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[Bug 747761] Re: randomly opens file in new window instead of new tab

 

@Doug, NO, it occurs also when the window extends off the right or left
or top of the screen, not only bottom, at least hear.

Additionally, it also systematically happens when there is an existing
EMPTY gedit window completely within the screen with no files already
open.

Still an issue in Ubuntu 11.10

I don't know whether the desktop system or gedit itself is at fault, but
I haven't observed it on other apps. I tried with Google Chrome (opening
html files from disk) and it behaves as expected. So i guess it is
gedit.

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Title:
  randomly opens file in new window instead of new tab

Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: gedit

  Steps to reproduce:

  1) Navigate to some folder with Nautilus
  2) Double click on a text file (or right click - open with "gedit")
  3) Double click on some other text file
  4) And so on

  Expected behaviour:
  Every new file should be opened in a new tab of the same gedit window. Or it may be acceptable that every new file would _always_ be opened in a new gedit window. Best would be to be able to configure this in the preferences

  Observed behaviour:
  Usually the new file is opened in a new tab of the same gedit window.
  At random times however, the new file is opened in a new gedit window even if there is already another gedit window open.

  There doesn't seem to be a logic: it does not depend for example on
  the number of files already open. It seems to be random.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: gedit 2.30.3-0ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-30.59-generic 2.6.32.29+drm33.13
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-30-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Apr  1 22:33:32 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gedit

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