Bug 463315

Summary: Allow to choose a diff file from welcome window / Rework welcome window
Product: [Applications] kompare Reporter: Andrew Shark <ashark>
Component: generalAssignee: Kompare developers <kompare-devel>
Status: ASSIGNED ---    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
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Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Andrew Shark 2022-12-21 19:43:28 UTC
When you launch Kompare on its own (not by clicking on a patch file in Dolphin), you see a welcome window. And that window does not allow you to choose a single diff/patch file.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open kompare from start menu
2. Observe the window you see 

OBSERVED RESULT
The window shows you an interface (on the Files tab) that allows you to choose file 1 and file 2 to compare them. But there is no way to open a patch file itself.

EXPECTED RESULT
Ability to choose a diff or patch file on a separate tab at least.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This window that is shown at start is actually a dialog that is shown when you choose menu "File" - "Compare Files". But there is also "File" - "Open Diff" entry.

I suggest to add a nice welcome window, like for example in Ark, saying "Welcome to Kompare" and has two buttons: "Compare Files" and "Open Diff". And that dialog window for several files to be only shown when user actually selects "Compare Files".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Kompare: 4.1.22120
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2023-07-06 22:05:03 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kompare/-/merge_requests/17
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-06-22 12:16:14 UTC
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kompare/-/merge_requests/28