Add Image Operator: minor tweaks

- Use exception message on error.
- Use 3D view cursor location (for local view).

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object.py
index 98d3d0c8c6d..f68ebfc4b94 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object.py
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ class DupliOffsetFromCursor(Operator):
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
+
 class LoadImageAsEmpty(Operator):
     """Select an image file and create a new image empty with it"""
     bl_idname = "object.load_image_as_empty"
@@ -887,13 +888,16 @@ class LoadImageAsEmpty(Operator):
         return {'RUNNING_MODAL'}
 
     def execute(self, context):
+        scene = context.scene
+        space = context.space_data
+        cursor = (space if space and space.type == 'VIEW_3D' else scene).cursor_location
         try:
             image = bpy.data.images.load(self.filepath, check_existing=True)
-        except RuntimeError:
-            self.report({"ERROR"}, "cannot load image")
+        except RuntimeError as ex:
+            self.report({"ERROR"}, str(ex))
             return {"CANCELLED"}
 
-        bpy.ops.object.empty_add(type='IMAGE', location=context.scene.cursor_location)
+        bpy.ops.object.empty_add(type='IMAGE', location=cursor)
         context.active_object.data = image
         return {'FINISHED'}