Just found the bug upstream: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=575251 They think it's
Priority: Normal Severity: minor Seems to exist since 2.25 and was reported nearly a year ago (2009-03-13), but is still 'unconfirmed' !! Im thinking about simply using another editor... ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #575251 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=575251 -- A middle mouse button paste in gedit does not move cursor to insertion point https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/410072 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs