This does give an error message, which could be worded better or different. Perhaps stating explicitly that the file is "read only".
** Changed in: gnumeric (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Unhelpful errors when trying to save to a read-only file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196488 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs