diff -up gedit-2.29.8/gedit/gedit-io-error-message-area.c.missing-message gedit-2.29.8/gedit/gedit-io-error-message-area.c
--- gedit-2.29.8/gedit/gedit-io-error-message-area.c.missing-message	2010-03-08 13:59:23.179942638 -0500
+++ gedit-2.29.8/gedit/gedit-io-error-message-area.c	2010-03-08 13:58:32.470689390 -0500
@@ -635,10 +635,14 @@ gedit_io_loading_error_message_area_new 
 
 	if (is_gio_error (error, G_IO_ERROR_TOO_MANY_LINKS))
 	{
+		error_message = g_strdup_printf (_("There was a problem opening the file %s."),
+						 uri_for_display);
 		message_details = g_strdup (_("The number of followed links is limited and the actual file could not be found within this limit."));
 	}
 	else if (is_gio_error (error, G_IO_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED))
 	{
+		error_message = g_strdup_printf (_("There was a problem opening the file %s."),
+						 uri_for_display);
 		message_details = g_strdup (_("You do not have the permissions necessary to open the file."));
 	}
 	else if ((is_gio_error (error, G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_DATA) && encoding == NULL) ||