This is where you'll find the operations that can be performed on the source and target files.
The available functions are presented at the Operations menu.
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Perform files differencing
Run the diff algorithm selected in the Algorithm combo box on the two selected files.
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Diff Options
Opens the Diff Options page.
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Go to first modification
Scroll the two-way comparison panel to the first difference marked in the two-way comparison panel.
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Go to previous modification
Scroll the two-way comparison panel to the previous difference marked in the two-way comparison panel.
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Go to next modification
Scroll the two-way comparison panel and select the next difference marked in the two-way comparison panel.
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Go to last modification
Scroll the two-way comparison panel and select the last difference marked in the two-way comparison panel.
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Copy all non-conflicting changes from left to right
All the nodes present in the left side file and not present in the right side file are copied to the right side file.
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Copy change from left to right
Copy the current difference marked in the two-way comparison panel from the left side file to the right side file.
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Copy change from right to left
Copy the current difference marked in the two-way comparison panel from the right side file to the left side file.
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Copy all non-conflicting changes from right to left
All the nodes present in the right side file and not present in the left side file are copied to the left side file.
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Show modification details at word level
The Word algorithm is applied to the current difference marked in the two-way comparison panel and the result is displayed in a separate dialog.
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Show modification details at char level
The Characters algorithm is applied to the current difference marked in the two-way comparison panel and the result is displayed in a separate dialog.
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Enable scrolling synchronization
When one of the two panels is scrolled up or down the other panel is scrolled in the same direction so that corresponding match of the current difference from the other panel is displayed at the same time as in the scrolled panel.
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Disable scrolling synchronization
When one of the two panels is scrolled up or down the other panel is not scrolled. The effect is that the corresponding match of the current difference from the other panel is not displayed at the same time as in the scrolled panel.
Also, <oXygen/> offers you the complete diff solution:
two XML diff algorithms
XML Accurate works on small files and it is very precise.
XML Fast works on larger files but it is less precise than XML Accurate.
Syntax Aware for the file types known by <oXygen/>, it computes the differences taking into consideration the syntax of the documents.
three all-purpose algorithms:
Lines algorithm computes the differences at line level
Words algorithm computes the differences at word level
Characters algorithm computes the differences at character level
an automatic selection of the algorithm:
Auto selects the most appropriate algorithm, based on the files' content and size.
- Diff Options button
It provides quick access to the Diff preferences pane where you set Diff parameters that will be saved for the next time when you open the Compare Files dialog.