Thread: [Winmerge-support] Winmerge coveres the screen
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From: Gary K. <do...@th...> - 2016-05-05 20:43:41
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When I drag and drop a file onto the Winmerge icon winmerge covers most of the screen making it very difficult to drag and drop a file to compare onto the Winmerge window because the file manager is covered up. Is there a way to keep Winmerge an icon? Thank, Gary Kuznitz |
From: Deanna E. <de...@ea...> - 2016-05-06 00:07:02
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On 05/05/2016 21:19, Gary Kuznitz wrote: > When I drag and drop a file onto the Winmerge icon winmerge covers most of the > screen making it very difficult to drag and drop a file to compare onto the Winmerge > window because the file manager is covered up. > > Is there a way to keep Winmerge an icon? You can use the extended context menus. "Compare To", then "Compare". Alternatively, drag them both, if they're in the same folder. -- Deanna Earley (de...@ea...) web: http://www.earlsoft.co.uk phone: +44 (0)780 8369596 |
From: Phil S. <sea...@gm...> - 2016-05-06 00:33:07
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On 6 May 2016 at 08:26, Deanna Earley <de...@ea...> wrote: > On 05/05/2016 21:19, Gary Kuznitz wrote: >> When I drag and drop a file onto the Winmerge icon winmerge covers most of the >> screen making it very difficult to drag and drop a file to compare onto the Winmerge >> window because the file manager is covered up. >> >> Is there a way to keep Winmerge an icon? > > You can use the extended context menus. > "Compare To", then "Compare". > Alternatively, drag them both, if they're in the same folder. If they are in the same folder you can simply use the "Winmerge" context item. What is this "extended context menu" you speak of? Like the original poster I have always been frustrated by Winmerge's inability to easily compare files in different folders. It's easy enough to send one file to Winmerge but this then opens a dialog box for the 2nd file and attempting to send the second file from the context menu gets you nowhere. Instead you have to drag the file to the Winmerge taskbar icon and then back the dialog box, meanwhile if you accidently drag the cursor across the wrong part of this or any other explorer window, Windoze sticks its nose in and starts going berserk and changes your explorer selections. It's a real mess. Winmerge _should_ accept input from the context menu of the second file - would be much simpler. |
From: Deanna E. <de...@ea...> - 2016-05-06 00:42:33
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It's the setting that allows winmerge to accept input from the second context menu. http://manual.winmerge.org/Open_paths.html#OpenPaths_shell-integ -- Deanna Earley ---- Phil Seakins wrote ---- >On 6 May 2016 at 08:26, Deanna Earley <de...@ea...> wrote: >> On 05/05/2016 21:19, Gary Kuznitz wrote: >>> When I drag and drop a file onto the Winmerge icon winmerge covers most of the >>> screen making it very difficult to drag and drop a file to compare onto the Winmerge >>> window because the file manager is covered up. >>> >>> Is there a way to keep Winmerge an icon? >> >> You can use the extended context menus. >> "Compare To", then "Compare". >> Alternatively, drag them both, if they're in the same folder. > >If they are in the same folder you can simply use the "Winmerge" context item. > >What is this "extended context menu" you speak of? Like the original >poster I have always been frustrated by Winmerge's inability to easily >compare files in different folders. It's easy enough to send one file >to Winmerge but this then opens a dialog box for the 2nd file and >attempting to send the second file from the context menu gets you >nowhere. Instead you have to drag the file to the Winmerge taskbar >icon and then back the dialog box, meanwhile if you accidently drag >the cursor across the wrong part of this or any other explorer window, >Windoze sticks its nose in and starts going berserk and changes your >explorer selections. It's a real mess. Winmerge _should_ accept input >from the context menu of the second file - would be much simpler. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager >Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers of >your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and >reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! >https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z >_______________________________________________ >Winmerge-support mailing list >Win...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/winmerge-support |
From: Phil S. <sea...@gm...> - 2016-05-06 02:33:43
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OMG! Who would have thought that? I have been wrestling with the default setup for a decade or so not knowing the feature I desired was there all along. I am very pleased to learn of the feature, thank you, but sorry about all the hair I have lost. Yeah, I know, they say RTFM. After an earlier decade of reading poorly written manuals when evaluating software I eventually gave up on that. If trial software doesn't work as expected I usually delete it. Winmerge worked well enough to decide to stick with it. I see that the manual is indeed very well written. On 6 May 2016 at 10:42, Deanna Earley <de...@ea...> wrote: > It's the setting that allows winmerge to accept input from the second > context menu. > http://manual.winmerge.org/Open_paths.html#OpenPaths_shell-integ > > -- > Deanna Earley > > > > ---- Phil Seakins wrote ---- > > On 6 May 2016 at 08:26, Deanna Earley <de...@ea...> wrote: >> On 05/05/2016 21:19, Gary Kuznitz wrote: >>> When I drag and drop a file onto the Winmerge icon winmerge covers most >>> of the >>> screen making it very difficult to drag and drop a file to compare onto >>> the Winmerge >>> window because the file manager is covered up. >>> >>> Is there a way to keep Winmerge an icon? >> >> You can use the extended context menus. >> "Compare To", then "Compare". >> Alternatively, drag them both, if they're in the same folder. > > If they are in the same folder you can simply use the "Winmerge" context > item. > > What is this "extended context menu" you speak of? Like the original > poster I have always been frustrated by Winmerge's inability to easily > compare files in different folders. It's easy enough to send one file > to Winmerge but this then opens a dialog box for the 2nd file and > attempting to send the second file from the context menu gets you > nowhere. Instead you have to drag the file to the Winmerge taskbar > icon and then back the dialog box, meanwhile if you accidently drag > the cursor across the wrong part of this or any other explorer window, > Windoze sticks its nose in and starts going berserk and changes your > explorer selections. It's a real mess. Winmerge _should_ accept input > from the context menu of the second file - would be much simpler. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Find and fix application performance issues faster with Applications Manager > Applications Manager provides deep performance insights into multiple tiers > of > your business applications. It resolves application problems quickly and > reduces your MTTR. Get your free trial! > https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/302982198;130105516;z > _______________________________________________ > Winmerge-support mailing list > Win...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/winmerge-support |