Re: [WDSCI-L] Compare Tool in Workbench

["Mark Phippard" <MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There are essentially two compare engines within the IDE.

The LPEX compare uses colors and intersperses the changes in a single 
file.  You open up the file you want to edit, take the compare option in 
the editor and then select the file to compare to.

The Eclipse compare engine uses a side by side model to graphically depict 
the changes.  In my opinion this is much nicer, but it does not have any 
iSeries intelligence and does not provide any color coding of the language 
or anything.  I also do not think it is particularly well suited to be 
used as an editor for similar reasons.  I believe the only way you get 
this compare engine is if you select two members and choose Compare with 
-> Each Other.

The compare/merge facility in Eclipse 3.0 is being signficantly modified 
and enhanced.  The problem with the current version is that all of the 
editing functionality is provided by the compare tool so it lacks any 
features provided by the "real" editors.  It simulates a few features for 
Java, but that is it.  In 3.0, it is being redesigned to be able to 
leverage the editors themselves which should yield more advanced editing 
capabilities.

Mark






"Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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In a previous version of WDSc when I did source compare I got a colored
list, which while not as nice as the old CODE one was not bad.  In V5.1 I
get this horrible black and white "thing".  I've checked preferences, but
can't see anything on how to change it.

One other thing I noticed is that when you merge changes there seems to be
no "undo" other than not saving anything - which is not much use but at
least not terminal.  Am I missing something or is the design really that
bad?

Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com

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