GNU bug report logs - #16062
24.3; Missing .png file gives poor error message when opened

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alex Willisson <atw <at> mit.edu>

Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 21:32:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 16062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Alex Willisson <atw <at> mit.edu>
Cc: 16062 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16062: 24.3; Missing .png file gives poor error message
 when opened
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 20:10:45 +0200

Alex Willisson <atw <at> mit.edu> writes:

> When I try to open a .png file which does not exist, I get the error
> message "Cannot display image: (Cannot determine image type)" in the
> minibuffer, instead of something more related to "File does not exist"
>
> Steps for reproduction:
>
> $ emacs -Q
>
> C-x C-f not_an_actual_file.png <return>

I've now fixed this for Emacs 28 -- it now says there's no image data
present instead of the confusing error message about image types.

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