5.2  The Differences Window

When two revisions or files are compared inside a Revision History window, you will be presented with a window like the one shown below.

Figure 5-2  A Differences Window

The Differences window shows the differences between the two revisions or files selected in the parent Revision History or File History window. Additions are highlighted in green and deletions are highlighted in red.

  1. Regardless of the order in which the revisions or files were selected, the text highlighted in green is always what is present in the more recent version of the file that is not present in the older version. Likewise the text highlighted in red is always what is not present in the more recent version of the file that is present in the older version.

  2. Please remember that the highlighted changes could have occurred anywhere between the selected revisions or files.

Do think twice before displaying very large differences as this can take a very long time in both formatting the information and cleaning up afterwards. Do make use of the Stop button. However if you really need to view very large comparisons then one always has the option of turning off the coloured formatting feature via the relevant preference option (see Section 7.1).

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Section 5.2.1 Differences Buttons