Save buttons not working

[Dan Munckton]

Binary package hint: meld

Cannot save changes until closing compared files tab. It appears the Save buttons aren't working.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a file, make a copy, modify the copy slightly
2. Open meld to compare the two files
3. Merge the change from the second file to the first
4. Note the '*' in the title of the modified file.
5. Click the save toolbar button - note changes not saved
6. Click File > Save from the meny - changes not saved
7. Type Ctrl+s - changes not saved.
8. Click the X on the comparison tab, you'll get a prompt about unsaved changes and you can now save the modifications

Versions:
 - Noticed in 1.1.2-2 (Dapper)
 - Not checked in Edgy
 - May be able to check for this in Feisty Herd 3 if I get time today.

[Dan Munckton (munckfish)]

Ok I've just noticed that the reason the buttons are working is because the mouse/cursor focus isn't on the file which has changed. It's probably on neither, so when the save button is clicked it doesn't know which file should be changed and so does nothing.

By clicking the in the file you want to save it gains focus and the save buttons work.

So the bug is probably more about UI design and UI feedback. Before I moved to Linux I used to use WinMerge on Windows and I don't remember a problem, I can take a look and see how it behaves for this scenario.

[Timmie (timmie)]

+1

please fix this: users must be able to click on the save button to save the changes!

[Christoph Langner (chrissss)]

I can confirm the problem for hardy

$ dpkg -l meld
ii meld 1.1.5.1-2ubuntu1 graphical tool to diff and merge files

[Steven Harms (sharms)]

I can also confirm this on hardy

[Leslie Viljoen (leslieviljoen)]

This problem is reported upstream here:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=449087

It has not been solved yet, even in the new release that has been packaged for Jaunty.

[VinceLe (legoll)]

A patch has been attached to the upstream bug report, please test if it deos what you want

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Upstream issue showing fixed in meld 3.11 on 2014-03-01
So fixed in all recent Ubuntu versions