Using desktop portals would give access to the dot files, the
fileselector changes needed were reverted in
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/commit/74e0be7e though and need
some extra work before landing again. While that would solve the
described problem it would probably not cover people
Please don't expire this request.
The problem still exists in full.
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
Status: Expired => New
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** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Expired
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@seb128 — Correction to my previous post: For system folders, I cannot
even load files.
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Title:
gedit needs classic confinement
@seb128 — I can load files from ~/bin, but when I try to save, I get
this error (screenshot attached):
Could not save the file "/home/paddy/bin/myscript".
You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that
you typed the location correctly and try again.
The same is
Thank you for your bug report, what error do you get when trying to edit
a file in ~/bin? Standard folders in the userdir should be working.
Restriction to dot directories is a know limitation though...
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
** Description changed:
The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a
strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in
- standard folder ~/bin, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc. Even "sudo
- -H gedit /etc/fstab" doesn't work.
+ standard
