File | Diff TextFiles

Open a window to compare two text files.

The files to be compared are read from the disk; so in order to compare a file that has been modified in the IDE save the file first before making a comparison.

This first version of this utility has no knowledge about the syntax used in the files; no distinction is made if two comments are different for example.

After loading the two files to compare and optionally selecting an option, press F9 to start the comparison. If for some reason this takes too long, the process can be aborted by pressing the Esc key. When the comparison is finished, the differences between the files are shown as modifications, additions and deletions. The bottom part of the window shows the counts in each category. Selecting a changed line will color the two corresponding lines using the same color scheme to highlight the differences.

Menu structure:

File

Open 1                Ctrl+1

Open the file for the left pane

Open 2                Ctrl+2

Open the file for the right pane

Compare                F9

Start the comparison

Cancel                Esc

Cancel the comparison

Exit

Close the window and return to the IDE

View

Previous Changes        Ctrl+P

Move the line selection to the previous change

Next Changes        Ctrl+N

Move the line selection the the next change

Options

Ignore Case

Toggle the option if upper/lower case is significant

Ignore White Space

Toggle the option to treat multiple blanks as a single blank. When enabled, a leading blank or a trailing blank is ignored. A Tab character is treated as a single blank.