I solved this bug. I do not know if my workaround create other issues, but it works properly so far.
The problem is about the way 'ord()' deals with special characters in the final 'while' of /usr/lib/gedit/plugins/joinlines.py It seems to be a known issue in python. You can try it out in python: >>> char='è' >>> ord(char) fails, while >>> char=u'è' >>> ord(char) works. I did not managed to rewrite a working definition of 'char' in joinlines.py, but I believe that the call 'ord(char)' is only a test for 'while' to check is a character is found. Therefore, if a "string of length" >1 is given as 'char', in this case, it does not matter what character is, but only that 'char' contains a character. As a newby of python, I solved this bug for the split/join-lines plugin replacing the two calls 'while ord(char)' with 'while ord(char[:1])' in the final lines of the file /usr/lib/gedit/plugins/joinlines.py, it works! ** Also affects: gedit-plugins (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit-plugins in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880267 Title: join/split lines not working Status in “gedit-plugins” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gedit-plugins” package in Debian: New Bug description: 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center gedit: Installiert: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 Kandidat: 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 Versionstabelle: *** 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-proposed/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages gedit-plugins: Installiert: 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 Kandidat: 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 Versionstabelle: *** 3.2.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What you expected to happen Lines should be joined or split if I use the plugin 4) What happened instead Noting happens it doesn't work. This is the error that I get, if I start gedit in an terminal. Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/joinlines.py", line 79, in <lambda> lambda a, w: split_lines(w))], File "/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/joinlines.py", line 171, in split_lines forward_to_word_end(current_word_end) File "/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/joinlines.py", line 218, in forward_to_word_end while ord(char) and (not (char in (' ', '\t', '\n', '\r'))): TypeError: ord() expected a character, but string of length 2 found ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gedit 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.21-generic 3.0.6 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CheckboxSubmission: 13741649d6b2dd56d757d58c3d964436 CheckboxSystem: da9af3b901b5569a389df6337f3d812f Date: Sun Oct 23 11:35:19 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110906) SourcePackage: gedit UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-30 (23 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit-plugins/+bug/880267/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp