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First of all, thanks to the devs and the community for this great tool. Also, I would like to appologise in advance, if this is a thing, that existst or is being discussed. I tried searching for something similar and came up empty, so I decided to post it as an idea. So here goes:
Sometimes, when comparing two (project) folders, there are some files, where some differences are expected / wanted, while others have to be dealt with.
An example for that would be comparing an in-use, customized config file to a generic (not customized) newer version of the same config file. The new version could contain some changes to the syntax or new options, that have to be brought over to the already in-use config file, while the in-use file may contain user customizations that are desired to remain as they are.
In this case, after bringing the new things over from the updated version and keeping some of the settings from the old (in-use) file, the final result according to WinMerge would be, that there still exist differences between the two files, i.e. the file would be marked yellow (Default Color Scheme) in in the folder view.
As the user would have already done the desired changes, it would be helpful, if they could flag the file as "dealt with" before moving to the next one, that requires their attention. That way it would be easier for them to track their progress, when dealing with multiple files in a folder/folder structure, that contain a mix of desired and undesired differences.
The implementation could include a new column in the folder view, where a flag could be set. The flag could be a simple circle, that would either be set or not set, and ideally could have its color be chosen by the user from a list of available colors (red, green, blue, yellow etc.).
This idea is (very roughly) based on the flags in Finder in MacOS, therefore that would be a good go-to place, if further clarification is needed.
I am also generally open to help, should this idea be taken into consideration in one of the next versions of WinMerge. I could offer clarifications on the idea, if they are neceserry, as well as my (albeit considerably limited) programming skills in C++.
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First of all, thanks to the devs and the community for this great tool. Also, I would like to appologise in advance, if this is a thing, that existst or is being discussed. I tried searching for something similar and came up empty, so I decided to post it as an idea. So here goes:
Sometimes, when comparing two (project) folders, there are some files, where some differences are expected / wanted, while others have to be dealt with.
An example for that would be comparing an in-use, customized config file to a generic (not customized) newer version of the same config file. The new version could contain some changes to the syntax or new options, that have to be brought over to the already in-use config file, while the in-use file may contain user customizations that are desired to remain as they are.
In this case, after bringing the new things over from the updated version and keeping some of the settings from the old (in-use) file, the final result according to WinMerge would be, that there still exist differences between the two files, i.e. the file would be marked yellow (Default Color Scheme) in in the folder view.
As the user would have already done the desired changes, it would be helpful, if they could flag the file as "dealt with" before moving to the next one, that requires their attention. That way it would be easier for them to track their progress, when dealing with multiple files in a folder/folder structure, that contain a mix of desired and undesired differences.
The implementation could include a new column in the folder view, where a flag could be set. The flag could be a simple circle, that would either be set or not set, and ideally could have its color be chosen by the user from a list of available colors (red, green, blue, yellow etc.).
This idea is (very roughly) based on the flags in Finder in MacOS, therefore that would be a good go-to place, if further clarification is needed.
I am also generally open to help, should this idea be taken into consideration in one of the next versions of WinMerge. I could offer clarifications on the idea, if they are neceserry, as well as my (albeit considerably limited) programming skills in C++.
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