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Merge 2012 releases

Merge 2012.4169 (22 February 2012)

This release features direct access to Git and Mercurial repositories, along with several other enhancements and fixes. It is the current production quality release and is recommended for all users. Downloads can be found on the main Merge for OS X Download Page.

Enhancements

Merge is able to access files directly from Git and Mercurial repositories. For more information, please see the integration instructions for Git and Mercurial. [I10840, I12824]
The Use filter program in folder comparisons option has been moved to the Folder Comparisons preference tab. [I11876]
The folder comparison option Gather line count statistics for inserted and removed files is off by default. [I11873]
The major version number has been updated to 2012, reflecting the year of release. [I13041]

Bugs fixed

An intermittent crash on OS X Lion no longer occurs. [I13128]
Content no longer appears more than once in the centre panel of a three-way binary file comparison. [I13083]
Merge no longer fails to copy files over a network where one of the folders is encrypted. [I13117]
Various minor corrections and improvements have been made to the documentation. [I12965, I12990, I13053, I13115]

Merge 2011 releases

Merge 2011.4126 (8 November 2011)

This release provided support for OS X Lion fullscreen mode and brings the Japanese localization up-to-date with the English. Various other minor enhancements and fixes were also incorporated. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

As of the Merge 2011.4040 release, Araxis is focusing its testing efforts primarily on OS X Lion and Snow Leopard. Merge continues to be supported on OS X Leopard via a separate setup disk image, but that platform is no longer subject to routine release testing.

Downloads

Enhancements

OS X Lion fullscreen mode is now supported. [I12721]
The Japanese user interface and help localization has been brought up to date. [I12973]
The Preferences window features redrawn icons that are more in keeping with OS X Lion than the old ones. [I12730]
The Merge distribution disk image filenames have been renamed and a new disk image for OS X Lion introduced. For details, see Installing from the Araxis Website. [I12873]
Instructions for integrating Merge and SourceTree are now provided. [I12833]
The instructions for integrating Merge and MacHg have been updated. [I12911]
Merge now comes to the front when right-clicking on its dock icon to open a new comparison. [I12944]

Bugs fixed

The instructions for integrating Merge and AccuRev have been corrected. [I12810]
Various minor corrections to the online help have been made. [I12896, I12839, I12831]
The previous change button now works correctly in binary comparisons. [I12679]
Comparison statistics are now correct for three-way text comparisons with typed text. [I12724]
Opening a file comparison using the compare command-line utility now never results in an extra empty tab being opened. [I12739]
References to preferences in the folder comparison statistics window text are now appropriate for Merge for OS X. [I12842, I12843]
Saved three-way file comparisons no longer sometimes open as two-way comparisons. [I12942]

Merge 2011.4040 (27 June 2011)

This release included further updates to track changes in the OS X Lion developer previews, along with several other enhancements and fixes. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

As of this release, Araxis is focusing its testing efforts primarily on OS X Lion and Snow Leopard. Merge continues to be supported on OS X Leopard via a separate setup disk image, but that platform is no longer subject to routine release testing.

Changes for OS X Lion

Merge should now be fully operational on OS X Lion Developer Preview 4 + update. Several issues that arose since Lion Developer Preview 3 have been addressed.
Merge now provides a more helpful explanation when an attempt is made to use a file filter on Lion and the Java runtime is not present. [I12614]
Merge no longer crashes on OS X Lion when quitting in certain circumstances. [I12620]
Merge now opens an empty comparison window upon startup on Lion DP4 + update. [I12692]
Scrollbars and scrolling now appear and work correctly on Lion DP 4 + update. [I12667, I12709]
In-panel information and warning messages are no longer corrupted when bounce-scrolling past scroll-endstops on Lion DP4 + update. [I12723]
Help topics have been updated to reference Lion as appropriate. [I12738]

Other enhancements

The instructions for integrating Merge with Mercurial have been improved, and instructions for integrating with MacHg added. [I12087, I12661]
The Perforce and Subversion tabs under Application Options in the Preferences window have been combined into a single SCM tab. [I12669, I12733]
The internal management of windows has been reworked to improve maintainability. This should not have caused any user-visible changes. [I12635]

Other bugs fixed

All the sample AppleScript scripts provided with Merge are now working again. [I12740]
Merge no longer crashes when using File > Save File As. [I12633]
It is now possible to view previous revisions of a deleted file in a Subversion repository using the Subversion plugin. [I12628]
The Subversion plugin now works with Subversion repositories configured to support anonymous access. The svnfile: protocol is also now working again. [I12629]
Missing bindings in the Japanese localization of the Preferences window have been restored. [I12599]
Synchronisation links are now removed when swapping panels in a text comparison. [I12674]
A spurious tooltip on a page in the Preferences window has been removed. [I12675]
Several inappropriately enabled menu items are now disabled for image and binary comparisons. [I12680]
The disclosure triangles to the left of folders in a folder comparison no longer disappear when the column headers are used to sort. [I12682]

Merge 2011.4026 (12 May 2011)

This release introduced preliminary support for OS X Lion, significantly enhanced access to certain SCM systems, along with many other enhancements and fixes. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

Preliminary support for OS X Lion has been added. This has been tested with OS X Lion Developer Preview 2. One or two rough edges remain, but Merge should be fully functional. Please report any problems you encounter with Merge on Lion. [I12590, I12497]
The Versions button can now make available other versions of a file or folder stored in Perforce or Subversion repositories, as well as those stored by Time Machine. See the updated Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text) topic for further details. [I12278, I12298, I12300, I12301, I12277, I12352, I12360, I12398, I12401, I12404, I12407, I12409, I12419, I12421, I12469, I12474, I12488, I12490, I12493, I12494, I12521, I12523, I12524, I12525, I12526, I12527, I12532, I12534, I12539]
Merge now has a single preference page for storing all credentials for accessing SCM systems. This replaces the ad-hoc dialogs that used to pop-up when Merge needed login information. [I12388]
The documentation for integrating Merge with Git, Subclipse, Subversion and svnX has been improved. Instructions for integrating with Subversive have been added. [I12162, I11416, I12075, I12018, I12041, I12050]
In a folder comparison, the Select All menu item will now expand and select the contents of all collapsed subfolders. [I11972]
The documentation relating to accessing other versions of a file from Time Machine backups has been improved. [I12408, I12370]
The command-line comparison utilities now endeavour to bring Merge to the foreground after launching the comparison. [I12099]
The Filename Patterns on the File Types preference page now allows a literal filename with no wildcard to be specified. [I12369]
The Merge notification messages that appear in the bottom-left corner of the screen now remain visible for slightly longer, making them easier to read. [I12055]
The major version number has been changed to 2011, to match the year of release. [I12340]
The support expiry notification message will now continue to appear until it is expressly dismissed. Previously, it would appear only once every 30 days and was therefore very easy to overlook. [I12061]
Merge now specifies both CFBundleVersion and CFBundleShortVersionString in its application bundle Info.plist file. This should improve compatibility with certain third-party software update managers (e.g. MacUpdate). [I12350]
The redundant EULA.rtf file has been removed from the contents of the Merge distribution disk image. [I12171]
The trademarks and information about the Boost library on the Legal Notices page have been updated. [I12295, I12302]

Bugs fixed

When performing an automatic folder merge and a file does not exist in the common ancestor folder, Merge will now use the same character encoding as the existing file for the newly created merged file. [I12238]
When the File timestamps and sizes only folder comparison preference is checked, the Compare byte-by-byte for files larger than… preference is now properly greyed-out and inactive. [I12059]
A crash that occurred when comparing specific files in a three-way binary comparison has been fixed. [I12603]
Merge no longer crashes when loading an HTML file with a mis-declared invalid character encoding. [I12506]
A typographical error in the Regular Expression Reference topic has been corrected. [I12165]
On the Notifications preference page, the check boxes are now left-aligned with the Show notifications about label above them. [I12010]
The ‘unchanged lines omitted’ string in HTML reports has been moved to its correct location, and so should appear correctly localized in future Merge releases. [I12266]
The Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text) article has been updated to properly reflect the capabilities of the file filters updated in the previous release of Merge. [I12014, I12015]
An error in one of the documentation examples for launching Merge from the command-line using the compare command has been corrected. [I12377]

Merge 2010 releases

Merge 2010.3907 (21 July 2010)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2010 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

Custom syntax highlighting can now be defined for types of files not already recognized by Merge (Preferences… > Text Comparisons > Syntax Highlighting > Generic…). [I11713, I11835, I11836, I11837, I11839, I11845, I11969, I11978]
The text extraction filter for Microsoft Excel spreadsheets is vastly improved. In particular, numeric cells should now have the correct number formatting applied to them. [I11850, I11923]
The PDF filter can now extract text from most Japanese-language PDFs. [I11854]
A version of Merge optimized for OS X v10.6 is now provided. A separate download for OS X v10.5 continues to be provided. OS X v10.4 Tiger is no longer supported by new versions of Merge (although customers may still, of course, continue to use prior releases). [I11305, I11763, I11858]
Folder comparisons should now use less memory. In addition, performing a very large folder comparison for a second time now uses vastly less RAM and will be significantly faster. [I11820, I11821]
It is now possible to disable certain notification messages (Preferences… > Application Options > Notifications). [I11397]
The tabbed user interface is now the default. [I11075]
When in tabbed mode, the document icon on tabs now changes into a close button when the pointer is over any part of the tab. Previously, the pointer had to be directly over the icon itself before it would change. [I11219]
Fresh installations of Merge for Windows and OS X now use similar change highlighting colours by default. [I11467]
Any pre-existing folder comparison results are now cleared when a new comparison is initiated, helping to avoid confusion. [I11819]
A item has been added to the FAQ describing how to speed up folder comparisons. [I11841]
There is a new command-line comparison utility, compare2, which behaves like compare with a -swap argument. [I11551]
The filename of the temporary input file that is passed to external file filter programs now has the same extension as the original file. This enables external filters to determine the type of a file based upon its extension. [I11695]
The instructions for integrating Merge with Git have been rewritten to include a new, simpler method of configuring Merge as the external tool comparison and merging tool. [I11890]
The Merge major version has been updated to 2010, and copyright dates extended accordingly. [I11534]
Merge has a new application icon drawn in the new Araxis product family style. [I11882, I11904, I11994]
Various minor improvements have been made to the online help. [I11462, I11577, I11462, I11834, I11997, I11298]

Bugs fixed

In a folder comparison automatic merge operation, Merge now deletes the common ancestor file if there are no changes in 1st and 2nd files and the 3rd file has been deleted. [I11709]
In a folder comparison automatic merge operation, a folder comparison conflict is now flagged when a file in the middle panel is not present in one of the other panels and is changed in the other. [I11957]
A yellow background is no longer given to markers in folder comparisons when hovering over them to see their details. This problem only occurred under Snow Leopard. [I11299]
Changes to preferences should now be saved under Snow Leopard even when Merge is asked to close suddenly (for example, during a machine shutdown). [I11405]
A problem whereby a single synchronization link could gain three (or more) heads has been resolved. [I11512]
The html2TextFilter file filter is now able to extract text from XHTML documents. [I11831]
A keyboard shortcut has been added for the Discard Unsaved Changes button in the Save Modified Files sheet. [I11420]
The View > Comparison Statistics menu item is no longer erroneously enabled for image comparisons. [I11621]
The File > Report… menu item is no longer inadvertently enabled for image and binary comparisons. [I11727]
A warning message is now displayed in formatted XML files where whitespace at the end of lines has been ignored. [I11697, I11947]
The Mercurial integration instructions have been corrected. [I11781]
The PDF text extraction filter no longer removes all double letters from certain Apple PDF documents. [I11826]
Folder comparisons no longer try to follow drive links or read character devices (hard drive images in /dev). This enables them to be performed upon volumes containing Time Machine backups. [I11844]
The file patterns *.inc and *.dtd now appear only once in the Syntax Highlighting preference page. [I11846]
In a three-way folder comparison the Edit > Select Changed Rows menu item no longer selects inserted and removed rows. [I11959]
It is now always be possible to change font preferences for text comparisons. [I11995]

Merge 2009 releases

Merge 2009.3793 (12 October 2009)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2009 for OS X (and the last to support OS X v10.4 Tiger). All users not still using Tiger are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

Merge is now fully compatible with OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard. [I11260, I11223]
Support for Finder integration on 64-bit Macs running OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard has been added via the system-supplied Services menu. This is explained further in the new topic, Integration with Finder. [I11172, I11292, I11300]
When Merge is configured to use tabs within a single top-level window, there is now a drop-down menu in the tab strip that can be used to select any of the open tabs. [I11088]
For folder comparisons, a sub-menu has been added to the drop-down menu on the Preferences toolbar button for selecting different filters. [I11142]
The performance of find and replace operations within a text comparison has been improved in certain circumstances. [I11261]
Additional information is now passed to external file filter programs. For more information, see the File Types topic. [I11165]
The command-line compare utility is now able to compare files located directly within a Subversion repository. [I11205]
The Frequently Asked Questions list has been updated with information concerning the limitations of the text extraction filters for Microsoft Excel files. [I11100]

Bugs fixed

An encoding problem that caused problems for the comparison statistics when running under OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard has been fixed. [I11242]
Image files are now displayed correctly when scrolling under OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard. [I11311]
Screen corruption in certain very specific circumstances following a merging operation no longer occurs. [I11272]
Choosing to display only text on the toolbar now works immediately on OS X v10.4 Tiger. [I11308]
Linking lines now display correctly when scrolling and the Use smooth scrolling system preference is set. [I11310, I10677]
Clicking the Save or Save As... segmented buttons in the Save Modified Files sheet now acts on the correct table row, rather than the last selected row. [I11277]
Icons on the merging buttons within a text comparison should now always be crisp. Previously, they could be slightly blurry in some situations. [I11245]
The instructions on the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page for integrating with the Git version control system have been corrected. [I11184]
The formatting on the Japanese translation of the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page has been corrected. [I11186]
An error in the Command-Line Reference help topic has been corrected. [I11078]
A broken link in the Regular Expression Reference help page has been fixed. [I11173]
Various typographical errors in the help have been corrected. [I11105]

Merge 2009.3725 (24 June 2009)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2009 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Bugs fixed

Various aspects of the Japanese-localized version of the user interface have been corrected.

Merge 2009.3721 (1 June 2009)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2009 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Bugs fixed

The Open new comparisons in a tabbed window preference now works correctly on the Japanese-localized version of the user interface.

Merge 2009.3719 (28 May 2009)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2009 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

A tabbed interface is now supported as an option. To enable this, check Preferences > Application Options > Open comparisons in a new tab. [I10842, I10893, I11055, I10870, I10781]
Integration with the Git version control system is now supported via two supplied additional command-line utilitles, araxisgitdiff and araxisgitmerge. For integration instructions, see Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications. [I10548, I10793, I10990]
Instructions for integrating Merge with the Mercurial version control system are now provided on the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page. [I10465, I10991, I10992]
Instructions for integrating Merge with Interface Builder are now provided. [I10882, I10736]
Information on integrating with Seapine Surround SCM is now provided on the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page. [I10816]
Instructions for integrating Merge with SmartSVN and SmartCVS have been added to the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page. [I10657]
Integration details for the Versions client for Subversion have been added to the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page. [I10688]
An FAQ item on how to compare PDF files as text instead of images has been added to the ‘Using Merge effectively’ section. [I11020]
The ‘Can I use Merge to compare Microsoft Word or other application documents?’ FAQ item has been updated to mention Microsoft PowerPoint .pptx files. [I11022]
Folder comparisons can now be greatly sped up by unchecking a new option, Preferences > Folder Comparisons > Scan > Gather line count statistics for inserted and removed files. [I10750]
Merge will now warn before deleting files on a network share, as such files are not moved to Trash and cannot therefore be recovered. [I10611]
Cmd+E now performs Edit > Find > Use Selection for Find. [I10968]
The default panel title of second panel in a new empty three-way comparison is now Common ancestor file, not Second file. [I10983]
An item ‘How do I make my Merge serial number work for all users on my Mac?’ has been added to the FAQ. [I10609]
The folder comparison pages in the Preferences window have been re-arranged and reworded to make them easier to understand and manage. [I10837]
For new installations, the default folder comparison filter now excludes FAT/FAT32 volume extended attribute files (prefixed ._). [I11064]
An FAQ item on how to speed up comparisons of large files has been added. [I10861]
Double clicking on function and type names in C source code will now highlight the whole name. [I10592]
The Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text) topic has been updated to mention support for the syntax highlighting of Visual Dataflex files. [I10770]
Various minor improvements have been made to the help. [I10814, I10876, I10802, I10835, I10951, I10980]

Bugs fixed

When using Save As to change an XML file from DOS to OS X line endings, the line endings will now be applied as in the original file, not as in the XML file reformatted for display. [I10594]
Merge now uses the shared Find pasteboard for search text. [I10765]
In folder comparisons, the icon adornment for new files is now only present when the file is in more than one column of the comparison. [I10806]
Overview strips are now visible upon initial load for all files opened from the command-line. [I11008]
The compare command-line utility now allows saving to a merged output file regardless of file permissions of the input files. [I10936]
The compare command-line utility -wait argument now returns correctly if Merge is quit (rather than the comparison in question merely being closed). [I10994]
Resolved markers will now always be displayed the right way up. [I11050]
When opening files, the There is no file loaded message text is no longer displayed prematurely. [I10792]
A problem reported by one user whereby the Merge Finder plugin prevented shutdown has been fixed. [I10844]
A problem with releasing a drained NSAutoreleasePool (manifested as an error message in the log on Snow Leopard) has been fixed. [I10967]
Merge will no longer crash when performing a merging operation on certain files when a regular expression is enabled that forces lines into the unchanged state and the option to break changes into individual lines is enabled. [I11026]
A problem has been fixed whereby support would prematurely expire if the Araxis Merge application bundle were altered by disk-space reduction applications. [I10863]

Merge 2009.3646 (12 January 2009)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2009 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

The major product version number is now 2009, to reflect the year of release. [I10710]
Instructions for using Merge to access FTP sites have been added to the Frequently Asked Questions. [I10493]
Much of the information on the Merge overview page is now initially collapsed. [I10675]
The Compatibility and System Requirements topic has been updated. [10690]

Bugs fixed

The 64-bit PowerPC version of Merge no longer allows certain invalid serial numbers. [I10619]
An encoding problem that occurred in certain circumstances with comparisons involving UTF-16 files has been corrected. [I10659]

Merge 2008 releases

Merge 2008.3633 (11 November 2008)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2008 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Major changes

The Merge user interface and online help have been translated into Japanese. This means that Merge for OS X now fully accommodates both English and Japanese-language users. [I10595]

Other enhancements

Merge will now delete Araxis Ketura comparison files after it has opened them. This enhances the integration between Ketura, Merge and the supported configuration management systems. For more details, see the ‘SCMs’ section in the documentation for the Ketura System Settings Page. [I10324]
A visual indication has been added to show whether the p4 and svn paths in the Preferences window are correctly set. [I10543, I10542]
The detection of character encoding based on <?xml ...> XML processing directives within files has been improved so that Merge will only use such a directive if it is the first non-whitespace content within a file. [I10512]
AppleScript examples have been added to show how to launch image and binary comparisons. [I10398]
Support has been added for determining from AppleScript whether the Standard or Professional Edition of Merge is installed. An example script showing how to do this is included with Merge. [I10458]
It is now possible specifically to request a binary or image comparison from an AppleScript script. [I10397]
By default, filenames with the .xsl extension are included in the list of file types handled by the XML/XHTML filter. [I10472]
The Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text) help topic has been updated to mention that password-protected documents can’t be processed by the text extraction filters. [I10482]

Bugs fixed

Merge no longer crashes if a merging button is used immediately after adding a synchronization link. [I10506]
In certain circumstances, a crash in the 64-bit version of Merge can be caused by a known fault in Apple’s 64-bit Ink input method code (described at http://lists.apple.com/archives/Java-dev/2008/Aug/msg00283.html ). Merge will now detect this crash if it occurs, and suggest a workaround. [I10572]
Any change to the default character encoding option in the Preferences window now takes full immediate effect, without Merge having to be restarted. [I10513]
Navigating to the next/previous bookmarks and conflict markers within a folder comparison now correctly scrolls the display. [I10570]
Merge no longer creates large numbers of log entries when comparing Microsoft Excel or Word documents. [I10559]
Columns in tables within the Preferences window are now shown correctly if they have been re-arranged. [I10579]
After resizing a column in a table within the Preferences window, the mouse pointer now reverts back to the arrow image, instead of staying as the resize indicator. [I10578]
The documentation relating to line numbers in the Add Synchronization Link dialog has been corrected. [I10574]
Certain debug diagnostic messages have now been disabled. These had been left enabled accidentally, resulting in unneeded messages being written to the system console log. [I10569]
When closed, Merge will now prompt to save any unsaved text that has been typed into an empty text comparison pane in a text comparison created from an image comparison using the View > As Text Comparison menu item. [I9957]
A link within the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications topic has been fixed. [I10507]
HTML comparison reports now work when literal tab characters are present in regular expressions set in the Expressions page of the Options dialog. Previously, such characters were not being handled correctly, resulting in an error when HTML reports were created. [I10485]
The Display help topic has been updated with the correct key combination for enabling/disabling file panel linking when scrolling.
Dropping a shortcut from Finder onto a file panel now results in the target file being loaded. [I10444]
It is now possible to delete a file that resides on a network share when that file cannot be moved to Trash. Previously, an error would occur if the file being deleted could not be moved to Trash. [I10610]

Merge 2008.3580 (5 September 2008)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2008 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

Although it is useful for Merge to be able to extract and compare the text from proprietary formats such as Microsoft Word, using these text extraction filters when comparing files in a folder comparison can significantly slow down the comparison. A new setting, Use filter programs in folder comparisons has therefore been added to the File Comparisons > File Types page of the Preferences window. [I10450]
Instructions for integrating Merge with Xcode have been added to the Integrating with Source Control, Configuration Management and Other Applications page. [I10440]

Bugs fixed

A problem has been fixed that sometimes caused the text extraction filter for Microsoft Word documents to fail with the error code 0x80004005. [I10439]
The Microsoft Excel .xlsx text extraction filter has been fixed so that it can handle certain spreadsheets that it previously could not read. [I10442]

Merge 2008.3571 (13 August 2008)

This was a previous production-quality release of Merge 2008 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Enhancements

Merge now supports file filters to extract the content from from certain common types of files when they are loaded. This means, for example, that you can drag and drop a pair of Microsoft Word documents onto a Merge text comparison window and have the text comparison automatically extract and compare the text from those documents. For more information, please see Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text). [I10098, I10189]
A file filter is also provided to convert a binary .plist file into XML when loaded, and to convert it back upon save. This means that binary .plist files can now be compared, merged and saved.
The ability to format the display of XML and XHTML files (without changing the underlying text) in text comparisons has been added. This enables some XML files to be compared more easily. Please see Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text) for more information. [I10257, I10254]
In text comparisons, Merge now offers an optional panel to display the current lines above one other. [I9353]
Files can now be dropped onto the Merge dock application icon. [I9807]
A web link, How to Install.webloc, has been added to the Merge distribution .dmg disk images. [I10106]
Double-clicking on a {}[]<>() character will now select back/forward to the matching opening/close character. [I10258]
Support for integration with a future release of Ketura has been added. [I10358, I10319, I10357, I10327]
It is now possible to wait for a report to finish being generated using the AppleScript API. [I10306]
The display of space and tab characters can now be toggled on and off. [I10267]

Bugs fixed

Merge no longer crashes when an image comparison is launched from Find Duplicate Files. [I10118]
Merge now reports an error when attempting to reload an externally modified file that can no longer be read. [I10064]
The integration of Merge with Time Machine now works with Time Capsule. [I10281]
The Continue button is now positioned correctly in the Some of the compared files have been edited sheet. [I10169]
Descriptions of the Search size and other controls for binary comparisons have been added to the online help. [I10231]
Performing a Merge operation immediately after deleting an unchanged line no longer causes problems. [I10265]
The mounted volume name of the Merge for OS X 10.4 distribution .dmg file been changed to include ‘for OSX 10.4’. This enables you to see whether you have the Leopard or Tiger .dmg mounted. [I10114]
The Compare with Araxis Merge context menu item in Finder now causes Merge to be given focus. [I10033]
Opening a saved comparison will now work reliably when you answer ‘Yes’ to whether to use the saved preferences. [I10066]
The interaction of folder comparison filters and file items provided by virtual file system plugins has been corrected. [I10128]
High port numbers now work in svnhttps URLs. [I10170]
The username field in the virtual file system plugin username/password/host window is now editable. [I10350, I10310]
It is now possible to see the end of a long file panel title that is too wide to be visible all at once. [I10322]
Certain binary comparisons no longer make Merge hang. [I10294]
Merge now identifies CR line endings (Mac Classic) and LF line endings (Unix and Modern Mac) as different (unless the option to ignore line ending differences is in effect). [I10278]
Cancel button on Perforce user/password prompt now works. [I10320]
It is now possible to change the default HTML and Ruby syntax highlighting colours. [I10181]
Folder comparisons now correctly handle circular hard-links within a folder hierarchy. [I10072]
An error message with code 0x80010004 should no longer appear in certain circumstances when trying to open a recent Subversion comparison. [I10216]
Custom titles file file panels (for example, specified when launching Merge using the command-line compare utility) are now also used in the comparison window title bar and in the Window menu, in addition to the comparison pane header. [I10139]

Merge 2008.3487 (27 March 2008)

This was a production-quality release of Merge 2008 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Changes in this release

Annoying (but benign) messages relating to x86_64 architecture support no longer appear in svnX when Merge is used from the svnX Subversion GUI client. [I9994]
The command-line utilities now give Merge focus when a comparison is launched. [I9993]
The creation of HTML reports uses somewhat less memory than before. [I10043]
Once support has expired for your serial number, Merge now notifies you on start-up once every thirty days. [I9949]
The EULA that is displayed when you open the Merge disk image has been updated to be consistent with that in the online help. [I9979]

Merge 2008.3469 (10 March 2008)

This was a production-quality release of Merge 2008 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Changes in this release

The OS X v10.5.2 update fixed a problem with folder browse dialogs that was exhibited in 64-bit applications under OS X v10.5.1. Consequently, it is strongly suggested that ‘Leopard’ users run v10.5.2 or later.
The Standard Edition of Merge no longer lists three files in window menu and title bar when an attempt is made to open a three-way comparison (a feature available only in the Professional Edition). [I9803]
In binary comparisons, warning messages are now displayed in empty panels rather than dialogs. [I9804]
A Refresh button now appears in binary comparisons when non-automatically applied display options are changed in the Format drop-down list box. [I9810]
The folder comparison context menu now has Reveal in Finder and Open with Finder menu items. [I9539]
Error handling has been improved when there is no file system plugin to enable Merge to build a list of files and folders. [I9827]
Cmd+Right Arrow now works correctly following a Find... operation. [I9831]
The SCM integration help topic now contains instructions for integrating Merge for OS X with the latest Perforce P4V version. [I9938]
Integration instructions for svnX, a graphical client for Subversion, have been added to the SCMintegration help topic. [I9860]
‘SystemFlippers: didn't consume all data for long ID’ errors are no longer generated when Merge is invoked from svnX. [I9932]
Various minor corrections have been made to the online help. [I9840, I9942]
The Please email me about significant new product releases option in the registration dialog is now checked by default. [I9849]
If a three way folder comparison is started from Finder, Merge now displays three folders immediately. [I9909]
Merge now skips .DS_Store files when automatically merging folder comparisons. The changes that Merge was sometimes making to these files during an automatic merge was causing Finder to crash. [I9915]
Ctrl+Left Click now brings up the context menu in folder and text comparisons. [I9812, I9946]
Ctrl+Left Click on merging buttons now brings up a context menu. [I9934]
Ctrl+Left Click now works on edit markers, conflict markers and bookmarks. [I9935]
Toolbar button tooltips now work in a three-way text comparison. [I9937]
When copying files in a folder comparison, Merge no issues an inappropriate warning regarding replacing files when copying a folder and its files to a location that doesn’t already container a folder with the same name. [I9941]
Merge no longer causes a Connection Failed dialog to appear when used with Time Machine backups over a network. [I9944]

Merge 2008.3430 (11 January 2008)

This was the preview release of Merge 2008 for OS X. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the most recent version.

Changes in this release

Mac-specific online help is now provided. [I9516, I9798].
All the functionality intended for the production-quality release is now present.
Many bugs have been fixed.