For Linux users, meld is quite nice for side by side editing, though I've
never tried using it for
display. Just checking now suggests it isn't obvious how to
"print" side by side display.
I've made meld easier for my own use by creating an icon in Double Commander
(DC allows
the user to create iconized links to scripts and programs). There are two panes
in the DC
file manager. I highlight one file in each then click. This saves typing two
full paths in
a command
meld path/to/file1 path/to/file2
I suspect the highlight and click makes my use of meld reasonably attractive.
I'm not sure
I'd use it in the raw command line mode.
Like Duncan, I welcome suggestions for similar tools, especially if there's
a display option.
John Nash
On 2025-03-24 15:21, Duncan Murdoch wrote:> I sent some comments directly to Ben.? I just want to reply publicly to
this part:
>
> On 2025-03-24 1:18 p.m., Ben Bolker wrote:
>
>> ??? The patch file is attached (also available at bugzilla, if it
doesn't
>> get through to the list). I find the patch format a little hard to
read,
>> so I'm reproducing just the *new* text below.
>
> I agree absolutely about the lack of readability of patch files.? A side by
side display is much nicer.? If anyone out
> there isn't using one, you should.
>
> I really like the one I use ("Beyond Compare"), but it's not
open source.? I've been using it for a very long time (20
> years or more, I think), and I suspect there are very good open source
competitors out there now (and may have been for
> all the time I've been using BC). Suggestions?
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>
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Tim Taylor
2025-Mar-24 20:05 UTC
[Rd] request for discussion on lonely doc patch suggestion
FWIW, on the command line I?m a happy 'delta' user for a quick side by side comparison (https://github.com/dandavison/delta)> On 24 Mar 2025, at 19:32, J C Nash <profjcnash at gmail.com> wrote: > > ?For Linux users, meld is quite nice for side by side editing, though I've never tried using it for > display. Just checking now suggests it isn't obvious how to "print" side by side display. > > I've made meld easier for my own use by creating an icon in Double Commander (DC allows > the user to create iconized links to scripts and programs). There are two panes in the DC > file manager. I highlight one file in each then click. This saves typing two full paths in > a command > > meld path/to/file1 path/to/file2 > > I suspect the highlight and click makes my use of meld reasonably attractive. I'm not sure > I'd use it in the raw command line mode. > > Like Duncan, I welcome suggestions for similar tools, especially if there's a display option. > > John Nash > >> On 2025-03-24 15:21, Duncan Murdoch wrote: >> I sent some comments directly to Ben. I just want to reply publicly to this part: >>> On 2025-03-24 1:18 p.m., Ben Bolker wrote: >>> The patch file is attached (also available at bugzilla, if it doesn't >>> get through to the list). I find the patch format a little hard to read, >>> so I'm reproducing just the *new* text below. >> I agree absolutely about the lack of readability of patch files. A side by side display is much nicer. If anyone out there isn't using one, you should. >> I really like the one I use ("Beyond Compare"), but it's not open source. I've been using it for a very long time (20 years or more, I think), and I suspect there are very good open source competitors out there now (and may have been for all the time I've been using BC). Suggestions? >> Duncan Murdoch >> ______________________________________________ >> R-devel at r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
Serguei Sokol
2025-Mar-25 10:53 UTC
[Rd] request for discussion on lonely doc patch suggestion
Le 24/03/2025 ? 20:28, J C Nash a ?crit?:> For Linux users, meld is quite nice for side by side editing, though > I've never tried using it for > display. Just checking now suggests it isn't obvious how to "print" > side by side display. > > I've made meld easier for my own use by creating an icon in Double > Commander (DC allows > the user to create iconized links to scripts and programs). There are > two panes in the DC > file manager. I highlight one file in each then click. This saves > typing two full paths in > a command > > ?? meld? path/to/file1 path/to/file2 > > I suspect the highlight and click makes my use of meld reasonably > attractive. I'm not sure > I'd use it in the raw command line mode. > > Like Duncan, I welcome suggestions for similar tools, especially if > there's a display option.I like tkdiff. Serguei.> > John Nash > > On 2025-03-24 15:21, Duncan Murdoch wrote: >> I sent some comments directly to Ben.? I just want to reply publicly >> to this part: >> >> On 2025-03-24 1:18 p.m., Ben Bolker wrote: >> >>> ??? The patch file is attached (also available at bugzilla, if it >>> doesn't >>> get through to the list). I find the patch format a little hard to >>> read, >>> so I'm reproducing just the *new* text below. >> >> I agree absolutely about the lack of readability of patch files.? A >> side by side display is much nicer.? If anyone out there isn't using >> one, you should. >> >> I really like the one I use ("Beyond Compare"), but it's not open >> source.? I've been using it for a very long time (20 years or more, I >> think), and I suspect there are very good open source competitors out >> there now (and may have been for all the time I've been using BC). >> Suggestions? >> >> Duncan Murdoch >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-devel at r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel-- Serguei Sokol Ingenieur de recherche INRAE Cellule Math?matiques TBI, INSA/INRAE UMR 792, INSA/CNRS UMR 5504 135 Avenue de Rangueil 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04 tel: +33 5 61 55 98 49 email: sokol at insa-toulouse.fr https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/en/plateformes-plateaux/cellule-mathematiques/
Deepayan Sarkar
2025-Mar-25 12:38 UTC
[Rd] request for discussion on lonely doc patch suggestion
I like kompare very much, but I think it's Linux only. https://apps.kde.org/kompare/ -Deepayan On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 at 01:01, J C Nash <profjcnash at gmail.com> wrote:> For Linux users, meld is quite nice for side by side editing, though I've > never tried using it for > display. Just checking now suggests it isn't obvious how to "print" side > by side display. > > I've made meld easier for my own use by creating an icon in Double > Commander (DC allows > the user to create iconized links to scripts and programs). There are two > panes in the DC > file manager. I highlight one file in each then click. This saves typing > two full paths in > a command > > meld path/to/file1 path/to/file2 > > I suspect the highlight and click makes my use of meld reasonably > attractive. I'm not sure > I'd use it in the raw command line mode. > > Like Duncan, I welcome suggestions for similar tools, especially if > there's a display option. > > John Nash > > On 2025-03-24 15:21, Duncan Murdoch wrote: > > I sent some comments directly to Ben. I just want to reply publicly to > this part: > > > > On 2025-03-24 1:18 p.m., Ben Bolker wrote: > > > >> The patch file is attached (also available at bugzilla, if it > doesn't > >> get through to the list). I find the patch format a little hard to read, > >> so I'm reproducing just the *new* text below. > > > > I agree absolutely about the lack of readability of patch files. A side > by side display is much nicer. If anyone out > > there isn't using one, you should. > > > > I really like the one I use ("Beyond Compare"), but it's not open > source. I've been using it for a very long time (20 > > years or more, I think), and I suspect there are very good open source > competitors out there now (and may have been for > > all the time I've been using BC). Suggestions? > > > > Duncan Murdoch > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel at r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]