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Misc - General Options

Dialog Box Options

• Command
  Specify an editor to be spawned for text files by the View/Edit File option. To browse for the editor's executable file, use the button with three dots on the right of the Command text box.
  
  
• Arguments
  Specify the command-line arguments to be utilized when spawning a file. The following internal ExamDiff Pro variables can be used to construct arguments (by clicking on the button with triangle):
  
  
  • File path surrounded by quotation marks
    Name of the file in the active pane surrounded by quotation marks.
    
    
  • File path without quotation marks
    Name of the file in the active pane.
    
    
  • Current different line
    Line number of the first line in the current difference.
    
    
  • Caret line
    Line number of the caret in the active pane.
    
    
  • Caret column
    Column number of the caret in the active pane.

• Any non-alphanumeric character
  Use this option if you want all non-alphanumeric character to be word separators.
  
  
• Any of these characters (use \t for the TAB character)
  Specify custom characters to serve as word separators for both comparison and text navigation. Default separators: SPACE TAB \ / ! . , ; :
  
  
• Ignore word separators embedded in quoted strings during comparison
  If this option is enabled, ExamDiff ignores separators within quoted strings. A quoted string may be enclosed between a pair of single-quotes or double-quotes. Embedded consecutive pairs of same-kind quotes and all other-kind quotes are treated as part of the quoted string. If a quote is unmatched, it is considered to encompass the rest of the line. This option is useful for comparing consistently formatted tabular data such as the output from a Database Management System. Note that separators embedded in quoted strings will only be ignored during comparison, not during word-by-word text navigation, word selection, or search ("Match whole word only").

• Number of recent files/directories
  Maximum number of most recently compared files or directories stored by ExamDiff Pro.
  
  
• Number of recent searches
  Maximum number of most recent strings used in Find and Replace dialogs stored by ExamDiff Pro.
  
  
• Change notifications for file and directory comparison
  Disable, automatically re-compare, or notify the user when a file or directory currently in comparison is modified by another application.
  
  
  • Do not monitor
    ExamDiff Pro will not monitor file/directory changes.
    
    
  • Monitor
    ExamDiff Pro will monitor file/directory changes and give the following visual cues when changes are made:

    • A balloon message will be shown in the appropriate pane. This balloon message can be disabled by going to Options | Misc | Messages.
    • The Re-Compare button will have a small star on it.
    • The name of the changed file/directory will become underlined, and the title tooltip will provide information about when the file/directory was changed relative to the latest comparison time.
    • In directory comparison, all files and subdirectories that were modified will be italicized and have their attributes updated.
    • In directory comparison, diff blocks will change type as appropriate.
    
    
  • Ask
    ExamDiff Pro will show a message asking to re-compare files/directories.
    
    
  • Auto re-compare
    ExamDiff Pro will automatically re-compare files/directories without asking.

• First difference
  Scroll to the first found difference (if it exists).
  
  
• Top
  Scroll to the top of compared files/directories.

• Previous position
  Scroll to the previous vertical scroll position (if it still exists).
  
  
• Previous difference
  Scroll to the previous difference (if it still exists).
  
  
• First difference
  Scroll to the first found difference (if it exists).
  
  
• Top
  Scroll to the top of compared files/directories.
  
  
• Cursor in active pane
  Scroll to make cursor in the active pane visible. This option is only valid for file (text and binary) comparison, and may be useful when you turn on and off view filters.

• Previous position
  Scroll to the previous horizontal scroll position (if it still exists).
  
  
• Beginning
  Scroll to the beginning of compared files/directories.
  
  
• Cursor in active pane
  Scroll to make cursor in the active pane visible (only valid for file comparison).

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