Active File Compare  Version History
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Version 1.7 ( June 2003 )
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  * High speed comparison;

  * New control: Thumbnail View for graphical presentation of differences;

  * New feature: The differing lines have a highlighted background;

  * New feature: Bookmarks;

  * Allows creating backup files;

  * Allows adding AFC commands in Explorer context menu;

  * Command line options for the advanced comparison of folders;

  * Supports Windows XP themes.


Version 1.6 ( January 2003 )
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  * Allows for file editing (also after comparison)

  * Allows for interposing selected lines between the two compared files

  * New option: Auto-compare files

  * New option: Compresses leading white space

  * Syntax highlighting for FoxPro files

  * New view parameter: the number of offset lines of the text to be displayed
    at the top of the window when we go to the next or previous difference.


Version 1.5 beta 3 ( Jule 2002 )
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  * Supports UNICODE text files;
  * Added comparison option: Compresses white space (tabs and spaces);
  * Now supports syntax highlighting for Perl, PHP, XML and Fortran files;


Version 1.4.6 ( June 2002 )
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  * More correct comparison algorithm;
  * Fixed bug at comparing two long lines.


Version 1.4.5 ( April 2002 )
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  * New very correct and fast comparison algorithm.


Version 1.4.1 ( March 2002 )
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  * Bugs fixed:
    - The empty files list was displayed incorrectly at start;
    - Bug at report creation of Unix Diff File format.


Version 1.4 ( March 2002 )
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  * Allows to create the Difference Report in HTML format;
  * Internal changes and optimization of algorithms;
  * Shows line numbers;
  * Syntax highlighting for Java files: *.java;
  * Now File Manager allows to display the marked files only;
  * Allows synchronization of last lines.
  * To synchronize (to copy) all the text from one side to the other
    without having to select the text;
  * New HTML help file.


Version 1.3 beta ( November 2001 )
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  * Run external editor and go to line number (for each type of files);
  * View Difference Report (added, deleted and changed lines);
  * Syntax highlighting for Config Files: *.reg, *.inf, *.ini, *.cfg.


Version 1.2  ( September 2001 )
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New features:

 * Project Settings
   - Can be saved by name for fast access by using hot keys or main menu;
   - Two working directories;
   - Multiple filename/extension filters;
   - Auto-open of the same name file from opposite folder.
 * Command Line Options
   - Specify named project;
   - Specify base folders, or files to compare;
   - And others.
 * Generates the File Differences report;
 * Color highlighting of differences down to the level of characters
 * Advanced Compare Folders options
   - Compare time;
   - Compare size;
   - Compare contents.
 * Select / unselect of group files
 * Checking modification of folders and open files outside
 * Go to line number

Bug fixes:

 * Problem with the character set of the font changing under OS NT
 * Problem with file loading from File Manager, for example having extension .h
 * Incorrect displaying of the File Manager elements


Active File Compare 1.1   (20 May 2001)
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 * Added the Show menu controls what file types (associated in the filters)
   are displayed by File Manager;
 * Syntax highlighting now supports source code Visual Basic;
 * Added functions in File Manager: Copy, Move and Rename;
 * Added option of comparison: Disregards the case of letters;
 * File Manager now displays system icons for files and folders;
 * New preferences: Change Tab to spaces for displaying (number of spaces);
 * Configuration of associations with the types of files.

Bug fixed:
 * Corrected the algorithm of comparison;
 * The synchronization did not work for pseudo-lines (really does not exist);
 * Bug at loading a file of the zero size;
 * Fixed several minor bugs.


Active File Compare 1.0   (3 April 2001)
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 * The first public release
