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 Editor
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.