2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/grc/gui/Actions.py b/grc/gui/Actions.py
index 484d4f3301..ce5bc4eba8 100644
--- a/grc/gui/Actions.py
+++ b/grc/gui/Actions.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class _ActionBase(object):
             self.set_accel_group(get_accel_group())
             self.set_accel_path(accel_path)
             gtk.accel_map_add_entry(accel_path, keyval, mod_mask)
+        self.args = None
 
     def __str__(self):
         """
@@ -105,10 +106,11 @@ class _ActionBase(object):
 
     def __repr__(self): return str(self)
 
-    def __call__(self):
+    def __call__(self, *args):
         """
         Emit the activate signal when called with ().
         """
+        self.args = args
         self.emit('activate')
 
 
diff --git a/grc/gui/Utils.py b/grc/gui/Utils.py
index f20e3c0fa6..51b9b19e9f 100644
--- a/grc/gui/Utils.py
+++ b/grc/gui/Utils.py
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ class TemplateParser(object):
 parse_template = TemplateParser()
 
 
-def align_to_grid(coor):
-    _align = lambda: int(round(x / (1.0 * CANVAS_GRID_SIZE)) * CANVAS_GRID_SIZE)
+def align_to_grid(coor, mode=round):
+    def align(value):
+        return int(mode(value / (1.0 * CANVAS_GRID_SIZE)) * CANVAS_GRID_SIZE)
     try:
-        return [_align() for x in coor]
+        return map(align, coor)
     except TypeError:
         x = coor
-        return _align()
+        return align(coor)