Compare text files with "misaligned" (missing/inserted) lines (with line numbering)

[Teuntje]

I use this function a lot but there is one problem I can't seem to overcome:

When lines are starting with a line number and the lines are not aligned (missing or inserted lines) the comparison is of no use after that line. So my question is: is it possible to get the behavior like seen in for example this online comparison tool:

https://text-compare.com

Example of two files to compare:

1) car - ford
2) car - bmw
3) car - opel
4) car - vw
5) car - mercedes

1) car - ford
2) car - bmw
3) bike - gazelle
4) car - opel
5) car - vw

This line numbering doesn't pose a problem in the online comparison tool but it does in TC.

[petermad]

2Teuntje
Put:

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CompareSkipLineNumbers=1

in the [Configuration] section of your wincmd.ini file

CompareSkipLineNumbers=0 Compare by content:
1: Skip all digits at the start of each line until the first non-digit

[Teuntje]

OMG! Thank you. That did the trick!