Thanks for reporting it on gitlab!
1. That's the gedit design, the preference dialog changes the default
settings, the menu at the bottom is for the current view/document. I
think the idea is that you go to preference not often and set defaults
there, where the bottom menu is a quick access for temporary changes
2. We call 'upstream' the people writting the software. The Gedit
project is written by GNOME people and they are the one working on the
code, releasing new versions, etc. Ubuntu does distribute their software
(the example might be easier to understand if you think about chrome or
firefox, we include those software but we are not the ones written
them). The Ubuntu team does spend time working on issues and contribute
to fixing problems but the people knowing the code and design of the
project the best remain 'upstream'
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Triaged
** Also affects: gedit via
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/330
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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Title:
Statusbar preferences options aren't stored
Status in gedit:
Unknown
Status in gedit package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Hi,
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04, Gedit is unable to save preferences. By
default, it came with the following:
Display line numbers: on
Display right margin: off
Highlight current line: on
Text wrapping: on
I wanted to disable the first and third option, so I did. It works as
long as gedit is open, but if I close and reopen it, the settings were
reverted.
Repro steps:
1. Open gedit
2. Toggle the "Highlight current line" preference
3. Close gedit
4. Open gedit again
5. Observe that the "Highlight current line" preference is reverted to the
original value
Expected behavior
Gedit persists preferences after closing & reopening
Actual behavior:
Gedit does not persist preferences after closing & reopening
Workaround:
Using gsettings seemed to do the trick. I've run:
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor highlight-current-line false
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor display-line-numbers false
This persists the settings correctly, so I believe the bug is related
to the UI.
Additional information:
OS: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: /usr/bin/gedit
Version: 3.36.2-0ubuntu1
Thanks,
Balazs
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gedit 3.36.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-31.35-generic 5.4.34
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed May 27 06:37:36 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-05 (568 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64
(20181017.3)
SourcePackage: gedit
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-22 (4 days ago)
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