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Status Bars

ExamDiff Pro uses two kinds of status bars:

1. The main status bar
2. Pane status bars, different for text file panes, binary file panes, and directory panes.

Main status bar

The left area of the main status bar status bar shows the number of differences (blocks of changes) in the current comparison. For text file comparison, this area also shows the number of different lines, and, depending on the comparison detail level, the number of inline differences). For directory comparison, it also shows the number of different files/directories.

This area also describes actions of menu commands as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus. It similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you move mouse over them.

During calculations of file CRCs and retrieving their versions in a background thread, a small progress bar appears at the end of this area.

The right areas of the main status bar show numbers of added, deleted, and changed blocks with appropriate colors. For text file comparison, the first number within a set of parentheses is the number of different complete lines, while the second number is the number of different inline blocks in changed lines. The "Changed in changed" area is the number of changed inline blocks - it is separated from the "Changed" area because these blocks use a different color from changed lines. The "Ignored" area shows the color of ignored blocks.

For directory comparison:

• If both Compare subdirectories recursively and Perform full file comparison are enabled, the first number within a set of parentheses is the number of changed files and the second number is the number of changed lines within changed files.
• If Compare subdirectories recursively but not Perform full file comparison is enabled, the numbers in parentheses are the number of changed files.
• If Perform full file comparison but not Compare subdirectories recursively option is enabled, the first number within a set of parentheses is the number of changed directories, the second number is the number of changed files, and the third number is the number of changed lines within changed files.
• If neither Perform full file comparison nor Compare subdirectories recursively is enabled, the first number within a set of parentheses is the number of changed directories and the second number is the number of changed files.

For binary comparison, the numbers in parentheses are the number of changed blocks.

Text file pane status bar

• The left area of this status bar describes the caret position based on the real line numbers. If the caret is positioned in the lines added for alignment of compared files, this area becomes blank.
• The second area shows the number of lines in the file.
• The third area shows INS if Insert mode is used, or OVR if Overwrite mode is used.
• The fourth area describes whether file in the pane is read-only.
• The fifth area shows whether internal editing is enabled.
• The sixth area shows whether a plug-in was used for the current file. Double-clicking on this area opens the Plug-ins Options dialog. If this area has a red background, a plug-in returned a warning; in this case, double-clicking on the area will display the warning.
• The seventh area shows whether file in the pane is newer or older than the other file.
• The eighth area shows the size of the file.

Binary file pane status bar

• The left area of this status bar describes the caret address based on the real addresses. If the caret is positioned in the bytes added for alignment of compared files, this area becomes blank.
• The second area shows the size of the selection, again counting only real bytes.
• The third area describes the value of the byte under the caret. If the caret is positioned in the bytes added for alignment of compared files, this area becomes blank.
• The fourth area describes whether file in the pane is read-only.
• The fifth area shows whether a plug-in was used for the current file. If this area has a red background, a plug-in returned a warning; double-clicking on the area will display the warning.
• The sixth area shows whether file in the pane is newer or older than the other file.
• The seventh area shows the size of the file.

Directory pane status bar

• The left area of this status bar describes the total number of files/directories in the pane. On the leftmost part of the left area, a red filter icon is displayed if items were filtered out during comparison; hovering over this icon displays the number of items filtered out in a balloon message and double-clicking on the icon opens the Directory Filters Options dialog.
• The second area shows the number of selected files/directories in the pane.
• The third area shows whether a plug-in was used for the current directory. Double-clicking on this area opens the Plug-ins Options dialog. If this area has a red background, a plug-in returned a warning; in this case, double-clicking on the area will display the warning.

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