Yup. In precise's gedit, it warns me about the odd characters, and even if I choose to continue editing, does not crash.
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/463217 Title: gedit crashes when opening wget.info To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/463217/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs