Bug#822993: meld: In directory comparison, drop-down menu for file filters is not positioned correctly

[Bálint Réczey]

Control: tags -1 confirmed upstream fixed-upstream

Hi Kyanos,

2016-04-29 21:00 GMT+02:00 Kyanos <someanon126 at gmail.com>:
> Package: meld
> Version: 3.14.2-1
> Severity: minor
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> When running a directory comparison, there is a "Filters" button to set
> file filters (for example, to ignore backup files in the diff).
>
> When I click that button, the drop-down box does not appear under the
> button as expected. Instead, it appears at the top-left corner of the
> desktop. Also, the following error message appears on standard output
> every time I click it:
>
>> TypeError: position_menu_under_widget() takes exactly 2 arguments (4
> given)
>
> Thank you for your consideration.

Upstream already fixed the issue in 3.15.3 or in an earlier release.

Since this is a minor issue I plan fixing it in the next stable
release after 3.15.3.

Thank you for the bug report.

Cheers,
Balint