Using an external compare by content

[fabiochelly]

Is it possible to use an external 'Compare by content' (in fact Winmerge) instead of the internal one by calling the menu File > Compare by content?

[Clo]

2fabiochelly
  Hello, Bonjour!

• On the "Addons" page, Ch. Ghisler quotes another similar soft:
http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff

• But he doesn't tell if such programs can be launched directly instead the "Files" menu command...

¤ But my mistake, only the internal commands of TC can be placed as an entry in a menu...

• You could launch this from the "Start" menu or a button, but obviously it's less handy.

 Kind regards - Cordialement
Clo

[corny]

As a workaround you could put it in the startmenu and change the .mnu file. You should change
MENUITEM "Compare B&y Content...", 2022
to
MENUITEM "Compare B&y Content...", cm_usermenui
where i is the index of the menuitem in the startmenu.

[Hacker]

Clo,

But my mistake

What does that phrase actually mean?

TIA
Roman

[fabiochelly]

And what parameters do I have to enter after the call to winmerge if I want to have the same behaviour as with the standard 'compare by content': in fact How can I specify the first selected file as the first parameter and the second selected file as the second parameter?

[corny]

I've got ?%P%N %T%M -D as parameters for windiff, but I guess you want to compare two files selected in the same window? I didn't realize the internal compare could do so

[Clo]

2Hacker
Hi!
I refer too this in the Help >>> Change main menu:
"Only identifiers which are in totalcmd.inc can be used! However, the file totalcmd.inc must be present at runtime if you want for use an external menu. "
• To change directly for another kind of command is not planned in this Help topic.
regards
Clo

[Hacker]

Clo,
I was asking what "but my mistake" meant, because you seem to often use it and I don't know what it means.
Not quite sure what you're answer is about.
:-/

TIA
Roman

[Clo]

2Hacker
"If don't make a mistake", "If I well remember" "Except if I do a mistake"


KR
Clo

[fabiochelly]

I've got ?%P%N %T%M -D as parameters for windiff, but I guess you want to compare two files selected in the same window? I didn't realize the internal compare could do so

In fact it can also compare two files by selecting only one if there is another file with the same name in the other window.

Otherwise, %P%N %T%M works fine with Winmerge.
Thank you very much

[Hacker]

Clo,
OK, thanks, though I have never heard that phrase before -> I wonder, if others know what you mean. What do you think about the standard acronyms AFAIK (As Far As I Know) or IIRC (If I Recall Correctly)?

Roman

[Clo]

2Hacker
I don't like acronyms.
KR
Clo

[pdavit]

I don't like acronyms.

You certainly do!!

On your first post in this thread you did use two actually!

Ch -> Christian
TC -> Total Commander

[corny]

In fact it can also compare two files by selecting only one if there is another file with the same name in the other window.

Otherwise, %P%N %T%M works fine with Winmerge.
Thank you very much

I'm glad having helped a power member

@hacker, clo, pdavit: thanks for your great on topic replies!

[Clo]

2corny
  Hi!
• Just ask for enable the private messages to the Author, so you will not see anything off-topic never...   

   Kind regards
Clo