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Bug 323949

Summary:	Provide word-diff compare mode
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Benjamin Muskalla <b.muskalla>
Component:	Compare	Assignee:	Platform-Compare-Inbox <platform-compare-inbox>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	david.balazic, kazm
Version:	3.7
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	stalebug

Description Benjamin Muskalla

2010-08-30 06:30:45 EDT

For text written in a natural language, it would be great to have a word-based diff instead of the usual line-based one. This prevents confusion with line wrappings, etc.

An example of what I mean can be found in Wiki when comparing revisions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LaTeX&diff=274474135&oldid=274471077

Comment 1 David Balažic

2011-05-23 13:31:02 EDT

Something similar is already done with the option (it is on by default) "Highlight individual changes".

Comment 2 Lars Vogel

2019-11-14 02:17:12 EST

This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet.

If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.

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