error reported creating new image w/size specs

[AD5XJ]

Installed version 0.6 from Canonical

Error occurred on File->New setting image size to 308 x 103 px.
Image size was set and editing was allowed to continue after clicking cancel.

OS Software:
Ubuntu 11.04 natty
Kernel 2.6.38-8-generic
GNOME 2.32.1
Hardware:
Dell Dimension 3000
CPU Intel P4 2.8 Ghz 1Gb Ram
Disk 15.2 Gb available

Error Report:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path "/home/ken/.config/Pinta/settings.xml".
  at System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean anonymous, FileOptions options) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.IO.FileStream:.ctor (string,System.IO.FileMode,System.IO.FileAccess,System.IO.FileShare)
  at System.Xml.XmlTextWriter..ctor (System.String filename, System.Text.Encoding encoding) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Pinta.Core.SettingsManager.Serialize (System.String filename, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2 settings) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Pinta.Core.SettingsManager.SaveSettings () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at Pinta.DialogHandlers.HandlePintaCoreActionsFileNewActivated (System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoMethod:InternalInvoke (object,object[],System.Exception&)
  at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Reflection.MethodBase.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Object[] parameters) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl (System.Object[] args) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.MulticastDelegate.DynamicInvokeImpl (System.Object[] args) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Delegate.DynamicInvoke (System.Object[] args) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at GLib.Signal.ClosureInvokedCB (System.Object o, GLib.ClosureInvokedArgs args) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at GLib.SignalClosure.Invoke (GLib.ClosureInvokedArgs args) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at GLib.SignalClosure.MarshalCallback (IntPtr raw_closure, IntPtr return_val, UInt32 n_param_vals, IntPtr param_values, IntPtr invocation_hint, IntPtr marshal_data) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

[grofaty (grofaty)]

This is known bug that was fixed in Pinta version 1.0. The work around is to manually create path for example with terminal. In your case type in command:
mkdir /home/ken/.config/Pinta