   updatePathText: ->
     if path = @getActiveItemPath()
       @currentPath.text(project.relativize(path)).show()
-    else if title = @pane.activeItem.getTitle?()
+    else if title = @pane.activeItem?.getTitle?()
       @currentPath.text(title).show()
     else
       @currentPath.hide()
 
   updateCursorPositionText: ->
-    if position = @pane.activeView.getCursorBufferPosition?()
+    if position = @pane.activeView?.getCursorBufferPosition?()
       @cursorPosition.text("#{position.row + 1},#{position.column + 1}").show()
     else
       @cursorPosition.hide()

    @updateCursorPositionText()

  updateGrammarText: ->
    grammar = @pane.activeView.getGrammar?()
    if grammar?
      if grammar is syntax.nullGrammar
        grammarName = 'Plain Text'


  subscribeToBuffer: ->
    @unsubscribeFromBuffer()
    if @buffer = @pane.activeItem?.getBuffer?()
      @buffer.on 'modified-status-changed', @updateBufferHasModifiedText
      @buffer.on 'saved', @updateStatusBar

