Select gEdit as the default editor in the gnome control center. Now go to gmc, right click on a file and select Edit. gEdit starts up, but does not load the file selected in gmc. I am not sure if this is a gmc or gedit bug. Selecting other editors works correctly.
I am changing the component this belongs to (to mc) since the problem is not isolated to just gedit. The problem exists with all editors which don't run in a terminal. It appears that the filenames are not being fed to the editor unless the option to run it from a terminal is selected. Tim
I made a patch to fix the problem. Coming to a bugzilla near you. Tim
Created attachment 2599 [details] Patch to fix bug when using editor not in a terminal window
Created attachment 2616 [details] Don't use the 1st patch I sent, use this one instead.
Ughh. New patch is in the package. Forgot to free quoted. Tim
This is fixed in mc-4.5.51-18