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    • Mugsys RapSheetM
      Mugsys RapSheet
      last edited by

      I need a new “Compare” plug-in to compare two files for differences.

      The plugin I had been using (https://github.com/jsleroy/compare-plugin) no longer appears in my list of Installed plugins (it’s in the list of “Available” plugins, but unchecks itself after trying to activate.)

      The plugin I was using was only for the 32bit version of N++ anyway. My current version of N++ is 7.6.6.

      Does anyone know of another version of “Compare” that still works (or why this older 2017 version suddenly no longer does?)

      TIA.

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      • EkopalypseE
        Ekopalypse @Mugsys RapSheet
        last edited by

        @Mugsys-RapSheet

        Since npp7.6, handling of plugins has been changed. Every plugin must now have a subdirectory of plugins directory with the plugin name. In your case it would be Compare.
        BUT, you should have a new Plugins Admin menu entry and if you call this, then you
        get a list of already converted plugins and compare plugin is one of it.

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        • Mugsys RapSheetM
          Mugsys RapSheet
          last edited by

          Thanks for the reply.

          When I open the plugins folder, the Compare.dll is loose while the others are all in folders. I moved the dll into a folder, and while it still shows as “available”, it refuses to install. :(

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          • EkopalypseE
            Ekopalypse @Mugsys RapSheet
            last edited by

            @Mugsys-RapSheet

            can you provide more details what you did? You moved it into which directory?
            In addition, can you provide your debug-info from ? menu?

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            • Mugsys RapSheetM
              Mugsys RapSheet
              last edited by

              I figured out the problem.

              The file name is “ComparePlugin.dll”, but I put it in a folder named “Compare”. Renaming the folder “ComparePlugin” allowed me to install it.

              Thanks.

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              • Meta ChuhM
                Meta Chuh moderator @Mugsys RapSheet
                last edited by

                @Mugsys-RapSheet

                btw, just in case you have missed what @Ekopalypse has written in his first post:

                to install compare plugin in notepad++ 7.6.6:

                • go to the menu plugins > plugins admin.
                • enter compare in the search field.
                • activate the check at the compare plugin line in the plugins list.
                • press install to install it.

                there isn’t really any need to perform any manual folder creation, or manual installation, for plugins available at the built in plugins admin.

                best regards.

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                • fkl79675F
                  fkl79675
                  last edited by

                  Dear all,

                  Note: Since last notepad++ update, when using the compare plugin, both compared windows are not scrolling together anymore.

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                  • andrecool-68A
                    andrecool-68 @fkl79675
                    last edited by

                    @fkl79675
                    The author of the plugin already knows:
                    https://github.com/pnedev/compare-plugin/issues/201

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                    • Michel MerlinM
                      Michel Merlin
                      last edited by

                      Have you tried winmerge.org ? More convenient and probably more efficient than NPPP plugin(s).
                      Versailles, Sat 31 Aug 2019 16:14:40 +0200

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