I assume this bug is fixed, see #7. I'm not seeing problems anymore in Ubuntu 13.04. If you still see this bug in GIMP, please feel free to report here.
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) => (unassigned) ** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196488 Title: Unhelpful errors when trying to save to a read-only file Status in “abiword” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “gimp” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “gnumeric” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: gimp When opening a read only file (e.g. an attachment from an email), you can edit the file, but when saving it you just get an error message. Ideally this should be more verbose, or (I think preferably) continue with a Save As dialog that contains an explanation of why they are seeing it. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/abiword/+bug/196488/+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