This toolbar contains the operations that can be performed on the source and target files
or XML fragments.
The following actions are available:
Perform
Files Differencing
Performs a comparison between the source file and target file.
Ignore Whitespaces
Enables or disables the whitespace ignoring feature. Ignoring whitespace means that
before performing the comparison, the application normalizes the content and trims its
leading and trailing whitespaces.
Synchronized scrolling
Synchronizes scrolling so that a selected difference can be seen on both sides of the
application window. This action enables/disables the previously described behavior.
Format and Indent Both Files (Ctrl+Shift+P (Command+Shift+P on OS
X))
Formats and indents both files before comparing them. Use this option for comparisons
that contain long lines that make it difficult to spot differences.
Copy Change from Right to Left
Copies the selected difference from the target file in the right side to the source file
in the left side.
Copy All Changes from Right to Left
Copies all changes from the target file in the right side to the source file in the left
side.
Next Block
of Changes (Ctrl+Period (Command+Period on OS
X))
Jumps to the next block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is
positioned on the last change block or when there are no changes.
Note: A change block
groups one or more consecutive lines that contain at least one change.
Previous Block of Changes (Ctrl+Comma (Command+Comma on OS
X))
Jumps to the previous block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is
positioned on the first change block or when there are no changes.
Next
Change (Ctrl+Shift+Period
(Command+Shift+Period on OS X))
Jumps to the next change from the current block of changes. When the last change from
the current block of changes is reached, it highlights the next block of changes. This
action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the last change or when there are no
changes.
Previous
Change (Ctrl+Shift+Comma
(Command+Shift+Comma on OS X))
Jumps to the previous change from the current block of changes. When the first change
from the current block of changes is reached, it highlights the previous block of
changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the first change or
when there are no changes.
Copy
All Changes from Left to Right
Copies all changes from the source file in the left side to the target file in the right
side.
Copy Change from Left to Right
Copies the selected difference from the source file in the left side to the target file
in the right side.