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    • Alan KilbornA
      Alan Kilborn @pnedev
      last edited by

      @pnedev said:

      The title really says it all.

      Rarely is this true but I guess this time it is. Nice.

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      • Pedro David MarcoP
        Pedro David Marco
        last edited by Pedro David Marco

        Hi…

        Now in the Compare NavBar i have to move down each file at a time… to me it is pretty uncomfortable… is there any way ot make them behave like before to move both files down at the same time?

        Thanks!

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        • pnedevP
          pnedev
          last edited by

          Hi @Pedro-David-Marco ,

          I’ll check and fix that, thanks.

          BR

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          • Pedro David MarcoP
            Pedro David Marco @pnedev
            last edited by

            @pnedev said:

            Hi @Pedro-David-Marco ,

            I’ll check and fix that, thanks.

            BR

            Thanks a lot !!! we look forward it…

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            • pnedevP
              pnedev
              last edited by

              Hi @Pedro-David-Marco ,

              I couldn’t reproduce the problem you experience.

              Could you confirm that your Notepad++ version is 7.7 and the Compare plugin is v2 from the link in my first post here?
              I suppose this is the case but let’s just be sure.

              Next, Please remove all your other plugins and try again. Tell me if the problem is still there.

              Thanks and BR

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              • Pedro David MarcoP
                Pedro David Marco @pnedev
                last edited by

                @pnedev

                Hi Pavel…

                Yes, both ar top versions… if i get back to older versions… it works properly again…

                I have reviewed all notepad++ settings just in case it is due to any new setting that causes the problem, not no luck… i still need to move both files one by one when comparing… i thought it was a new feature in compare :-(

                BR,

                Pedro.

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                • pnedevP
                  pnedev
                  last edited by

                  Hi @Pedro-David-Marco ,

                  Hm, really strange.

                  Have you tried removing all your other plugins?

                  BR

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                  • Pedro David MarcoP
                    Pedro David Marco @pnedev
                    last edited by

                    @pnedev said:

                    Hi @Pedro-David-Marco ,

                    Hm, really strange.

                    Have you tried removing all your other plugins?

                    BR

                    Yes, i have tried it, no better luck…

                    I have downgraded Notepad but not compare… (notepad++ 7.6.6 with Compare 2) and then Compare works ok. :-( so it must be something Notepad related…

                    Any Notepad setting maybe?

                    BR…

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                    • pnedevP
                      pnedev
                      last edited by

                      @Pedro-David-Marco ,

                      If you “downgrade” Notepad++ to version prior 7.7 you need to also use the “old” Compare v2.
                      Compare v2 has two builds - one for Notepad++ 7.7 and above and another for Notepad++ version below 7.7.

                      Please do not mix them.

                      I really don’t know what might be causing this issue on your side.
                      The last thing you could try is get a clean portable Notepad++ 7.7 64-bit and get this Compare build.

                      If you try this please write what’s the result.

                      Guys,
                      Anyone else experiencing the same or similar issue?

                      BR

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                      • EkopalypseE
                        Ekopalypse @pnedev
                        last edited by

                        @pnedev

                        if I understand correctly issue is with scrolling both views, if so,
                        no, is working fine here. Click on Navbar scrolls bot views and scrolling
                        in an editor, scrolls the other as well. Noticed, that it seems to ignore the
                        horizontal/verticals standard settings.

                        Notepad++ v7.7 (64-bit)
                        Build time : May 12 2019 - 01:26:14
                        Path : D:\Tests\npp\770\x64\notepad++.exe
                        Admin mode : OFF
                        Local Conf mode : ON
                        OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
                        Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExec.dll PythonScript.dll

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                        • Meta ChuhM
                          Meta Chuh moderator @pnedev
                          last edited by Meta Chuh

                          @pnedev

                          all good for me too on 7.7.
                          both views are in sync.

                          i’ve just tested it on notepad++ 7.7 x86 and x64, using ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_npp7.7_x86.zip and ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_npp7.7_X64.zip.

                          debug info:
                          Notepad++ v7.7 (32-bit)
                          Build time : May 19 2019 - 13:08:20
                          Path : C:\Users\User\Desktop\npp.7.7.bin\notepad++.exe
                          Admin mode : OFF
                          Local Conf mode : ON
                          OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
                          Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

                          Notepad++ v7.7 (64-bit)
                          Build time : May 19 2019 - 13:05:35
                          Path : C:\Users\User\Desktop\npp.7.7.bin.x64\notepad++.exe
                          Admin mode : OFF
                          Local Conf mode : ON
                          OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
                          Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll

                          best regards.

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                          • Michael VincentM
                            Michael Vincent
                            last edited by Michael Vincent

                            Same for me Notepad++ 7.7 64-bit with special Compare 2 for Notepad++ 7.7+, works fine!

                            Agree with @Ekopalypse in that although scrolling works fine, looking at the N++ View menu, I see “Synchronize Horizontal Scrolling” checked and “Synchronize Vertical Scrolling” unchecked even though vertical scrolling is synced. Wonder if the special change you made is missing the MF_CHECKED update to put a checkmark at the appropriate menu item (since those seemed to have changed an shifted by one)?

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                            • Pedro David MarcoP
                              Pedro David Marco @pnedev
                              last edited by

                              @pnedev

                              Hey Pavel… Good news!!! that build works!!! :-) thanks a lot! what was the problem? i am using normal notepad 7.7 and this new build…

                              Thanks a lot for all your kindness and time…

                              BR!

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                              • pnedevP
                                pnedev
                                last edited by

                                Guys,
                                Thank you all for testing.

                                P.S. The Notepad++ vertical scroll (in the menu) should be disabled, that’s normal. Compare plugin does the vertical sync on its own.

                                BR

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                                • Pedro David MarcoP
                                  Pedro David Marco @pnedev
                                  last edited by

                                  @pnedev

                                  Compare is by far (to me) the best tool to compare important files…

                                  Thanks pavel!

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                                  • Eric GoodmanE
                                    Eric Goodman
                                    last edited by

                                    I had the same issue about the views moving separately and what ending up fixing it is I had to manually move the dll into the compareplugin folder as by default it’s top level of the plugins folder.

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                                    • guy038G
                                      guy038
                                      last edited by guy038

                                      Hi, @pnedev and All,

                                      • 10s to download your new build

                                      • 5s to create a new directory ComparePlugin, under my local configuration D:\@@\770\Plugins

                                      • 10s to extract the ComparePlugin.dll and the ComparePlugin folder inside this new directory

                                      • 5s to re-start Notepad v7.7.0

                                      • And, from now on, the privilege of using this must plugin, as your new build is OK, too, with my old Windows XP SP3 system :-))


                                      This post gives me the opportunity to talk about your future ComparePlus version, again ! Refer to the link, below :

                                      https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/17546/compare-plugin-unable-to-turn-off-synchronize-vertical-scrolling-version-7-6-6-with-compare-v2/29

                                      You said, at the end of this post :

                                      I’m still in the process of developing the smart change detection and I will try to make a good compromise between accuracy and compare speed.

                                      And I was wondering if, having a setting to choose between the Compare v2.0.0 and the Compare v3.0.0 behaviors of comparing, would make your coding phase easier ? Indeed, by doing so, you would not have to do any compromise, as you would propose the two native behaviors, just the old and the new ones !

                                      Of course, Pavel, just a suggestion :-))

                                      Cheers,

                                      guy038

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                                      • pnedevP
                                        pnedev
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi @guy038 ,

                                        That is actually a very good suggestion as it is difficult to find the “best” balance (because of the different compare cases) :)
                                        Thank you.

                                        BR

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                                        • 汪Jerrie汪
                                          汪Jerrie
                                          last edited by

                                          I’m a new user,so how to install this plugin?Thanks.

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                                          • EkopalypseE
                                            Ekopalypse @汪Jerrie
                                            last edited by

                                            @汪Jerrie
                                            use plugins admin from plugin menu.

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