Bug#378396: jed-common: Mailedit mode fails on load

[Steve]

Package: jed-common
Version: 0.99.18-3
Severity: normal


When enabling mailmode from the command-line the resulting load
operation fails.  The error message attached.

Thanks,
Steve

#### Error ####

ssmith at vortigern:~$ jed -batch --mailedit-mode
loading /usr/share/jed/lib/site.slc
loading /usr/share/jed/lib/os.sl
loading /usr/share/jed/lib/menus.slc
loading /usr/share/jed/lib/defaults.sl
loading /etc/jed.d/05jed-common.sl
loading /etc/jed.d/50jed-extra.sl
loading /usr/share/jed/jed-extra/libdir.sl
loading /usr/share/jed/jed-extra/ini.sl
loading /usr/share/jed/jed-extra/drop-in/ini.sl
loading /usr/share/jed/lib/mailedit.sl
loading /usr/share/jed/lib/mailutils.sl
Unable to typecast Null_Type to String_Type
Traceback: _set_color
/usr/share/jed/lib/site.slc:2129:set_color:Type Mismatch
/usr/share/jed/lib/site.slc:2180:custom_color:Type Mismatch
  Local variables for custom_color:
          String_Type custom_color = "MailEdit_Quote_Color"
	  Null_Type custom_color = NULL
	  Null_Type custom_color = NULL

/usr/share/jed/lib/mailedit.sl:44:<top-level>:Type Mismatch
***string***:1:<top-level>:Type Mismatch
Traceback: called from eval: mailedit_mode
Traceback: eval
/usr/share/jed/lib/site.slc:3167:command_line_hook:Type Mismatch
  Local variables for command_line_hook:
          Integer_Type command_line_hook = 0
          Integer_Type command_line_hook = 3
          String_Type command_line_hook = "--mailedit-mode"
          Undefined_Type command_line_hook = Undefined_Type
          Undefined_Type command_line_hook = Undefined_Type
          String_Type command_line_hook = "mailedit_mode"
          Null_Type command_line_hook = NULL
	  Undefined_Type command_line_hook = Undefined_Type
Error encountered while executing command_line_hook
	

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages jed-common depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]         1.5.2      Debian configuration management sy
ii  findutils                     4.2.27-3   utilities for finding files--find,

Versions of packages jed-common recommends:
ii  jed                           0.99.18-3  editor for programmers (textmode v

-- debconf information:
  jed-common/rm-site-defaults: false