Re: [viewvc-users] Colored side-by-side diffs

"C. Michael Pilato" <[email protected]> Tue, 5 Jan 2016 10:20:01 -0500
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Ah, yes.  I think CollabNet's ViewVC template set chooses to show colored
diffs more like the unidiff format than the side-by-side approach.  You
could probably replace the logic in that template (diff.ezt) with the stock
logic from templates that ship with ViewVC by default.

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Robert Wikman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Thank you for your response.
> I'm referring to the background color of relevant lines in side-by-side
> diffs, instead of or as a complement to the < | > characters. It's kind of
> hard to get a good overview without affected lines colorized.
> I've never used the "vanilla" version of Viewvc. Perhaps the version
> bundled with Collabnet SVN Edge doesn't support this?
>
> It's stated on the Viewvc feature list that it supports 'Colorized,
> side-by-side differences'.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 2:29 PM, C. Michael Pilato <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Robert,
>>
>> Color in used in different ways in ViewVC, so I need to understand a bit
>> better what you were expecting to see. Color in the "colored diff" sense
>> (which just means that reds, greens, and yellows are used to indicate
>> removed/added/changed lines), or color in the "syntax highlighting" sense?
>> ViewVC doesn't support syntax coloration in the diff views at all. And only
>> the diff types that say "colored" will be ... colorful ("Colored Diff",
>> "Long Colored Diff", "Full Colored Diff", ...).
>>
>> Does that help?
>>
>> -- Mike
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Robert Wikman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm using viewvc (version 1.1.20) that comes with CSVN, and I'm not
>>> getting color in my side-by-side diffs. Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Robert
>>>
>>
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Ah, yes.=C2=A0 I think CollabNet&#39;s ViewVC template set=
 chooses to show colored diffs more like the unidiff format than the side-b=
y-side approach.=C2=A0 You could probably replace the logic in that templat=
e (diff.ezt) with the stock logic from templates that ship with ViewVC by d=
efault.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On M=
on, Jan 4, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Robert Wikman <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello,</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>Thank you for your response.</div><div>I&#39;m referring =
to the background color of relevant lines in side-by-side diffs, instead of=
 or as a complement to the &lt; | &gt; characters. It&#39;s kind of hard to=
 get a good overview without affected lines colorized.<br></div><div>I&#39;=
ve never used the &quot;vanilla&quot; version of Viewvc. Perhaps the versio=
n bundled with Collabnet SVN Edge doesn&#39;t support this?</div><div><br><=
/div><div>It&#39;s stated on the Viewvc feature list that it supports &#39;=
Colorized, side-by-side differences&#39;.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Than=
ks,</div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></di=
v><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 2:29 PM, C. Michael Pilato =
<span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:=
1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Robert,<div><br></div><div>Color in used in different=
 ways in ViewVC, so I need to understand a bit better what you were expecti=
ng to see. Color in the &quot;colored diff&quot; sense (which just means th=
at reds, greens, and yellows are used to indicate removed/added/changed lin=
es), or color in the &quot;syntax highlighting&quot; sense? ViewVC doesn&#3=
9;t support syntax coloration in the diff views at all. And only the diff t=
ypes that say &quot;colored&quot; will be ... colorful (&quot;Colored Diff&=
quot;, &quot;Long Colored Diff&quot;, &quot;Full Colored Diff&quot;, ...).<=
/div><div><br></div><div>Does that help?</div><div><br></div><div>-- Mike</=
div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu,=
 Dec 17, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Robert Wikman <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,<div><br></div>=
<div>I&#39;m using viewvc (version 1.1.20) that comes with CSVN, and I&#39;=
m not getting color in my side-by-side diffs. Any ideas?</div><div><br></di=
v><div>Regards,</div><div>Robert</div></div>
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