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WinMerge 2.16.8

  -  6.81 MB  -  Open Source
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What's new in this version:

General:
- BugFix: More space for some internationalized strings
- BugFix: Some improvements

File compare:
- BugFix: Ignore case option did not work when Diff algorithm was other than default
- BugFix: A white vertical rectangle was sometimes drawn in the selected area
- BugFix: The title of the file comparison window after changing the language was accidentally changed to "Untitled left/right"
- BugFix: Wrong merging (GitHub #420) (minimal/patience/histogram diff algorithm did not work on Windows XP)
- Extended F4 key movement range to the whole file
- Don't treat UTF-8 and UTF-8 with BOM the same when the "Ignore codepage differences" option is disabled

Folder compare:
- BugFix: Appropriate error messages were not displayed when the file to be deleted no longer existed
- BugFix: 'Show Middle/Right Unique items' menu item does not work properly in 3-way folder compare
- CTRL+Drag folders now has the opposite behavior of the current Include Subfolders option

Image compare:
- BugFix: Fix scrolling glitches
- Reduce flicker on resize

Options dialog:
- Allow choosing image filename patterns from a multi-selection dropdown list
- WildcardDropList: Avoid the String instance as it could throw std::bad_alloc
- Remove duplicate filename patterns without relying on WildcardDropList
- Made Options dialog resizable
Changed the default values for the following options:
- Ignore codepage differences -> disabled
- Include unique subfolders contents -> enabled

About dialog:
- Rework the fix for Github issue #316: GUI glitches/bugs #2
- Replace outdated list of developers in AboutBox with ascii-art gnu from FSF

Installer:
- BugFix: Installation - Internal error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdesktop"
- BugFix: Lithuanian.po is missing
- New installer for per-user installation (WinMerge-2.16.8-x64-PerUser-Setup.exe)

Translations:
- Translation updates:
- Brazilian
- Galician
- German
- Lithuanian
- Turkish
- Russian

Manual:
- Update manual for IgnoreCommentsC change
- Update Shortcut_keys.xml

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