[TC 11.02rc3] HISTORY.TXT: typo (32764) -> (32/64)

[white]

Typo:

13.10.23 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] SkipLineNumbers=1 skips all digits at the start of a line until the first non-digit (32764)

(32764) -> (32/64)

[AntonyD]

typo 2:
Not SkipLineNumbers but CompareSkipLineNumbers!

omField DriveHints RemovableInTemp CompareCaseSensitive CompareFindLines CompareSkipFirstL CompareSkipFirstR CompareSkipLineNumbers CompareMaxLen CompareIgnoreRepSpace CompareIgnoreRepeatedLines CompareVertical CompareSaveOriginal CompareTwoLineList CompareDeleteBak Compa

partial quote from TOTALCMD.EXE

[petermad]

It is correct (CompareSkipLineNumbers not SkipLineNumbers) in the Help:

CompareSkipLineNumbers=0 Compare by content:
1: Skip line numbers at the start of each line

But the description in the Help is misleading - line numbers are the numbers in front of each line. - the Help should use the description from the history:

1: Skip all digits at the start of a line until the first non-digit

[ghisler(Author)]

What do you mean with misleading? The "numbers in front of each line" would be misleading because that's the numbers the compare tool itself shows. The numbers which get skipped are at the start of each line.

[white]

What do you mean with misleading?

It is misleading because "Skip all digits at the start of a line until the first non-digit" means any possible number is skipped, not only line numbers.
Perhaps change

Skip line numbers at the start of each line

into

Skip any number at the start of each line (meant for ignoring line numbers in a file)

[petermad]

would be misleading because that's the numbers the compare tool itself

Exactly my point.

That's why the word "digits" should be use instead of "numbers" in the Help, just as it is in history.txt

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, if you think that this is better, I will change it.

[petermad]

2ghisler(Author)

I think so. By using the word digits in the help for this parameter, there is much less risk of confusing it with "the numbers the compare tool itself shows".

[white]

Typo:

13.10.23 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] SkipLineNumbers=1 skips all digits at the start of a line until the first non-digit (32764)

(32764) -> (32/64)

typo 2:
Not SkipLineNumbers but CompareSkipLineNumbers!

Tested OK using TC 11.02rc4.

CompareSkipLineNumbers=0 Compare by content:
1: Skip line numbers at the start of each line

But the description in the Help is misleading - line numbers are the numbers in front of each line. - the Help should use the description from the history:

1: Skip all digits at the start of a line until the first non-digit

Changed in TC 11.02rc4 as requested, except for the word "a", which is replaced by "each":

1: Skip all digits at the start of each line until the first non-digit

[ghisler(Author)]

I think that "each" is more clear than just "a". Why would you prefer "a"?

[white]

I think that "each" is more clear than just "a". Why would you prefer "a"?

The suggestion was to use the same wording you used in HISTORY.TXT:

13.10.23 Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] CompareSkipLineNumbers=1 skips all digits at the start of a line until the first non-digit (32/64)

I was merely pointing out that it is different than suggested. I did not mean to imply that "a" is preferable to "each". The wording with "a" originates from you, so only you can answer your question.

[TychoBarfy]

Only a small one in TC 11.02rc4:

20.10.23 Fixed: Get directory sizes didn't work correctly on Windows 9x/ME (no recursion into subdirectories) (32)

[petermad]

I think that "each" is more clear than just "a". Why would you prefer "a"?

I think "each" is better than "a".

[ghisler(Author)]

Only a small one in TC 11.02rc4

See my fix to the online version:
https://www.ghisler.com/history1102.txt

I think "each" is better than "a".

OK, I will keep it like that.

[white]

Only a small one in TC 11.02rc4

See my fix to the online version:
https://www.ghisler.com/history1102.txt

Confirmed.

Moderator message from: white » 2023-10-26, 09:27 UTC

Moved to Fixed bugs.