Content of the Comparison menu depends on whether you compare files or folders.
The Comparison menu contains the following commands for file comparison:
Refresh
Refreshes the comparison window.
Swap Left with Right
Swaps the left and right panes.
Swap Left with Center
Swaps the left and center panes.
Swap Right with Center
Swaps the right and center panes.
Ignore White Space
This option allows you to ignore differences in whitespaces.
Ignore Comments
This option skips comments in compared files.
Ignore Line Breaks
This option allows you to ignore differences in line breaks.
Ignore Case
This option allows you to ignore character case in words.
Language
Allows to select language for the displayed code. You can choose C#, C++, CSS, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Pascal, PHP, SQL, Text, Visual Basic, XML.
Structural Code Comparison
Enables structural code comparison.
Compare Text
This sub-menu allows you to select code comparison mode.
Line by line
This option enables line by line comparison.
Symbol by Symbol
This option enables symbol by symbol comparison of lexemes.
Word by Word
This option enables word by word comparison of lexemes.
Synchronize Scrollbars
Allows making work of pane scrollbars synchronous.
The Comparison menu contains the following commands for folder comparison:
Refresh
Refreshes the comparison window.
Swap Left with Right
Swaps left and right panes.
Expand All
Displays all files within all folders.
Collapse All
Collapses all folders.
Columns
This sub-menu allows you to select the information to be displayed about files and folders besides their names.
Name
This option cannot be disabled.
Size
Displays file size.
Modified Date
Displays file and folder modification dates. If this option is enabled, the modification date of a newer file revision is displayed in red.
To call this menu, right-click in the file comparison pane.
Go to Definition
Places the cursor to the method or variable definition.
Cut
Cuts selected text to clipboard.
Copy
Copies selected text to clipboard.
Paste
Pastes text from clipboard.
Outlining
This sub-menu includes the following commands for outlining management:
Toggle Outline Expansion
Expands or collapses the block of code containing the cursor in its first line.
Toggle All Outlining
Expands or collapses all code outlining in the selected pane.
Stop Outlining
Removes all code outlining for the entire pane.
Start Automatic Outlining
Enables automatic code outlining for the entire pane.
Bookmarks
This sub-menu includes the following commands for bookmark management:
Toggle Bookmark
Inserts a bookmark.
Previous Bookmark
Goes to the previous bookmark.
Next Bookmark
Goes to the next bookmark.
Clear Bookmarks
Removes all bookmarks from the currently selected file.
To call this menu, right-click in the folder comparison pane.
Explorer
This sub-menu contains all commands of the Windows Explorer popup menu.
Launch Code Comparison
Starts code comparison for the selected file.
Copy to Right/Left
Copies the selection to the target pane.
Copy Selected to Specified Folder
Copies the selection to a specified folder.
Mirror Left in Right/Right in Left
This option replaces the target folder content with the source folder content.
Select Added
Selects all added files.
Select Removed
Selects all removed files.
Select Modified
Selects all modified files.
Invert Selection
This option changes the current selection to the opposite, so that everything that was previously selected will now be deselected and vice versa.
Select All
Selects all files in the active pane.
Copy Full Path
Copies the full path to the file to clipboard.
Open in Explorer
Opens the folder containing the selected file or folder in Windows Explorer.
Rename
Allows you to rename the selected file or folder.
Delete
Deletes the selected file or folder
Create Folder
Creates a new folder.
Refresh
Refreshes the pane.
Options
Calls the Options dialog box designed for customizing the default environment, text editor and comparison options.