RE: [WDSCI-L] Compare Tool in Workbench

["Jeff Crosby" <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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".

ROTFL.  I don't have an answer for you, but I know how you feel.  There are
still 2 places where I prefer the CODE editor and this is one of them.  The
side-by-side compare in CODE is awesome, IMHO.  (The other thing I use CODE
for is to convert to free format.)

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Phippard
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:01 AM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Compare Tool in Workbench
> 
> 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
> 
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> 
> "Jon Paris" <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> 12/12/2003 09:37 AM
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> 
> 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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