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yousseb / meld

Meld for macOS
https://yousseb.github.io/meld/
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Folder comparison doesn't work #68

Closed felipe-fernandes closed 5 years ago

felipe-fernandes commented 6 years ago

can't select 2 folder to be compared

jimtyhurst commented 5 years ago

I have the same problem.

Environment:

Expected behavior:

When I start a Directory comparison, I should be able to select two directories.

Actual behavior:

I can only select one directory on the new comparison page. When I select the 'Compare' button, only one directory is displayed in the new tab and there is no place to select a second directory.

In contrast, when I initiate a File comparison, select one file, and then select the 'Compare' button, the one file opens and there is a pane on the right where I can select a second file.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Click the sheet+ icon to initiate a new comparison.
  2. Click the '(None)' button under the 'Directory comparison' button.
  3. Select a directory.
  4. The '(None)' button displays the name of the selected directory
  5. Observe that there is no way to select a second directory.
  6. Select the 'Compare' button.
  7. A comparison tab opens with the one selected directory showing and a message, "Folders have no differences". There is still no way to select a second directory.
nobodo commented 5 years ago

Might be fixed upstream now

yousseb commented 5 years ago

Seems to be gtk issue. I'm able to "sometimes" reproduce it. However, even when I'm able to reproduce it, there's still a work around to navigate the selection by keyboard arrows (and thus be able to select the file selector and navigate). Until gtk is fixed for this, I don't think there's much I can do.