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| Understanding the comparison</h3> |
| <p CLASS="Head">Comparing file1.txt and file2.txt resulted in the following |
| compare editor. The left side shows the contents of file1.txt and the right side |
| shows the contents of file2.txt. The lines connecting the left and right panes |
| indicate the differences between the files.</p> |
| <p CLASS="Head">If more room is needed to look at the comparison, the editor tab |
| can be double clicked to maximize the editor. </p> |
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| <p CLASS="Head"> The numbered changes on the left side of the difference editor |
| are as follows:</p> |
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| <li> Starting with the top line (in the left pane) the difference bar (in the |
| area of the blue circle) indicates something is missing from the very top |
| of the left file. Follow the difference band (see #1) to the right file. It |
| contains "This is line 1" .</li> |
| <li> The next line "This is line 2." is white indicating it matches |
| the right file.</li> |
| <li> Moving onto the next line (colored in the background color), see that the |
| left file and right file have different contents for this line (see #2).</li> |
| <li> The next line (This is line 4) is once again in white, so it can be skipped.</li> |
| <li> The next line exists in the left file but since it is in the background |
| color its difference bar can be followed to the right (see #3) and notice |
| that the right file does not contain the line (see red circle).</li> |
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| <p CLASS="Head">Initially the compare editor might seem a bit daunting but when |
| simply working down the left side and focusing on the items marked as gray, |
| and those items missing from the left side, it turns out not to be as tricky |
| as it first seems.</p> |
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