If you disable the "Show completion list automatically" setting in the Editor Preferences, are you able to edit files without a crash?
** Changed in: octave (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1688989 Title: octave crashed when I trying to modify a *.m file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1688989/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs