In BC2 you can easily determine if files are different only because of “Unimportant Text”. Specifically, when I need to look for web files ( *.php ) downloaded from a Unix server ( 0A ending ) that have been inadvertently saved as PC files ( 0D0A endings ) I only need to have 2 options set in file comparison rules:
The above options turn lines blue when “ignore unimportant” is “off” in file compare, and in folder compare the “squiggly equals sign” icon shows in the center of the folder / file list. This makes it real easy to find and fix these files.
In BC3 there doesn’t appear to be the same functionality. While I can tell BC3 to “Compare Line Endings”, this option forces the difference to be treated as “Important”. Then I can’t easily determine which files are REALLY different or just SIMILAR.
Is there a way in BC3 to give me the outcome I was used to in BC2? I hate to have to re-install BC2 and give up on BC3.
Thanks,
Dave
- General Tab: whitespace includes Line Endings
- Importance Tab: Unimportant Text includes Line Endings
The above options turn lines blue when “ignore unimportant” is “off” in file compare, and in folder compare the “squiggly equals sign” icon shows in the center of the folder / file list. This makes it real easy to find and fix these files.
In BC3 there doesn’t appear to be the same functionality. While I can tell BC3 to “Compare Line Endings”, this option forces the difference to be treated as “Important”. Then I can’t easily determine which files are REALLY different or just SIMILAR.
Is there a way in BC3 to give me the outcome I was used to in BC2? I hate to have to re-install BC2 and give up on BC3.
Thanks,
Dave
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