Re: TortoiseMerge diffing options

On 10/4/06, Simon Large <simon@skirridsystems.co.uk> wrote:

> The TMerge settings contains 6 diff options which I think should appear
> directly in the View menu (and possibly on the toolbar) rather than in
> the settings dialog.
>
> Settings are generally for semi-permanent preferences, like the colour
> scheme to use. Choosing whether to compare whitespace is something that
> will vary from one file type to the next, and you may want to flip
> several times while checking the same file.
>
> Looking at most text editors, which are sort of comparable, this sort of
> on-the-fly change typically appears in the view menu and often on the
> toolbar.
>
> What do you think?

Some (most?) of these options require a reload of the files when
they're changed. That's why they're in the settings dialog and not on
the toolbar. IMHO the toolbar/menu should only contain settings which
can be switched on/off on-the-fly without having to reload the files -
because reloading means you will loose all changes you've made.

Stefan

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