A different compare
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 1:20 am
Sometimes, having done a directory compare, I have the need to compare a couple of files in a way different from the "standard" (that is: the default in that moment).
For example, I need to compare that couple of file in binary mode instead of text mode, or with/without plugins.
Please note that in some cases the use of plugins can take a lot of time and it seems that, more often than not, you can't abort a comparison while a plugin is executing. If you're not interested in it you have to wait until the comparison with plugins is finished, then change the relevant option and recompare. A waste of time.
What I suggest is to add some entries in the context menu (the "right click" one): "compare matched in binary/text mode" and "compare matched with/without plugins", more or less like the already present "perform full comparison".
It shouldn't be too difficult and someone can find it useful. (Me, at least.
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For example, I need to compare that couple of file in binary mode instead of text mode, or with/without plugins.
Please note that in some cases the use of plugins can take a lot of time and it seems that, more often than not, you can't abort a comparison while a plugin is executing. If you're not interested in it you have to wait until the comparison with plugins is finished, then change the relevant option and recompare. A waste of time.
What I suggest is to add some entries in the context menu (the "right click" one): "compare matched in binary/text mode" and "compare matched with/without plugins", more or less like the already present "perform full comparison".
It shouldn't be too difficult and someone can find it useful. (Me, at least.
)