Meld: Ignore files specified in .gitignore

[Stefan Beller <stefanbeller googlemail com>]

Hello Meld Developers/Users,

So there is the possibility to ignore files at directory diffs, which be
specified in the preferences.

Would it be possible to add an indirect way to specify the files to ignore?

My usecase would be the .gitignore file, which should be read in and all
files matching a line in that file should also be ignored.
Maybe there are some differences between the gitignore syntax and the
ignore pattern syntax as found in the current file ignore dialog.

Any ideas how this could be implemented?

Best Regards,
Stefan Beller