Re: Remove Ediff buffer highlighting to restore normal editing mode

On Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 at 10:17 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Heime <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> > After I use "Tools - Compare (Ediff) - Two Files" I get some of
> > the buffer background highlighted.  How do I resume normal operation
> > without the highlighting?
> >
> 
> The highlighting is showing the text that differs between
> the two files.
> 
> Assuming that you are using a graphical version of Emacs,
> you can switch between two frames (frames -- not windows)
> when running Ediff.  One frame shows the difference between
> two files, while the other frame is a *Ediff Control Panel*
> (ECP).  If the ECP is too small to see its contents, then
> type ‘?’ to expand it to full size.
> 
> With the ECP as the current frame, you can scroll the text
> in the other frame up or down by typing ‘v’ or ‘V’.  When
> you do that, you will be able to view the text that the two
> files have in common, surrounded by the text that is
> highlighted, which is the text that differs between the two
> files.
> 
> Ediff has its own Info manual, separate from the Emacs user
> manual.  See (info "(ediff) Top")

How do I stop Ediff when I'm done?

 
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