[Kde-extra-gear] KDiff3-0.9.89 released
Joachim Eibl
joachim.eibl at gmx.de
Sun Apr 9 21:00:22 CEST 2006
Hi,
A new release of KDiff3 is available.
For translators: Even though I announced a string freeze three weeks ago, I
added a few more strings and documentation. Sorry for any inconveniences.
I'll make a new bugfix-release in a about a month, where I'll update the
translations once more.
I hope some of the new features can make up for that:
- Manual alignment of lines in the diff-input. This was often asked for,
but was very difficult, especially for three input files.
- Printing of diff input. (Lot's of work, but at least no unexpected issues.)
- Automatic merging of version control history (ie. $Log$). (Also a very
big effort. This was partly sponsored by my employer.)
- Dir-show identical/different/A-only/B-only/C-only files with immediate
effect (instead of option "List only deltas"). If you often compare
directories, you will like this.
- Auto merge regular expression (for version control keywords)
- Splitting and joining differences for merging (asked for several times,
here you are.)
- Colorsettings for Dir-Colors
- Filename-edit above DiffInputWindows
- Windows-Context Menu in A/B/C-columns for dir-comparison (Windows only)
(Right-click onto the icon in the A/B/C-columns.)
- Edit Menu: Select All (Ctrl-A)
- New commandline options:
--config filename: Select an individual config file.
(Now also available for Windows and Qt-only version.)
This was previously only available under KDE and probably not known.
I hope this helps those, who asked for something like projects.
--cs config: Change one specific setting via the command line.
(For settings that were previously adjustable via GUI only.)
--confighelp: Show available config items and their current values.
- Dircomp: "Compare/Merge explicitly selected files"
(Select files/dirs for comparison by clicking icons in columns A/B/C)
- User definable ignored command line options.
Specifiy options to be ignored, when kdiff3 is called
by your favorite tool.
- "Ignore"-button in error dialog when option not understood (Windows only)
- Ability to swap pathnames in open dialog
Many people asked for a "Swap left/right"-button.
Since there are not only two windows, but four, the solution isn't
that simple. I hope this achieves the purpose.
- Quadratical scroll speedup during selection when mouse moves out
of the diff input window.
- Plus many bugs fixed. (see the ChangeLog)
- Improved documentations, and updated translation.
One of the next steps will be a port to Qt4, allowing Windows-users to
participate in development.
Goodbye for now, and have fun with the new version of KDiff3!
Joachim
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