Do not show error message when argument is a directory

[moma]

Hello,

Why does gedit show an error message when the command line argument is a directory?
I have some c-files in my $HOME/src folder and I start gedit with:

$ gedit ~/src

Users prefer that Gedit would show the directory and its files in the side-bar.
Users prefer not to see and error message.
Thanx a lot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: gedit 3.10.4-0ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-11.13-generic 4.2.1
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Sep 27 20:24:51 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-29 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150827)
SourcePackage: gedit
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks, that's known upstream https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=598057

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 15.10 (wily) reached end-of-life on July 28, 2016.

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[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Upstream bug is still open and showing as unconfirmed
Confirming still an issue/wishlist in bionic and focal