The same problem appears when I open a file in Gedit with gksu, eg. "gksu gedit /usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop". See screenshot. Using sudo is no problem, though.
Gedit 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 Unity 5.12-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 ** Attachment added: "gksu gedit.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/965510/+attachment/3162433/+files/gksu%20gedit.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965510 Title: option --new-window not working correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/965510/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs