JDiff Virtual vs Physical Overview
Submitted by on Thursday, 24 June, 2004 - 14:46
Hi-
Using JDif to compare two long files, I first thought they were identical b/c no 'color bars' showed up. However, by scrolling down I found that there were differences, just not within the current window.
Then I found the JDiff Virtual / Physical option: Physical adds another set of bars to show a complete overview w/o having to scroll, Virtual takes the bars away but reserves the same space for them. So I'm wondering, if the space is always reserved, why have the option? And if in some future release the space can be collapsed, shouldn't the 'Physical' option be the default?
Thanks for JDiff, is a great plug-in!
Platform: OSX 10.3 java 1.4.2, JEdit 4.2 pre 14, JDiff 1.4.1
Thanks,
--ee
Using JDif to compare two long files, I first thought they were identical b/c no 'color bars' showed up. However, by scrolling down I found that there were differences, just not within the current window.
Then I found the JDiff Virtual / Physical option: Physical adds another set of bars to show a complete overview w/o having to scroll, Virtual takes the bars away but reserves the same space for them. So I'm wondering, if the space is always reserved, why have the option? And if in some future release the space can be collapsed, shouldn't the 'Physical' option be the default?
Thanks for JDiff, is a great plug-in!
Platform: OSX 10.3 java 1.4.2, JEdit 4.2 pre 14, JDiff 1.4.1
Thanks,
--ee
