Re: Compares in LPEX editor - again

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was about to say the same thing but since Vern has covered it ...

The "Compare with each other" does allow for ignoring whitespace - simply right-click in the resulting display and select that option. You'll find a number of other options on that menu. There is I think a preference to set the default but darned if I know which one it is and I haven't time to try them all.

When in doubt - right click!


On 2014-01-31, at 4:06 PM, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jeff
>
> Try having a editor window open for a source member. Then go to the Edit 
> menu and click on the "Compare to a file..." item - this has the red and 
> yellow stuff.
>
> There is even a button on the toolbar for this - the heavy "delta" 
> symbol in the group to the right of the macro buttons on the toolbar.
>
> It's not a side-by-side comparison - and the "next change" button won't 
> find an addition - but the addition IS there in one of the colors - 
> yellow, I think.
>
> I just tried it - it worked.
>
> HTH
> Vern
>
> On 1/31/2014 2:52 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I want to revisit compares.  As I've stated before I prefer the code400
> > editor for compares.  The nice red and yellow backgrounds really highlight
> > differences.
> >
> > In contrast, when I highlight 2 members and say "compare with each other" I
> > get nothing but gray on white.  Because of the way whitespace is handled,
> > virtually every line is considered a "change."  This is absurd.
> >
> > In looking at Window/Preferences/LPEX editor/Appearance, I see this nifty
> > display where "Compare added" lines are highlighted in yellow and "Compare
> > deleted" lines are highlighted in red.  Gee, that looks almost like the
> > code400 editor.  So why, when I do a compare, do I not see any colors
> > whatsoever?
> >
> > The iSphere compare editor is somewhat better, but everything is still gray
> > and white.
> >
> > I must be missing something so basic and fundamental within RDi that I need
> > to be beaten with a stick.
> >
> > Rant mode off.
>
> -- 
> This is the Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries  (WDSCI-L) mailing list
> To post a message email: WDSCI-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
> visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/wdsci-l
> or email: WDSCI-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
> at http://archive.midrange.com/wdsci-l.

Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com