TC 11.51 64-bit in Windows 11.
Let's say, the goal was to delete matching lines and keep different.
After deleting a line, the tool immediately rearranges panes and therefore it is necessary to select matching lines first, then delete.
Left file:Right file:No new line after c in both files.
Enter Edit mode.
Use Shift+Down to be sure that selection contains the whole lines, including new line characters.
1. Select the first line on the left, press Tab to get to the right pane, select the first line on the right.
If Delete was pressed, the first line would be removed, but also an undesirable empty line would be inserted.
With the original files, trying to avoid this additional empty line.
2. Select the first line on the left, press Tab to get to the right pane, select both the first line and the dummy empty line.
Now press Shift+Tab to return to the left, then Delete to remove the selected line.
The dummy empty line in the right pane is gone now, but selection contains both a and c lines. This is wrong.
Let's say, the goal was to delete matching lines and keep different.
After deleting a line, the tool immediately rearranges panes and therefore it is necessary to select matching lines first, then delete.
Left file:
Code:
abcCode:
acEnter Edit mode.
Use Shift+Down to be sure that selection contains the whole lines, including new line characters.
1. Select the first line on the left, press Tab to get to the right pane, select the first line on the right.
If Delete was pressed, the first line would be removed, but also an undesirable empty line would be inserted.
With the original files, trying to avoid this additional empty line.
2. Select the first line on the left, press Tab to get to the right pane, select both the first line and the dummy empty line.
Now press Shift+Tab to return to the left, then Delete to remove the selected line.
The dummy empty line in the right pane is gone now, but selection contains both a and c lines. This is wrong.
Statistics: Posted by browny — 2025-03-15, 12:28 UTC