Editra crash caused by launch plugin

[Paul Hazlett]

Binary package hint: editra

Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

editra:
  Installed: 0.5.30-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.5.30-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.30-1ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1) install editra using synaptic
2) launch editra and choose Tools | Plugin Manager from the menu bar
3) click Download and select the "Launch" plugin and install it
4) close editra and restart it
5) again, choose Tools | Plugin Manager, at this point editra shows the following error:

#---- System Information ----#
Editra Version: 0.5.30
Operating System: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Python Version: 2.7.1+ (r271:86832, Apr 11 2011, 18:05:24)
[GCC 4.5.2]
wxPython Version: 2.8.11.0 (gtk2-unicode)
wxPython Info: (__WXGTK__, wxGTK, unicode, gtk2, wx-assertions-off, SWIG-1.3.29)
Python Encoding: Default=ascii File=UTF-8
wxPython Encoding: UTF-8
System Architecture: 32bit i686
Byte order: little
Frozen: False
#---- End System Information ----#

#---- Traceback Info ----#
*** Mon Jun 6 22:44:28 2011 ***
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/lib/eventStack.py", line 108, in HandleEvent
    return handler(event)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Editra/src/ed_main.py", line 1058, in OnPluginMgr
    size=wx.Size(550, 450))
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Editra/src/plugdlg.py", line 128, in __init__
    mode=MODE_ERROR),
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Editra/src/plugdlg.py", line 269, in __init__
    self.PopulateErrors()
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Editra/src/plugdlg.py", line 426, in PopulateErrors
    pbi = PluginErrorItem(self._list, pin, bmp, item)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/Editra/src/plugdlg.py", line 1124, in __init__
    self._title = wx.StaticText(self, label=title)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_controls.py", line 1136, in __init__
    _controls_.StaticText_swiginit(self,_controls_.new_StaticText(*args, **kwargs))
TypeError: String or Unicode type required

#---- End Traceback Info ----#

Also, I submitted a report to <email address hidden> and got the following reply:

This is a very old version of Editra. This bug has been fixed in more recent versions. It was caused by installing a plugin that is not compatible with the older version of Editra that is on your system.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: editra 0.5.30-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jun 6 22:48:01 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: editra
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)