diff --git a/src/Filter.py b/src/Filter.py
index 9adb07bca..da8ab6a41 100644
--- a/src/Filter.py
+++ b/src/Filter.py
@@ -127,12 +127,14 @@ def load_filters(dir):
 #
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-def build_filter_menu(callback):
+def build_filter_menu(callback,fw):
     myMenu = gtk.GtkMenu()
     for filter in _filter_list:
         menuitem = gtk.GtkMenuItem(filter[1])
         myMenu.append(menuitem)
-        menuitem.set_data("filter",filter[0])
+        menuitem.set_data("filter",fw)
+        menuitem.set_data("name",filter[1])
+        menuitem.set_data("function",filter[0])
         menuitem.set_data("qual",filter[2])
         menuitem.connect("activate",callback)
         menuitem.show()
diff --git a/src/gramps_main.py b/src/gramps_main.py
index c18670dde..a939d0932 100755
--- a/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ def on_apply_filter_clicked(obj):
     invert_filter = gtop.get_widget("invert").get_active()
     qualifer = gtop.get_widget("filter").get_text()
     menu = gtop.get_widget(FILTERNAME).get_menu()
-    class_init = menu.get_active().get_data("filter")
+    class_init = menu.get_active().get_data("function")
     DataFilter = class_init(qualifer)
     DataFilter.set_invert(invert_filter)
     apply_filter()
@@ -2039,7 +2039,8 @@ def on_apply_filter_clicked(obj):
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def on_filter_name_changed(obj):
-    gtop.get_widget("filter").set_sensitive(obj.get_data("qual"))
+    filter = obj.get_data("filter")
+    filter.set_sensitive(obj.get_data("qual"))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -2969,9 +2970,10 @@ def main(arg):
     person_list.set_sort_column(sort_column)
     person_list.set_sort_type(sort_direct)
 
-    filter_list.set_menu(Filter.build_filter_menu(on_filter_name_changed))
+    fw = gtop.get_widget('filter')
+    filter_list.set_menu(Filter.build_filter_menu(on_filter_name_changed,fw))
     
-    gtop.get_widget("filter").set_sensitive(0)
+    fw.set_sensitive(0)
 
     # set the window icon 
     topWindow.set_icon(GtkPixmap(topWindow,const.logo))
diff --git a/src/plugins/EventCmp.py b/src/plugins/EventCmp.py
index 110e5c30b..9fdc77bcf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/EventCmp.py
+++ b/src/plugins/EventCmp.py
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ from OpenSpreadSheet import *
 
 OBJECT   = "o"
 INDEX    = "i"
-FUNCTION = "f"
-QUALIFIER= "q"
-FILTER   = "x"
-NAME     = "n"
+FILTER   = "filter"
+FUNCTION = "function"
+QUALIFIER= "qual"
+NAME     = "name"
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -197,17 +197,8 @@ class EventComparison:
         self.filter_list_obj.set_data(OBJECT,self)
 
         self.filter_list = []
-        
-        myMenu = GtkMenu()
-        for filter in Filter.filterMap.keys():
-            menuitem = GtkMenuItem(filter)
-            myMenu.append(menuitem)
-            menuitem.set_data(FILTER,Filter.filterMap[filter])
-            menuitem.set_data(FUNCTION,Filter.filterEnb[filter])
-            menuitem.set_data(NAME,filter)
-            menuitem.set_data(QUALIFIER,qualifier)
-            menuitem.connect("activate",on_filter_name_changed)
-            menuitem.show()
+
+        myMenu  = Filter.build_filter_menu(on_filter_name_changed,qualifier)
         self.filter_menu.set_menu(myMenu)
 
         top.set_data(OBJECT,self)
@@ -538,7 +529,7 @@ def on_add_clicked(obj):
     qualifier = myobj.filterDialog.get_widget("qualifier").get_text()
     menu = myobj.filter_menu.get_menu()
 
-    function = menu.get_active().get_data(FILTER)
+    function = menu.get_active().get_data(FUNCTION)
     name = menu.get_active().get_data(NAME)
 
     myfilter = function(qualifier)
@@ -554,7 +545,6 @@ def on_add_clicked(obj):
     else:
         invert_text = "no"
 
-    print name, qualifier, invert_text
     myobj.filter_list_obj.append([name,qualifier,invert_text])
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -563,9 +553,7 @@ def on_add_clicked(obj):
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def on_filter_name_changed(obj):
-    function = obj.get_data(FUNCTION)
-    qualifier = obj.get_data(QUALIFIER)
-    qualifier.set_sensitive(function())
+    obj.get_data(FILTER).set_sensitive(obj.get_data(QUALIFIER))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #