[Rd] request for discussion on lonely doc patch suggestion

[J C Nash]

For Linux users, meld is quite nice for side by side editing, though I've never tried using it for
display. Just checking now suggests it isn't obvious how to "print" side by side display.

I've made meld easier for my own use by creating an icon in Double Commander (DC allows
the user to create iconized links to scripts and programs). There are two panes in the DC
file manager. I highlight one file in each then click. This saves typing two full paths in
a command

    meld  path/to/file1 path/to/file2

I suspect the highlight and click makes my use of meld reasonably attractive. I'm not sure
I'd use it in the raw command line mode.

Like Duncan, I welcome suggestions for similar tools, especially if there's a display option.

John Nash

On 2025-03-24 15:21, Duncan Murdoch wrote:
> I sent some comments directly to Ben.  I just want to reply publicly to this part:
> 
> On 2025-03-24 1:18 p.m., Ben Bolker wrote:
> 
>>     The patch file is attached (also available at bugzilla, if it doesn't
>> get through to the list). I find the patch format a little hard to read,
>> so I'm reproducing just the *new* text below.
> 
> I agree absolutely about the lack of readability of patch files.  A side by side display is much nicer.  If anyone out 
> there isn't using one, you should.
> 
> I really like the one I use ("Beyond Compare"), but it's not open source.  I've been using it for a very long time (20 
> years or more, I think), and I suspect there are very good open source competitors out there now (and may have been for 
> all the time I've been using BC). Suggestions?
> 
> Duncan Murdoch
> 
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