Here's the upstream bug report with an included patch: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730414
Maybe that patch could be added to the Ubuntu package? ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #730414 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=730414 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573728 Title: Files opened with gedit on command line no longer open within the existing gedit session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1573728/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs