ReleaseNotes.txt

ComparePlus Changelog:
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07.11.2025
v2.2.0

	- Add possibility for manual compare syncronization points via bookmarks
	- Implement SHA256 computation internally and also don't use it on re-compare unless needed
	- Fix several issues with command line compare triggering
	- Fix some minor regex ignore issues
	- NavBar scroller is now handling dark mode properly for Windows 10 and above
	- Various optimizations

	Known issue: DirectWrite on GDI DC rendering mode is not working properly and leads to Notepad++ close on compare
		(this affects all ComparePlus versions after 1.2.0)


03.09.2025
v2.1.1

	- Fix update problem on views alignment when rendering mode is DirectWrite
	- Add history of the ignored regexes (remember 5 entries)
	- Use simplified version of the URL Ctrl code from Notepad++ to show links in About Dialog


24.08.2025
v2.1.0

	- Code reworked for Unicode APIs only
	- Fix empty file compare problem
	- Fix trailing empty spaces ignore
	- Fix and optimize copy/delete visual lines commands
	- Add new command to bookmark all/selected visible lines
	- Allocate new margin num instead of using predefined one
	- Add "Hide Compare Margin" setting
	- Add regex ignored line portions marking
	- Several other fixes and optimizations (mainly regarding views alignment and hidden lines)
	- Update SQLite3 library to v3.50.4 and libGit2 library to v1.9.1 (thanks to Christian Grasser)


10.08.2025
v2.0.0

	- Enable multithreading in changed lines detection
	- Compare now includes also the line endings (EOL) so now it will find also mismatched EOL types
	- Added EOL ignore option
	- Added hidden lines ignore option
	- Added option to disable changed lines detection (so called sub-block diffs)
	- Added detection of sub-line moves option (moves detection within changed lines)
	- Added advanced regex ignore line portions option using Boost Regex engine for improved speed and extended
		syntax allowing complex patterns. Regex can be configured to either ignore or compare only the line portions
		matching the pattern
	- Added compare options dialog which groups all possible detect/ignore compare options
	- Added diffs visual filtering dialog which allows fine selection of diff types to be shown
	- Commands to bookmark diffs are replaced by new commands to copy/delete only visible lines
		(made to work in synergy with diffs visual filtering but usable also in the generic case when there are
		hidden lines in Notepad++ document that should not be copied/deleted)
	- Added generate patch command (produces unified diff type patch file)
	- Added apply patch command (can be used on the old file of a comparison to produce the new file)
	- Added revert patch command that reverts the result of apply patch. Can also be used on the new file of a
		comparison to produce the old file BUT this might not always work if patch had been generated from compare
		that had some ignore options enabled due to a possibly mismatching contexts
	- Compared files views synchronization speed is increased reducing scroll lag and making it more responsive
	- Report if there are ignored differences between files when those are considered matching
	- Added setting configuring if warning about big size files comparison is to be shown
	- Removed the setting to align all matching lines - those will always be aligned now
	- Increased font size in dialogs for improved visibility on high DPI displays
	- Plugin's menu updated and reordered
	- Plugin's About dialog now prints current libraries versions, author's e-mail link is removed
	- Update Notepad++ and Scintilla plugin API headers and ensure compatibility
	- Update SQLite3 library to v3.50.3
	- Several minor corner-case bug fixes and some optimizations


28.02.2024
v1.2.0

	- Update Notepad++ and Scintilla plugin API headers
	- Let Notepad++ handle dialogs dark mode
	- Allocate diff changes indicator number via Notepad++ API
	- Handle 'Replace All' Notepad++ notifications
	- Improve diffs post-processing steps (better diffs presentation in some specific cases)
	- Fixed bug and improvements in the change detection algo
	- Add commands to bookmark diffs
	- Add commands to jump to changes positions within changed line
	- Add option to ignore folded lines and also allow folding in compare state
	- Add 'Ignore Changed Spaces' option, the current 'Ignore Space' is actually the 'Ignore All Spaces'
	- Remove "Best Sequence Change Detect" option - does not bring any added value anymore
	- Add compare status info type setting
	- Make 'Cancel Compare' much more responsive
	- Disable auto-recompare if compare took more than 5 seconds
	- Add warning message before comparing very large files
	- Change Notepad++ status bar compare info implementation (avoids crashes due to TextFX interoperation)
	- Save and restore each view caret line color and layer on compare (improves plugins interoperability)
	- Fix unwanted selection when activating compared file
	- Fix last line alignment and sync
	- Fix selection compare zero line alignment
	- Restore view properly after selections compare close
	- Changes to some menu items names for more clarity


02.10.2022
v1.1.0

	- Update Notepad++ and Scintilla plugin API headers
	- Fix possible crash due to multithreading
	- Fix margin diff symbols for high DPI displays
	- Fix tabs handling if tabs are hidden in Notepad++
	- Fix position and caret glitch when changing files in compare mode
	- Improve command line triggered compare so restored session does not interfere
		(command line compare syntax is `notepad++ -pluginMessage=compare new_file.txt old_file.txt`)
	- Add settings for enabling / disabling toolbar buttons
	- Update build to VS2022
	- Fix several minor navigation commands and alignment on first line issues
	- Update SQLite3 library to v3.39.4


01.09.2022
v1.0.0

	- Initial ComparePlus release
	- Based on the latest (to-date) dev state of the old Compare-plugin
	- Improved integration with Notepad++ (works only with Notepad++ versions >= 8.4.2)
	- Handles Notepad++ Dark Mode (except for NavBar scroller)
	- Improved compare algorithm in both accuracy and speed
	- Can compare files selections (parts of files)
	- Has Find Uniqie commands to find lines that are only present in each file/selection
	- Can compare file/selection to clipboard
	- Gives compare statistics (diffs/matches count)
	- Detects character diffs
	- Has various ignore options - spaces, empty lines, case ignore and the advanced ignore regex
	- Can filter results to show only diffs and show only compared selections
	- Has auto-re-compare on change feature
	- Preserves undo history (uses Scintilla annotations to sync views)
	- Has various settings to customize behavior (including control over "mark lines as changed" decision)
	- Compare progress is more smooth and informative and cancelling ongoing compare is much more responsive
	- Has "equalize diffs" feature - try mouse left-clicking on a diff's compare margin (symbol) and the same but holding Ctrl or Shift keys (or both)
	- Can run files compare directly when starting Notepad++ from the command line (notepad++ -pluginMessage=compare old_file.txt new_file.txt)
	- Has also ARM64 build (except the SVN diff command that depends on external library which doesn't have ARM64 variant)