Bug 142232 - [Actions] No UI to compare files that aren't in project
Summary: [Actions] No UI to compare files that aren't in project
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 73923
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Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Compare (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal with 1 vote (vote)
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Assignee: Platform-Compare-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2006-05-17 10:55 EDT by Neil Rickards CLA
Modified: 2007-03-23 09:15 EDT (History)
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Description Neil Rickards CLA 2006-05-17 10:55:06 EDT 
Eclipse has a beautiful file compare view.  I would like to use it to compare arbitrary files on my system.  I load /tmp/log1.txt and /tmp/log2.txt then look for a UI action to comapre them.  The only one I can find (Compare With -> Each Other) relies on them being in a project.

Ideas include:
+ Ctrl-select multiple editors and right-click "Compare with each other"
+ Right-click on editor tab and "Compare with..."
+ "Edit" -> "Compare with..."

For what it's worth, CodeWarrior provides "Search" -> "Compare Files..."
Comment 1 Holger CLA 2007-03-23 06:04:27 EDT 
Is this a duplicate of Bug 73923 ?
Comment 2 Michael Valenta CLA 2007-03-23 09:15:04 EDT 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 73923 ***