To reach this options page, select Options > Options... > Text Comparisons > Display
The controls on this page are used to configure the behaviour and appearance of file comparison windows.
Show line numbers/byte offsets
When this option is checked, Merge will display line numbers/byte offsets at the left of each file panel.
Indicate concealed changes
Check this option to have Merge display an indicator at the end of each line that contains changes located off the right-hand edge of the visible portion of the line.
Show trailing CR and LF characters
When this option is checked, Merge will show the trailing Carriage Return and/or Line Ending characters at the end of each line. This is purely a visual option, and does not affect the line endings used when files are saved (you can choose those in the Save dialog).
Show whitespace characters
Check this option to show whitespace characters in text comparisons.
Don’t show changes within lines
When this option is checked, Merge will highlight all the characters within a changed line.
Show simplified inline changes
Select this option to have Merge perform simple inline comparisons on changed lines. Characters from the first changed character to the last changed character are highlighted using the changed style. This option provides better performance than the detailed comparison option, at the expense of producing less detailed results.
Show detailed inline changes
This option is similar to Show simplified inline changes. It performs a detailed comparison on changed lines and highlights every inserted, removed, or changed character. Depending on the type of file being compared, this option can make file comparisons slower.
Changed sequences of characters are highlighted using the colours specified in the Fonts and Colours page in the Options dialog.
Break changes into individual lines
Check this option to break blocks of changed lines into individual lines so that they can then be merged one-by-one. This option is only available when the display of inline changes is enabled.
Wrap long lines
Check this option to have Merge use multiple lines on the screen to display a long line of text.
Break lines at word boundaries
Check this option to wrap text at word boundaries instead of at the character nearest the edge.
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