I can't replicate this issue on Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit, I get the following error (without a crash) as displayed in the attached image.
** Attachment added: "Screenshot at 2011-10-30 19:34:55.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/883937/+attachment/2579423/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-10-30%2019%3A34%3A55.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883937 Title: gedit crashes while opening file with zeros Status in “gedit” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Gedit crashes if it tries to open file that contains zero bytes (like file example.txt in attachment). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gedit 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Oct 31 02:02:17 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1) SourcePackage: gedit UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/883937/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp