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View Differences

The Difference dialog lets you see detailed, line-by-line differences between two text files. The versions being compared for differences are displayed in a read-only mode with common blocks (lines that are the same in both versions) and conflict blocks.

Follow these steps:

  1. Select an item in the Compare Views results list, and click Difference.

    The Difference dialog appears, displaying two panes that show the version names and their contexts:

    left pane

    Contains the current project and view context when the Compare Views dialog was invoked.

    right pane

    Contains the comparison view that was selected by the compare views process.

    The panes are synchronized to display the same conflict lines. Conflicting blocks are displayed side-by-side, and the portions of the item that are the same for each version are displayed across the width of the dialog. Shaded lines indicate conflicting text.

  2. View the conflicts by using the scrollbar or the conflict navigation toolbar buttons. Click Close.