Whoops, Kevin, I see now that I was talking past you in my last posting (addressed to you and Roger). I get what you're saying now.
I've been ignoring that option in the past because the docs used to need to be saved. Since that's no longer an issue, this is indeed a useful alternative when comparing entire docs (rather than than snippets). Issues: 1. With different windows and projects open, it's tricky to determine the *second* frontmost window! 2. This only works with snippets of text if I open two new windows and paste into both (and remember to close them when done), so I think the script's faster for that use case. On Monday, December 9, 2024 at 2:45:20 PM UTC Kevin wrote: > Sorry if this is late to the discussion, but I often use the "Find > Differences -> Compare Two Front Windows" command. It doesn't require you > to save the documents at all. You can just paste text into two new document > windows and run it. Hope that helps. > > On Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 8:49:17 AM UTC-5 Jim Leff wrote: > >> >> I frequently need to "Find Differences" between bits of text, not entire >> docs. For example, two versions of the same paragraph. >> >> It's a pain to do this via BBEdit. Here's the workflow: >> >> Create new doc >> Paste text 1 >> Save >> Create new doc, >> Paste text 2 >> Save >> Choose both docs in "Find Differences" >> Trash the two docs. >> >> Has anyone figured out a clever way to script any of this? >> >> I know there are standalone text comparison apps and web apps, but none >> delivers results in editor markup like BBEdit does. And the web apps have >> privacy issues. And, anyway, I write in BBEdit so I'd prefer to stick to >> that environment. > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/6235c5c3-0dad-4cb8-a622-ca11109c1f28n%40googlegroups.com.
