  * debian/rules:
    - create compatiblity desktop file for upgraders
  * Remaining other changes
  * debian/rules:
    - Build without --Bsymbolic-functions to fix issues
  * debian/patches/0001-Use-the-OSX-menubar-layout-for-XFCE-Unity-etc.patch:
    - add traditional menubar (GNOME bug #741904)
  * debian/patches/02_add_keywords.patch:
    - Add new keywords for unity and gnome-shell
  * debian/patches/05_menu_label.patch:
    - Don't display in menu as "gedit Text Editor"
  * debian/patches/07_use_del_instead_ctrl_del.patch:
    - Use Delete, not Ctrl+Delete, to delete files in file browser
      side panel to match our Nautilus behavior (LP: #1163287)

  [ Lars Uebernickel ]
  * New upstream version (lp: #1339371)
  * debian/patches/01_gedit-bugreport-location.patch,
    debian/patches/02_add_keywords.patch,
    debian/patches/05_menu_label.patch:
    - update for new desktop file name
  * debian/patches/03_no_gnu_gettext.patch,
    debian/patches/06_lp_401692.patch,
    debian/patches/07_use_del_instead_ctrl_del.patch,
    debian/patches/08_multiarch_fallback.patch:
    - refresh
  * debian/patches/disable-warnings.patch:
    - dropped - should be fewer deprecation warnings now
  * debian/patches/00git_state_property_type.patch,
    debian/patches/fix_snippets_encoding.patch,
    debian/patches/fix_snippets_python34.patch,
    debian/patches/fix_snippet_warning.patch,
    debian/patches/git_encoding_combo.patch,
    debian/patches/git_filebrowser_toolbar.patch,
    debian/patches/git_get_start_sig.patch,
    debian/patches/git_save_run_tool_order.patch,
    debian/patches/git-search-hide-when-hitting-Esc.patch,
    debian/patches/git-search-use-new-GtkSearchEntry-signals.patch,
    debian/patches/git_select_mispelled_word.patch,
    debian/patches/git_Show-preview-text-in-the-font-chooser.patch,
    debian/patches/git_store_dialog.patch,
    debian/patches/git_wrap_labels.patch:
    - dropped - applied upstream
  * debian/patches/git_zeitgeist_crash.patch:
    - dropped - moved to gedit-plugins
  * debian/patches/0001-Use-the-OSX-menubar-layout-for-XFCE-Unity-etc.patch:
    - add traditional menubar (GNOME bug #741904)
  * debian/gedit.install:
    - update for new desktop file name

gedit (3.18.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release.

gedit (3.18.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Josselin Mouette ]
  * Remove Debian menu entry.

  [ Andreas Henriksson ]
  * New upstream release.
  * Update (build-)dependencies according to configure.ac changes:
    - bump gtksourceview >= 3.17.3
    - bump libpeas >= 1.14.1
    - bump glib >= 2.44
  * Update debian/patches/08_multiarch_fallback.patch to apply

gedit (3.16.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release.

gedit (3.16.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release.
  * Refresh patches, dropped the ones merged upstream.
  * Drop obsolete Breaks from pre-wheezy.
  * Update dependencies as per configure.ac:
    - Bump libglib2.0-dev to (>= 2.39.5).
    - Bump libgtk-3-dev to (>= 3.16).
    - Bump libgtksourceview-3.0-dev to (>= 3.16).
  * Add explicit Depends on gir1.2-glib-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-3.0, gir1.2-pango-1.0
    and gir1.2-gtksource-3.0 as used by the various plugins.
    Those dependencies are not added via ${gir:Depends}.
  * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.6.
  * Fix DEB_DH_GIREPOSITORY_ARGS_gedit to use the multiarch paths.

gedit (3.14.0-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * 10_external-tools_missing_column.patch: patch from upstream git.
    Fixes a typo in the external tools plugin.
  * 11_quick-open_crash_IM.patch: patch from upstream git. Fix a bug in
    the quick-open plugin that makes the input manager crash.
  * 12_send-to-fpaste_path.patch: patch from upstream git. Fix python3
    shebang.
  * 13_window_size.patch: patch from upstream git. Increase the default
    window size.
  * 14_css_leak.patch: patch from upstream git. Avoid a GFile leak when
    loading a nonexistent CSS.
  * 15_line_ending.patch: patch from upstream git. Bring back the
    ability to set line endings.
  * 16_highlightmode_dialog.patch: patch from upstream git. Fix the
    language selector.
  * 17_various_leaks.patch: patch from upstream git. Fix several memory
    leaks.
  * 18_print-preview_typo.patch: patch from upstream git. Fix a typo in
    the print preview.

gedit (3.14.0-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Update Build-Depends as per configure.ac:
    - Bump libgtk-3-dev to (>= 3.14.0)
    - Bump libgtksourceview-3.0-dev to (>= 3.14.0)
  * Update the gedit-dev Depends accordingly.

gedit (3.14.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release.
  * Upload to unstable.

gedit (3.13.91-1) experimental; urgency=medium

  * Drop alternative explicit valac-0.24 build-dependency
  * New upstream development release
  * Bump build-dependencies according to configure.ac changes:
    + libgtk-3-dev (>= 3.13.6)
    + libgtksourceview-3.0-dev (>= 3.13.4)
    + valac (>= 0.25.1)
  * Update debian/patches/01_gedit-bugreport-location.patch
    to apply against new DBus-activatable name of desktop file.
  * Drop debian/patches/0001-Hold-ref-to-menus-stored-in-app.patch
    - now included in new upstream release.
  * Refresh remaining patches.
  * Update debian/gedit.install for new DBus-activatable
    .desktop and .appdata.xml file names.

gedit (3.12.2-2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/0001-Hold-ref-to-menus-stored-in-app.patch
    + Added. Correctly reference to menu widgets retrieved from the builder,
      fixes crash with new gtk. (From upstream git)

gedit (3.12.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort ]
  * Build depend on python3 rather than python3-dev. Closes: #751496.

  [ Andreas Henriksson ]
  * New upstream release.

gedit (3.12.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release.
  * Upload to unstable.

gedit (3.12.0-1) experimental; urgency=medium

  * Add valac-0.24 build-dependency for vala bindings generation.
  * debian/gedit-dev.install: install vapi and deps.
  * gedit: install appdata file.
  * New upstream release.

gedit (3.11.90-1) experimental; urgency=medium

  [ Laurent Bigonville ]
  * debian/control.in: Depends against python3-gi-cairo instead of
    python-gi-cairo as we are using python3 for the plugins

  [ Andreas Henriksson ]
  * New upstream release.
  * Bump build-dependencies according to configure.ac:
    - intltool >= 0.50.1
    - gtksourceview 3.11.2
    - glib 2.39.5
    - gtk+ 3.11.6
  * Have quilt refresh debian/patches/08_multiarch_fallback.patch

 -- Sebastien Bacher <seb128@xxxxxxxxxx>  Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:19:34
+0100

** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Released

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Title:
  Gedit won't let me edit binary files to look for text

Status in gedit:
  Fix Released
Status in gedit package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Gedit won't let me view/edit text files it cant figure out the charset
  of files it cannot work out the charset of.

  All other editors let you open binary files, and see if you recognise
  any strings etc.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: gedit 2.30.4-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep 12 21:27:48 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gedit
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  XsessionErrors:
   (nautilus:1315): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_window_get_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed
   (nautilus:1315): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_drag_set_icon_pixmap: assertion `!mask || gdk_window_get_screen (mask) == screen' failed
   (nautilus:1315): Gdk-CRITICAL **: IA__gdk_window_get_screen: assertion `GDK_IS_WINDOW (window)' failed
   (nautilus:1315): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_drag_set_icon_pixmap: assertion `!mask || gdk_window_get_screen (mask) == screen' failed

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