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Bold items are likely to appear in the next version.

Red items are currently available using plug-ins. Their built-in implementation is unlikely.

#   Feature Votes
1.   3-way diff and merge
2.   Recognize moved blocks
3.   Compare Word and Excel files
4.   Intelligently compare XML files
5.   Automated directory synchronization
6.   Compare files/folders on FTP or SSH servers
7.   Option to switch between list views and collapsible/expandable tree views in recursive directory comparison
8.   Option to allow fuzzy matching of lines in text files
9.   Integrate with version control systems allowing to compare files with their versions and perform version control operations from ExamDiff Pro
10.   Compare Windows registries
11.   Binary file editing
12.   Understand the start and end of C/C++ (or other language) functions, so compare function by function rather than just line by line
13.   Eclipse integration for CVS version comparison
14.   Compare file lists (text files that contain file paths in each line)
15.   Patch (.exe) generator
16.   Compare archives as directories
17.   Create directory comparison HTML diff report with links to file comparison HTML diff reports
18.   Option to save file differences as "unified diffs" (like diff -U in the GNU diff)
19.   Implement ExamDiff Pro as a tabbed MDI application
20.   Unix version
21.   Option to reuse running instance of ExamDiff Pro
22.   Support other languages for the user interface
23.   Allow specifying file encoding (ASCII, UTF-8, UTF-16LE or UTF-16BE)
24.   2-way merge in a separate pane
25.   Ability to select fragments in both files and compare only them, in the context of the rest of the files
26.   Option to ignore text file lines by their numbers
27.   Allow to toggle files/directories, and Go Up One Level/Drill Down in directory comparison without re-comparison (using cached diff results)
28.   Ability to ignore text fragments selected in file comparison panes
29.   Use scale factor when printing reports
30.   Allow to denote text/binary files based on their extensions
31.   Have a distinct color for ignores, when "Ignore the ignores" is turned on
32.   Ability to save/restore manual synchronization links to/from an external file
33.   Run an external program on two selected files
34.   Ability to ignore version information in executable files such as EXE, OCX, DLL, etc.
35.   Allow to enter/browse file/dir name directly in the main window
36.   Command to match braces in file comparison editor
37.   Option to ignore blank lines at the end of a file
38.   Option to use MD5 instead of CRC32
39.   Selective Line Editing like in KEDIT
40.   Option to force line-by-line comparison
41.   Add support for ExamDiff Pro as an XP boot CD plug-in for Bart's PE Builder (details at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/)
42.   Have full screen mode, showing just the 2 files/directories -- but with keyboard accelerators still working (Next Diff etc.)
43.   Upon launching matched file comparison from directory comparison, navigate through matched file pairs using Next and Previous commands
44.   Option to process files, whose content matches a regular expression, during directory comparison
45.   Sort fields within text comparison panes i.e. like Excel's sort facility
46.   Logging of changes in the file comparison differences in the Diff combo box during the merging procedure, like "Resolved - copied missing text from File2 to File1", "Replaced Block in File2 with block from File1", "Deleted Block in File2"
47.   Improve Word Wrap algorithm
48.   Allow the following: "examdiff file1.c *.bak" (meaning "examdiff file1.c file.bak")
49.   Allow matching similar lines (where user defines level of similarity) -- versus current matching identical lines only
50.   Allow to limit number of subdirectory levels in recursive comparison
51.   Show the two current lines, on top of each others, at the bottom of the screen
52.   Provide an easier means of identifying columns to ignore (e.g. via mouse drag) instead of typing in before/after column numbers in options
53.   Ability to customize ExamDiff Pro title bar text
54.   "Virtual space" for file editing (allow cursor position past End of Line in Edit Mode)
55.   Ability to output a comment (in specific programming languages) when you merge changes. Comments would include date, name, reason etc.
56.   Ability to reroute messages to stderr
57.   Show the line length in text files (in the status bar or to the left -- next to the line number)
58.   Compare tab/comma-separated files column by column with the ability to ignore columns (referred to by their numbers)
59.   Option to convert new tabs to spaces
60.   For directory comparison, ignore each pair of files where at least one of the files is older than a user-defined date
61.   Monitor changes in directory comparison only for files that are included in comparison
62.   Offer "Apply" button on the Options dialog
63.   Command to remove a diff form the list (like Skip command)
64.   Ability to ignore substitution strings e.g. R.D.S. is same as RDS
65.   Ability to freeze columns in directory comparison panes
66.   Show selected regions positions in file status bars
67.   Ability to find duplicate files
68.   Ability to define 'Double-click on the line number' behavior (possible choice: copy the line to the opposite file)
69.   Option to treat files with the same name as identical in directory comparison
70.   When printing out a diff report, indicate on each page that a change occurred
71.   Ability to associate file extensions with named sessions; auto-invoke session if compared files have same extensions
72.   Ability to change color of the current difference bar (currently yellow)
73.   Ability to create directory snapshots without comparison
74.   Reuse a print job when file diff reports are printed along with the directory diff report
75.   Obtain version information from text files (using a user-defined regular expression) and allow to use it in directory comparison
76.   "Select" dialog box to help selecting certain directory comparison items ("Added", "Deleted" etc.)
77.   Option to have items for identical sections to the top combo box (currently only items for differences are added)
78.   Option to include adjacent ignored lines when diff blocks are copied
79.   Option to force comparisons (from directory comparison and Explorer context menu) with the older file/directory as first
80.   Add a second splitter to allow viewing different sections of a file/directory in the comparison window
81.   Diff statistics such as lines deleted, added, changed per file accumulated per folder
82.   Option to use a user-defined color for nonexistent (padding) lines)
83.   Ability to save/restore skipped diff blocks to/from an external file
84.   Show total number of files and lines in directory comparison