--- a/ImageEditor.st	Mon Dec 05 03:22:12 2011 +0100
+++ b/ImageEditor.st	Mon Dec 05 15:40:09 2011 +0100
@@ -6300,19 +6300,25 @@
 doLoadFromURL
     "opens a dialog for loading an image from a URL"
 
-    |tempFile url|
+    |tempFile url response|
 
     self checkModified ifFalse:[ ^ self ].
 
     url := Dialog 
-                request:'Load Image from URL'
+                request:(resources string:'Load Image from URL')
                 initialAnswer:LastURL.
 
     url notEmptyOrNil ifTrue:[
         LastURL := url.
         tempFile := Filename newTemporary.
-        HTTPInterface get:url destinationFile:tempFile.
-        self loadFromFile:tempFile.
+        self withWaitCursorDo:[
+            response := HTTPInterface get:url destinationFile:tempFile.
+        ].
+        response isErrorResponse ifTrue:[
+            Dialog warn:(resources string:'Could not load image ("%1")' with:response responseText).
+        ] ifFalse:[
+            self loadFromFile:tempFile.
+        ].
         tempFile delete
     ]