Re: Bug: Alternate diff program used only under SVN Diff menu item

On 26.01.2012 13:13, Łukasz Indeka wrote:
>> related: http://code.google.com/p/tortoisesvn/issues/detail?id=176
>
> This probably was the reason of my problems.
>
> Also documentation is misleading. In section 4.30.5.3. Diff/Merge
> Advanced Settings on the screenshot extensions are without leading
> dots.
>
> I have one more question. Why if I want to define alternate diff
> program for example for file "foo.bar" I have to define "Filename,
> extension or mime-type:" as ".foo.bar"
> (\src\TortoiseProc\AppUtils.cpp lines 251 and 254)?

To define an alternate diff tool based on a file extension, you have to
enter ".ext" in the dialog since the dot is used to determine that it is
an extension.
Without the dot, the entered text is considered a mime-type.

Stefan

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