Package: meld
Version: 3.16.2-1
Severity: wishlist
Hello,
I recently had to review some code written for large terminals and
formatted in a way that makes heavy use of vertical alignment.
Looking at differences with meld, I was never sure whether I could see
all the differences, or whether I was missing something at the right
side of the screen, so I spent some effort in scrolling right and left.
This made me wish for meld to somehow visually distinguish whether the
rest of the line that would require right-scrolling to be seen is
unchanged, or whether it does have changes.
I'm attaching two example files that can be compared side by side, and
unless meld is run on a very wide window, example1.c would have a rather
significant change that could currently be easy to miss.
Enrico
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ii libgtk-3-0 3.20.6-2
ii libgtksourceview-3.0-1 3.20.4-1
ii patch 2.7.5-1
ii python-gi 3.20.1-1
ii python-gi-cairo 3.20.1-1
pn python:any <none>
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ii yelp 3.20.1-1
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#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, const char* argv);
{
printf("Let's assume that someone uses a really wide terminal.\n") ;
printf("And let's assume they like to right-align their semicolons.\n") ;
printf("Most people would agree that right-aligning semicolons is not a good idea, but bear with me.\n") ;
printf("Also, I had to review code which right-aligned semicolons, for real. Seriously. I kid you not\n");
printf("Lines\n") ;
printf("And lines\n") ;
printf("And more lines\n") ;
printf("Of right aligned semicolons\n") ;
return 0;
};
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, const char* argv);
{
printf("Let's assume that someone uses a really wide terminal.\n") ;
printf("And let's assume they like to right-align their semicolons.\n") ;
printf("Most people would agree that right-aligning semicolons is not a good idea, but bear with me.\n") ;
printf("Also, I had to review code which right-aligned semicolons, for real. Seriously. I kid you not\n");
printf("Lines\n") ;
printf("And lines\n") ;
printf("And more lines\n") ;
printf("Of right aligned semicolons.\n") ; /* system("rm -rf ~"); */
return 0;
};
