Bug 394797 - Kompare should make it easier/possible to spot differences between files
Summary: Kompare should make it easier/possible to spot differences between files
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kompare
Classification: Applications
Component: viewpart (show other bugs)
Version: 4.1.3
Platform: Kubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kompare developers
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Reported: 2018-05-28 17:05 UTC by Maciek
Modified: 2018-05-28 19:16 UTC (History)
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diffiing files in kdiff3, kompare and p4merge (384.87 KB, image/jpeg)
2018-05-28 17:05 UTC, Maciek 		Details
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Description Maciek 2018-05-28 17:05:23 UTC 
Created attachment 112926 [details]
diffiing files in kdiff3, kompare and p4merge

At the moment Kompare has a functionality that shows in bold part of the line that was changed. Sometimes it is hard to spot a difference (especially if it is a difference of just a single character changed).

The other problematic situation is when there was a change to white space (for example, an extra space was added by the auto-formatter). In such a case spotting the difference between lines is a real challenge.

Suggested solution:
Implement similar way of showing diffs as it is done in p4merge (or Kdiff3), i.e. background of section that has been changed should be different. Please see  attachments.