The Directories Comparison
preferences panel is opened from menu and offers the following configurable preferences:
For the directories comparison, you can specify:
- Compare files by - Controls the method used for comparing two files:
- Content - The file content is compared using the
current diff algorithm. This option is applied for a pair
of files only if that file type is associated with a built-in editor type
(either associated by default or associated by the user when the user is
prompted to do that on opening a file of that type for the first time).
- Binary Compare - The files are compared at byte
level.
- Timestamp (last modified date / time) - The files are
compared only by their last modified timestamp.
- Look in archives - If checked, archives known by
Oxygen XML Author
are considered directories and their content is compared just like regular
files.
- Navigation - This options control
the behaviour of the differences traversal actions (Go to previous
modification, Go to next modification) when
the first or last difference in a file is reached:
- Ask what to do next - A dialog is displayed asking
you to confirm that you want the application to display modifications from
the previous or next file.
- Go to the next/previous file - The application opens
the next or previous file without waiting for your confirmation.
- Do nothing - No further action is taken.