In the <oXygen/> SVN client there are two types of files that can be checked for differences: text files and binary files. For the text files you can use the built-in Compare view.
The differences are computed using a line differencing algorithm. The
view can be used to show the differences between two files in the following
cases:
If in any of the cases one of the involved files cannot be loaded then you will be prompted with a dialog informing you about the file that cannot be opened. The Compare view contains two editors. Edits are allowed only in the left editor and only when it contains the working copy file. To learn more about how the view can be used in the day by day work you can read the section View differences.