Get the current grid before any message operations. Fixes #185

mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py

@@ -766,6 +766,14 @@ class Interface(object):
             iter = model.iter_next(iter)
         return
 
+    def _get_current_grid(self):
+        """Return the grid of the current selected tab."""
+        page = self._main_tabs.get_current_page()
+        if page == 0:
+            return self._grid
+        elif page == 1:
+            return self._replies
+
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
     # Widget callback functions
@@ -782,7 +790,7 @@ class Interface(object):
             suffix = ''
 
         # TODO: gettext to properly use "characters"/"character"
-        text = '%d characters %s' % (count, prefix)
+        text = '%d characters %s' % (count, suffix)
 
         self._statusbar.push(self._remove_count_status(), text)
         self._update_sensitivity(not (count == 0))
@@ -925,7 +933,8 @@ class Interface(object):
 
     def _reply_message(self, widget, user_data=None):
         """Reply to someone else's message."""
-        (model, iter) = self._grid.get_selection().get_selected()
+        grid = self._get_current_grid()
+        (model, iter) = grid.get_selection().get_selected()
         message = model.get_value(iter, 0)
         self._update_text.get_buffer().set_text(
                 self._connection.reply_prefix(message))
@@ -936,7 +945,8 @@ class Interface(object):
 
     def _repost_message(self, widget, user_data=None):
         """Repost someone else's message on your timeline."""
-        (model, iter) = self._grid.get_selection().get_selected()
+        grid = self._get_current_grid()
+        (model, iter) = grid.get_selection().get_selected()
         message = model.get_value(iter, 0)
         self._update_statusbar('Reposting %s message...' %
                 (message.username))
@@ -948,7 +958,8 @@ class Interface(object):
 
     def _favourite_message(self, widget, user_data=None):
         """Toggle the favourite status of a message."""
-        (model, iter) = self._grid.get_selection().get_selected()
+        grid = self._get_current_grid()
+        (model, iter) = grid.get_selection().get_selected()
         message = model.get_value(iter, 0)
 
         self._favourite_iter = iter