The list of actions available in the Compare view toolbar include:
Save action- Saves the content of the left editor when it can be edited.
Perform Files
Differencing- Performs a comparison between the source file and target file.
Ignore Whitespaces- Enables or disables the whitespace ignoring feature. Ignoring whitespace means that before performing the comparison, the application normalizes the content and trims its leading and trailing whitespaces.
Synchronized scrolling - Synchronizes scrolling so that a selected difference can be seen on both sides of the application window. This action enables/disables the previously described behavior.
Format and
Indent Both Files (Ctrl Shift P
(Meta Shift P on OS X))- Formats and indents both files before comparing them. Use this option for comparisons that contain long lines that make it difficult to spot differences.
Next Block
of Changes (Ctrl Period
(Meta Period on OS X))- Jumps to the next block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is
positioned on the last change block or when there are no changes.Note: A change block groups one or more consecutive lines that contain at least one change.
Copy Change from Right to Left- Copies the selected difference from the target file in the right side to the source file in the left side.
Copy All Changes from Right to Left- Copies all changes from the target file in the right side to the source file in the left side.
Previous Block of Changes (Ctrl Comma (Meta
Comma on OS X))- Jumps to the previous block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the first change block or when there are no changes.
Next
Change (Ctrl Shift Period (Meta Shift Period on OS X))- Jumps to the next change from the current block of changes. When the last change from the current block of changes is reached, it highlights the next block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the last change or when there are no changes.
Previous
Change (Ctrl
Shift Comma (Meta Shift M on OS X))- Jumps to the previous change from the current block of changes. When the first change from the current block of changes is reached, it highlights the previous block of changes. This action is disabled when the cursor is positioned on the first change or when there are no changes.
First Change (Ctrl B (Meta B on OS
X))- Jumps to the first change.