The document you attached is not a plain text file, it's in MS-Word format, you can open it using OpenOffice.org. Gedit does not support rich text formats.
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Invalid -- When gedit goes to open my docs, it destroys them https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/270149 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs