Re: [Kdiff3-user] KDiff: Color setup, WinExplorer integration, pref backup problems

[Joachim E. <joa...@gm...>]

Hi Ben,

> some questions of a new user:
>
> 1.) I would like to setup the background color of deleted text to red and
> the background color for new text to green.
>
> How do I do this in KDiff3?
>
> When I go to Settings->Configure->Color
>
> I miss entries for
>
> - Foreground color new
> - Backgropund color new
> - Foreground color deleted
> - Backgropund color deleted

This is currently not implemented. Both are shown as conflict (i.e. usually 
red).

> 2.) I have read that KDiff3 can be integrated in WinExplorer
>
> So I expected that I can mark e.g. two files in a certain directory, then
> right click and find an context menu entry "CKdiff-Compare" or similar.
>
> But I did not found this?
>
> How can I enable context menu entries ?

After installation there should be a submenu "KDiff3" in the contextmenu for 
files and directories in Windows-Explorer. But if it was already running you 
might have to log off or restart the computer first. (Since this isn't the 
main feature of KDiff3 I didn't want to force a restart.)

> 3.) Is there a text comparison mode where onyl these lines are shown which
> are different? if yes: How can I switch between full and diff-only mode?

Sorry, no such mode yet.

> 4.) How can I export my preferences (for later backup or usage on another
> computer)? I found no *.ini file in the install dir.

On Windows your preferences are stored in a file ".kdiff3rc" in the user-
subdirectory. 
e.g. for XP: \Documents and Settings\<username>\.kdiff3rc
for Vista: \Users\<username>\.kdiff3rc

> Thank you
> Ben

Cheers,
Joachim