Index: gedit-tab.c
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RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gedit/gedit/Attic/gedit-tab.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.2.66
diff -u -p -r1.1.2.66 gedit-tab.c
--- gedit-tab.c	10 Dec 2005 19:20:35 -0000	1.1.2.66
+++ gedit-tab.c	11 Dec 2005 13:33:15 -0000
@@ -315,16 +315,28 @@ set_message_area (GeditTab  *tab,
 				   (gpointer *)&tab->priv->message_area);
 }
 
-static void 
-unrecoverable_loading_error_message_area_response (GeditMessageArea *message_area,
-						   gint              response_id,
-						   GeditTab         *tab)
+static gboolean
+remove_tab (GeditTab *tab)
 {
 	GeditNotebook *notebook;
 
 	notebook = GEDIT_NOTEBOOK (gtk_widget_get_parent (GTK_WIDGET (tab)));
 
 	gedit_notebook_remove_tab (notebook, tab);
+
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void 
+unrecoverable_loading_error_message_area_response (GeditMessageArea *message_area,
+						   gint              response_id,
+						   GeditTab         *tab)
+{
+	/* we are called from the handler of doc's "loaded" signal...
+	 * schedule the tab remove in an idle handler to prevent corrupting
+	 * tab and doc in the signal handler call chain
+	 */
+	g_idle_add ((GSourceFunc) remove_tab, tab);
 }
 
 static void