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Changes In Version 4.0 (March 24, 2008). |
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Support for customizable document types, with document-type-specific settings for tab size, comments, and syntax highlighting |
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Ability to create and edit filter sets |
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Name filter improvements: ability to disable filters and a new interface for editing filters |
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Date and size filters in directory comparison |
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"Filters" right-click menu in directory comparison:
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• Exclude Name |
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• Exclude Extension |
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• Exclude Relative Directory |
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• Not Older Than |
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• Not Larger Than |
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• Not Smaller Than |
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Option to perform quick full comparison of selected files in directory comparison without performing a full recompare of all files |
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Ability to copy text fragments including padding lines |
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"Compare To..." in Shell extension |
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Ability to use environment variables (e.g. %WINDIR%) in file names |
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Ability to delete matching files in both directory comparison panes |
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Option to ignore word separators embedded in quoted strings during file comparison |
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Ability to view report files right after saving |
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Ability to independently scroll views horizontally using Alt key |
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Separate "Use Plug-ins" options for file and directory comparison |
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New command line options useful for merging in some version control tools:
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/sn1:file |
use this name when you save the first file |
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/sn2:file |
use this name when you save the second file |
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New command line option useful for comparison invoked from version control:
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/nh |
do not add files or directories to comparison history |
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Resizing with Shift key pressed to keep the center of the main window |
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Ability to toggle Full File Comparison from the toolbar |
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Fixed incorrect directory comparison of files with mixed linebreak styles in Full File Comparison mode |
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Text selection was colored in Print/Print Preview |
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Plug-ins that converted files into directories (such as the Unzip plug-in) are now considered during directory comparison |
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Files/directories dropped from Windows Explorer sometimes incorrectly appeared in the wrong pane |
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Directory snapshots can now be created from the Files menu |
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Improved difference navigation |
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Improved toolbar button defaults |
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Changes In Version 3.5 (March 11, 2007). Latest build: 3.5.1.5 (May 26, 2007) |
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Ability to add manual synchronization points to text file comparison |
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Ability to independently scroll views vertically using Alt key |
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Ability to save and load session files (with .EDPI extension) that contain a pair of names of compared files or directories and a set of comparison options, along with a new command line option (/sf) to load a session file and the ability to launch a comparison by double-clicking on a session file in Windows Explorer |
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Extensive drag and drop support |
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Windows Vista support |
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Intuitive Autopick feature in Compare dialog that remembers matching pairs |
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Plug-ins are optionally installed during setup |
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Plug-ins can be used to compare archives (ZIP etc.) against directories or other archives |
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Default remote plug-ins can be defined to compare files and directories on the Internet |
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Plug-in execution can be canceled |
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Ability to show end-of-line characters using View | View End-Of-Line Markers menu command |
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'Touch' command in directory comparison views |
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Option to timestamp copied files with current time |
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Menu command to show/hide line numbers |
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Ability to rearrange directory comparison columns by dragging them in the list headers |
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Icons in Compare dialog |
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Difference navigation in HTML reports |
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Disabled expired features are re-enabled after the registration |
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All executables are now digitally signed by a certificate of authenticity |
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Improved external file/directory change notifications |
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Explorer integration DLL (Shell Extension) for 64-bit Windows is now automatically installed during setup |
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New command line option: /swap (swap first and second file/directory) |
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Improved Help |
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Messages were occasionally not shown under Windows 95/98/Me |
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Occasional incorrect matching of ignored characters |
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Incorrect treating text files as binary in full directory comparison |
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Saving of read-only files |
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Memory errors during processing of files with very long lines |
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Comments were not ignored after files were processed by plug-ins |
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Path view filters only worked when lower case strings were used |
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East-Asian characters were not properly shown after horizontal scrolling |
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"Ignore column ranges" did not ignore lines shorter than specified ranges |
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Command line option /f did not work under some conditions |
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Changes In Version 3.4 (January 31, 2006) |
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Option to ignore programming language comments |
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Option to ignore multiple column ranges in lines |
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Compare directories produced by file plug-ins (see possible uses) |
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Inline plug-ins (specified by name before file/directory names in Compare dialog) |
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Option to back up files replaced during Copy operations |
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"Identical items" color and effects are customizable |
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Ability to reset options to defaults for current page only |
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True-color toolbar with small and large buttons |
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Improved performance and reduced memory footprint |
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Fix for default HTML template paths |
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Fix for Ignore Linebreak Styles option when not used on files with no ending linebreaks |
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Fix for Save As used on clipboard contents |
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Older files were always visible even though a view filter is set up not to show them |
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Fix for erroneous messages during drag-n-drop operations on read-only and plugin-processed files |
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Failed to recover from error when files were compared from directory comparison |
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Ignore the Ignores command did not ignore "Ignore linebreak styles" option |
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Wheel mouse occasionally scrolled up a page instead of several lines |
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Changes In Version 3.3 (May 19, 2005) |
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Allow to select clipboard contents instead of one of files in Compare dialog |
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Copy as Text command for directory comparison |
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Save As command in text file comparison context menu |
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Ability to edit and save files after they are processed by plug-ins |
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"True" ignoring of blank and regex-matching lines |
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Allow using strikeout and underline font effects for added, changed, deleted, etc. items (note: HTML templates have changed) |
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Allow applying a plug-in from the right-click menu |
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"Error" status for directory comparison errors |
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Allow selecting a plug-in (that overrides Options plug-ins for a given file) in Compare dialog |
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Support for EBCDIC character set in displaying binary comparison results |
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Option to ignore linebreak style differences (DOS/UNIX/Mac) |
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Option to consider files with same CRC identical |
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Entering one file/directory name in command line |
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Case-sensitivity of view filters |
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Empty directories (this feature was broken in 3.2c) |
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Detecting Unix-style (LF) line endings |
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Changes In Version 3.2c (August 9, 2004) |
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Windows Explorer (Shell) integration |
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Resolving Windows shortcuts |
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Compare file CRCs when comparing directories |
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Compare versions of executables and DLLs when comparing directories |
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Show CRC and versions in directory comparison views |
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TAB character detection in Print/Print Preview |
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Occasional crashes in regular expression engine |
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Handling files larger than 2 GBytes in directory comparison |
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Initializing colors in when "Other" button is clicked in Options | Display | Colors |
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Doubled comparison statistics in Word Wrap mode |
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Not persisting "No newline at end of file" message when running from the command line |
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Changes In Version 3.2 (March 18, 2004) |
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Unicode support |
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Customizable keyboard shortcuts |
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Compare selected text fragments |
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"Clipboard comparison" added to the Compare dialog |
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Windows XP look in XP and higher |
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"Newer"/"Older" fields in file status bars |
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Option "Allow to copy files TO and FROM in directory comparison" |
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Ability to move to the previous difference after copying a block in text file comparison |
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':' character can be used in directory comparison filters to denote path filters vs. default name filters |
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Wrong timestamp comparison of files whose dates fall on Daylight Saving Time switch dates |
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Printing selection in directory comparison may cause a crash |
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Better plug-in implementation. Side effect: old plug-ins need to be exported in a previous version, then manually added in 3.2 |
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Better caret positioning when view filter is turned on and off |
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Changes In Version 3.1 (June 29, 2003) |
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HTML diff report |
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New copy block commands (Replace in First/Second, Add to First/Second) |
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Copy to Clipboard command in directory comparison |
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Added comparison detail level selection to toolbar |
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Wrap Search option in Find/Replace dialogs |
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Command to resize directory columns to fit their content |
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New command line options:
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/no |
do not generate output file if no diffs are found) |
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/append |
used with /o option to append to an existing output file |
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/html |
used with /o option to output HTML diff report |
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Plug-ins can be applied to all files by using * extension and rearranged |
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Option to show/hide "Too slow comparison?" balloon message |
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Two new settings in the Registry: "Use Last Session" and "Auto-Save Session" |
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Esc key in Don't Show dialogs behaves now as Close dialog button |
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If Keep option was used in Merge Dialog, Sync was lost (no more merging was possible after that) |
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Broken mnemonics in right-click menus |
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Made Go To command in text files much faster |
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Much faster file saving over a remote connection |
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Re-sync bug after copying blocks with "Keep" option |
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Error in creating directory by its UNC path |
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Bug in not saving toolbar state on Alt + Drag'n'Drop |
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If files from different directories were selected, Explorer menu was not working properly. The fix makes Explorer menu item disappear if files from different directories are selected |
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Wrong resizing of Compare Dialog on fresh setup |
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Bugs in /f, /d, /p command line options |
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Better error reporting when files/dirs don't exist |
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Not updating views after copying empty directories |
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Wrong diff number was reported after re-compare under certain options |
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Occasional hanging for files with only CR characters for line breaks |
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Better handling of "Out of memory" errors |
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Allow to copy expired registration info in About box |
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Changes In Version 3.0 (December 26, 2002) |
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Visual binary file comparison |
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Named comparison sessions (with file/directory name pairs, options) |
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Ability to cancel lengthy file comparison |
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Added Directory handling to the tool bar (compare recursively, do not compare recursively) |
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Shift + Del command to delete files permanently (from directory comparison views) |
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New change notification ("Do not monitor") |
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Option to display "Relative Path" only in one pane of directory comparisons (to save on screen real estate) |
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Options to synchronously resize directory comparison columns and synchronize directory views horizontal scrolling |
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Option of saving files where tabs are converted to N spaces |
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Option where to scroll after the comparison |
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File path view filter for directory comparison panes |
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Explorer Menu added to right click menu on file comparison panes |
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Option to reuse window position in a launched instance |
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Option to advance to next difference after copying a block from one file to another |
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Option to show empty directories in recursive comparison |
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New command line options:
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/br |
briefly report whether files/directories differ |
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/tb |
treat both files as binary files |
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/sd |
always show initial "Compare" dialog, even if two filenames are used |
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Occasional hanging after directory comparison |
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Copying changed blocks when the destination file does not have newline character at end of file |
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Wrong cursor position after Replace/Replace All |
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Significantly faster words and characters comparison |
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Changes In Version 2.8 (March 14, 2002) |
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View diff file (without saving) |
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Customizable word separators |
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Run comparison in a new instance |
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Print selection |
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Resizable Compare dialog |
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Improved regular expressions support |
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'Select All' in directory comparison list views |
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Option to consider files with different attributes different |
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Count wrapped lines as one |
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Option to use View Filter for diff file saving |
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'Number of diffs' column in directory comparison |
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Command to close files in file comparison mode |
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Ability to select columns and their sort order for directory comparison list views |
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External helper applications used before comparison |
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Ignore line parts matching a regular expression |
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Directory comparison showed that files were different even though they were identical considering ignored blank lines or regular expressions |
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Saving "Ignore of the ignores" did not work |
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No crosshatches in Print and Print preview |
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Directory snapshot comparison |
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Changes In Version 2.7 (May 16, 2001) |
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Color bar for graphical presentation of differences |
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Option to ignore lines matching regular expression |
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Options to ignore first and last characters in each line |
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Option to enable / disable warning on 'no newline' |
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New command line options:
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/q:M |
set tab size to M characters |
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/fi:filter |
specify include filter for directory comparison |
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/fx:filter |
specify exclude filter for directory comparison |
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/ff |
force initial file comparison dialog |
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/fd |
force initial directory comparison dialog |
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Improved word wrapping algorithm |
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Column sizes are saved before re-comparing directories |
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Split Added/Deleted view filter into two: Added and Deleted |
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Changes In Version 2.6f (January 16, 2001) |
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Directory snapshot |
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Ignore blank lines |
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Simple word wrap |
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View/Edit in File context menu |
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Option to set time zone difference for directory comparison |
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Show Only Differences feature is superceded by View Filter |
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Restored Compare Matched From Directories and Compare Selected From Directories lost in 2.6 |
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Incorrect behavior with option 'Run new instance of the program to compare from directory panes |
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Find and Replace dialogs did not go away after re-compare |
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Faster file comparison, especially for large files |
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Changes In Version 2.6 (October 1, 2000) |
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Option to show/print just the changes with a user-definable number of lines of context (for file comparison) |
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Insert/overwrite mode (for file comparison) |
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Bookmarks (for file comparison) |
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Replace (for file comparison) |
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Go to line (for file comparison) |
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Regular expressions for find/replace |
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Customizable toolbar |
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Option to ignore background for printing |
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Option to disable pane synchronization |
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Command line switch to read options from a specified file (/g:file) |
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Option to print file diffs when printing directory diff report (and a new command line switch /c) |
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For files with over 1000 lines, the line number of the left file did not print completely |
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Ctrl + Mouse Click did not unselect items in directory comparison panes |
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Synchronized word wrapping |
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Sorting of Path column in directory comparison panes |
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Warn about changes before spawning external editor |
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Changes In Version 2.5 (April 11, 2000) |
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Ability to edit files within file comparison panes |
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View white space in file comparison panes |
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Option to show directory sizes |
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Changes In Version 2.2a (December 8, 1999) |
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New command line options:
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/s |
consider files with the same size and timestamp identical |
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/y |
consider files with different size different (even if some ignore options are selected) |
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/z |
consider files with different timestamp different |
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/r0 |
do not compare subdirectories at all |
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/r1 |
compare subdirectories only to determine their status |
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/r2 |
compare subdirectories recursively |
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/f |
report file differences during directory comparison |
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Copying and deleting multiple files in recursive directory comparison mode |
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Going one level up to root directories in directory comparison mode |
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Occasional crashes in print preview for directory comparison |
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Changes In Version 2.2 (October 10, 1999) |
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Directories are optionally compared recursively |
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Directories are optionally marked as different if their files/directories differ |
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Synchronous word wrapping of long lines |
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Same window or new window option when comparing two directories from the directory comparison panes |
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Ability to compare two selected (but not necessarily matched) files/directories from directory comparison panes |
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"One directory level up" command to move up the directory tree in the directory comparison mode |
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Additional command line switch: /p - print diff report and exit |
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Status column in directory comparison mode which shows Same, Added, Deleted files/directories, and Newer and Older files or Changed directories |
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Windows Explorer menu in directories right-click menu |
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Multiple include filters didn't work |
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Minimizing main window didn't bring "Compare Dialog" to the top under Windows 98 and Windows 2000 |
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File operations (copy, delete) could cause problems (including crash) in "Show Only Differences" mode |
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Change notifications didn't work after file operations |
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Incorrect coloring if compared files did not have carriage return at the end |
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Directory comparison for root directories could produce wrong file types and icons |
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Comparing files/directories by double-clicking items in directory comparison panes didn't work with "Show Only Differences" option enabled |
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Several new options to make directory comparison faster |
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Separate fonts for screen and printer |
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Option to automatically re-compare files/directories if change is detected |
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Number of added/deleted/changed item is shown in the status bar |
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Significantly expanded online help |
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Changes In Version 2.1a (March 17, 1999) |
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Highlights differences down to the level of words or characters in changed lines |
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Allows printing and print previewing of diff report |
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Able to copy and delete multiple files/directories in directory comparison mode |
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Additional command line switch: /o:file - output diff results to a file 'file' (or to standard output if '-' is specified) and exit |
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Option to have Compare Dialog box always on top |
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$COLUMN variable to pass the cursor's column number to the external editor |
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Toggle between "Ignore nothing" and "Ignore what I specified to be ignored" states |
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In addition to background colors, hatched patterns may be used |
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In directory comparison mode, option to consider files with the same name, size and timestamp identical, making comparison significantly faster |
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In file comparison mode, pressing Delete key caused a crash |
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From the command line, UNC file names didn't work |
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In directory comparison mode, incorrect binary files comparison |
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Root directory comparison didn't work |
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If the option to "Compare New Pair of Files" is selected, then the main window is minimized, permitting better access to the desktop with unobscured drag-and-drop |
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No more serial numbers |
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The first version of ExamDiff Pro (2.0) was released on October 27, 1998. |
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