=== modified file 'xl/trax/track.py'
--- xl/trax/track.py	2011-10-31 05:43:29 +0000
+++ xl/trax/track.py	2011-10-31 06:08:28 +0000
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@
                 return False # not a supported type
             f.write_tags(self.__tags)
             return f
+        except IOError, e:
+            # error writing to the file, probably
+            logger.warning( "Could not write tags to file: %s" % e )
+            return False
         except Exception:
             common.log_exception(logger)
             return False

=== modified file 'xlgui/properties.py'
--- xlgui/properties.py	2011-10-31 05:43:29 +0000
+++ xlgui/properties.py	2011-10-31 06:02:58 +0000
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 from xl.common import clamp
 from xl.nls import gettext as _
 
+from xlgui.widgets import dialogs
+
 IGNORE = (None, None)
 
 dialog_tags = { 'originalalbum': (_('Original album'), 'text'),
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@
         return l
 
     def _tags_write(self, data):
+        errors = []
         dialog = SavingProgressWindow(self.dialog, len(data))
         for n, track in data:
             poplist = []
@@ -208,9 +211,16 @@
             for tag in poplist:
                 self.track_refs[n].set_tag_raw(tag, None)
 
-            self.track_refs[n].write_tags()
+            if not self.track_refs[n].write_tags():
+                errors.append( self.track_refs[n].get_loc_for_io() );
+                
             dialog.step()
         dialog.destroy()
+        
+        if len(errors) > 0:
+            dialog = dialogs.ListDialog( "ERROR: Tags could not be written to these files", write_only=True )
+            dialog.set_items( errors )
+            dialog.run()
 
     def _build_from_track(self, track):
 

=== modified file 'xlgui/widgets/dialogs.py'
--- xlgui/widgets/dialogs.py	2011-06-13 08:45:30 +0000
+++ xlgui/widgets/dialogs.py	2011-10-31 06:01:55 +0000
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 
         Items must define a __str__ method, or be a string
     """
-    def __init__(self, title, parent=None, multiple=False):
+    def __init__(self, title, parent=None, multiple=False, write_only=False):
         """
             Initializes the dialog
         """
@@ -355,8 +355,11 @@
         scroll.set_shadow_type(gtk.SHADOW_IN)
         self.vbox.pack_start(scroll, True, True)
 
-        self.add_buttons(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL,
-            gtk.STOCK_OK, gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
+        if write_only:
+            self.add_buttons(gtk.STOCK_OK, gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
+        else:
+            self.add_buttons(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL,
+                gtk.STOCK_OK, gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
 
         self.selection = self.list.get_selection()