On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 11:32 PM, JohnBeckett <johnb.beck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Bram recently fixed :diffoff! > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/h1nREhhF7mY > > That reminds me of a diff frustration. > > Suppose I have two files expected.txt and output.txt, each over 1000 > lines. Running a test program creates the second file, and it should be the > same as the first. I use something like the following to diff: > > :tabe expected.txt > :vert diffs output.txt > > When I last viewed those files, I may have exited with the cursor on the > last line. I use the code from ":help restore-cursor" to restore the cursor > position, so the diff shows the cursor at the bottom. > > Problem: If the only difference is near the top, all I see in the left and > right windows is a single line representing the folded "no difference" > text. To be sure there is no difference, I have to gg in *both* windows. > > I could use [c in just one window and take the fact that nothing happens > as an indication that the two files are identical, but that is not > satisfying. It also fails to show the diff if the only difference is that > the file in the other window has had a new line inserted at the top. > > Using zb is the same: it does not show the diff if the only difference is > that the file in the other window has had a new line inserted at the top. > > Can something be done to give a more convincing display of whether the two > buffers have a difference? The problem is that Vim's logic for positioning > the top line of the window shows the minimum amount of text in the above > scenario (possibly just a single fold line). It would be nice if some extra > logic said "this is a diff, so if there is a difference, scroll *both* > windows down as much as possible". > Thank you for writing this up clearly (both the problem and a solution-description). This exact thing has been bugging me for a year or two now. -Manny -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
