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the larger file is bigger than one screen; so, no single screenshot will catch the problem...


Two things:
1. you should be able to create a test case where the files are somewhat smaller
2. a temporary change to the resolution/scaling of your desktop might enable you to fit a bigger window ...

Please post screenshots with results. My guess is that, like in the first case, comparison is correct but not what a human would necessarily do.


if you download the files and perform the comparison as described you will see by your self.
the larger file is bigger than one screen; so, no single ...

something more:
please check the following binary files in the zip...
https://mega.nz/file/vp9kmJ7S#UYGyo58UA94iWHXp-tSszDY4iz-Ky9hSs20qo0Y-8lw

- main_0.prt -> a larger file containing the data of the other two files
- main_0_1.prt -> is the first portion of main_0.prt
- sub.prt -> ist part of main ...

I don't think that byte by byte gives better results:



and I would expect that it finds the first match; to show the second would indicate there is nothing before...

I compared a larger file with a smaller;
the larger contains most of the smaller two times the first occurrence is not found:

https://abload.de/img/1d8jsf.jpg

the small file has 4 leading bytes ("0x00000001") which can be found in part after the start of the first block (marked dark blue); that ...

ok. of course there must be a limit. but 16 is to small;

if I mark a range of Hexcodes and open search then the search window, it is filled automatically with the marked data. But only the first 16 bytes:

https://abload.de/img/1jcj7c.jpg

https://abload.de/img/2azjy1.jpg

you have to take my word for it: I marked several lines but only the first is ...

hi
I'm new with this software, so, maybe I'm missing something...
But:
- it seems that the search allows only for 16 characters/bytes...
- it is also not possible to copy/paste the hexcode; I can copy e.g. in the first window some bytes but when I switch to the second and open the search it is only ...