"Run application" doesn't recognize the tilde symbol

[Øsse]

Binary package hint: gnome-panel

The "Run application" dialog will not recognize the tilde symbol. This isn't a huge problem since the home folder is assumed when using relative paths but it can be frustrating (like when you simply want to open a file in some hidden folder in gedit using a path you copied from a tutorial).

To reproduce (example):
1. Open a non-empty text file in your home directory with Alt+F2 using a relative path (e.g. "gedit Documents/cookes_recipe")
2. Repeat but with the command "gedit ~/Documents/cookies_recipe"
3. Observe the empty text file!

In the former case gedit will report in the title bar that the current text file is in ~/Documents which is true. In the latter case it will report that the (empty) text file is in ~/~/Documents. Thus it appears that the "Run application" dialog is unaware of the meaning of the symbol and interprets it as '~' rather than ~.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jan 7 03:05:32 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.28.0-0ubuntu6
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic-pae
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic-pae i686

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.