This was also reported upstream, by someone who used Kubuntu 11.10. It was rejected as not being a gnome issue. See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662976 .
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #662976 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662976 -- 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/1015370 Title: when opening a file using gedit, an unwanted blank document tab also opens To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1015370/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs