### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P compare
Index: CompareUI.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.compare/plugins/org.eclipse.compare/compare/org/eclipse/compare/CompareUI.java,v
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -r1.34 CompareUI.java
--- CompareUI.java	22 Sep 2008 15:24:05 -0000	1.34
+++ CompareUI.java	26 Jan 2009 19:05:32 -0000
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.compare;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.eclipse.compare.CompareEditorInput;
 import org.eclipse.compare.internal.*;
 import org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.ICompareInput;
 import org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.IStructureCreator;
@@ -169,6 +172,21 @@
 	}
 	
 	/**
+	 * Performs the comparison described by the given input while bypassing all registered viewers
+	 * and comparators for textual comparison only.
+	 * 
+	 * @param input the input on which to open the compare dialog
+	 */
+	public static void openTextCompareEditor(CompareEditorInput input) {
+		Set set = new HashSet();
+		input.getCompareConfiguration().setProperty(
+				ICompareAsText.PROP_TEXT_INPUTS, set);
+		set.add(input);
+		set.add(input.getCompareResult());
+		openCompareEditorOnPage(input, null);
+	}
+	
+	/**
 	 * Performs the comparison described by the given input and
 	 * shows the result in the given editor.
 	 *