# Show file open error view instead of the modal \(\#36764\) · gitcafe/zed

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Repository: [gitcafe/zed](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed)

Visibility: public

Requested revision: 42ae3301d01602514daf09b10b2ba5396fe5a731

Requested commit: 42ae3301d01602514daf09b10b2ba5396fe5a731

Commit: 42ae3301d01602514daf09b10b2ba5396fe5a731

Tree: fa10fb87fe99def6224c7d45cf3fa3dc1674a8ac

Author: Kirill Bulatov

Committer: GitHub

## Message

```
Show file open error view instead of the modal (#36764)

Closes https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/36672

Before:
either 
<img width="966" height="642" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7263ea3c-3d48-4f4d-be9e-16b24ca6f60b"
/>
(when opening from the project panel)

or

<img width="959" height="1019" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/834041d4-f4d6-46db-b333-803169ec4803"
/>

(for the rest of the cases)

After:

<img width="2032" height="1167" alt="Screenshot 2025-08-22 at 19 34 10"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1aa4530b-69f6-4c3a-8ea1-d4035dbb28da"
/>

(the unified error view)

Release Notes:

- Improved unsupported file opening in Zed

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Co-authored-by: Conrad Irwin <conrad.irwin@gmail.com>
```

## Parents

- [eb0f9ddcdc1305991b59adee2d87b3b1bea5b562](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/commit/eb0f9ddcdc1305991b59adee2d87b3b1bea5b562?format=markdown)

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