Re: [Kdiff3-user] Color legend ?

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

Hi David,

In two file comparison mode there currently both colors mean the same.

The different colors are important when comparing/merging three files.

See:
http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/doc/interpretinginformation.html#id2564428
http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/doc/merging.html

Cheers,
Joachim


> I am viewing the comparison of two files with KDiff3 version 0.9.95
>
> and I see a few lines with olive green background, then the following lines
> with white background.
> All of the them have changes (added text) at the line end.
>
> Simplified in diff form :
> < line one
>
> > line one and some new text
>
> < line five
>
> > line five and some other new text
>
> "line one" has olive background on both left and right panes (and the added
> text in the right pane has light yellow-green background)
> "line five" has white background, the added part has light gray background.
>
> Why aren't both changes rendered the same way ? What is the difference ? I
> could find no explanation in the docs.
>
> Regards,
> David