subfolders <filename class="directory">Original/</filename> and
<filename class="directory">Altered/</filename> it must be opened by
selecting same filename to both sides in
- <guilabel>Open</guilabel>-dialog or commandline. Then
+ <guilabel>Open</guilabel>-dialog or command line. Then
<productname>WinMerge</productname> can compare contents of those two
subfolders.</para>
<para>Field can also contain file filter name. Easiest way to select
file filter is using <guilabel>Filters</guilabel>-dialog which can be
- opended with "<guibutton>Select...</guibutton>" button next to field.
+ opened with "<guibutton>Select...</guibutton>" button next to field.
That dialog allows also creating, editing and deleting of filter
files.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
- <title>Shell Integration</title>
-
- <indexterm>
- <primary>Shell Integration</primary>
- </indexterm>
+ <title><indexterm>
+ <primary>Shell Integration</primary>
+ </indexterm>Shell Integration</title>
<para>The Shell Integration is a convenient way to select the paths using
- Windows Explorer. Installer enables Shell Integration if choosen so. Shell
+ Windows Explorer. Installer enables Shell Integration if chosen so. Shell
Integration can be enabled or disabled from
<guilabel>Options</guilabel>/<guilabel>System</guilabel>. When the Shell
Integration is enabled item <guimenuitem>WinMerge</guimenuitem> is added
<para>Selecting "<guilabel>Enable advanced menu</guilabel>" for Shell
Integration from options adds more choices for path selection. Now
- WinMerge adds two menuitems to Explorer context menu:
+ WinMerge adds two menu items to Explorer context menu:
"<guimenuitem>Compare To</guimenuitem>" and
"<guimenuitem>Compare...</guimenuitem>". <guimenuitem>Compare
To</guimenuitem> selects path as first ("<guilabel>Left</guilabel>")
<listitem>
<simpara>Browse to location of second item you want to compare and
- select it. Open context menu and move menuselection over first
- "<guimenuitem>Compare</guimenuitem>" item. Now Explorer's statusbar
+ select it. Open context menu and move menu selection over first
+ "<guimenuitem>Compare</guimenuitem>" item. Now Explorer's status bar
shows memorized path to which you are comparing newly selected
path.</simpara>
</listitem>
</sect2>
<sect2>
- <title>Project file</title>
-
- <para>Simple project files can be used to select commonly used paths with
- filter. Project file can be given to commandline like normal file or
- opened from <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>File</guimenu>
-
- <guimenuitem>Open Project...</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> <productname>WinMerge</productname> reads paths project
- file contains and if two paths are given opens them. If only one path is
- given or one of paths is invalid <guilabel>Open</guilabel>-dialog is shown
- for user to select second path or valid paths.</para>
-
- <para>Project files can be edited and saved using <guilabel>Project
- File</guilabel> -dialog that can be opened from <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>File</guimenu>
-
- <guimenuitem>Save Project...</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> When opened, the dialog is initialized with values from
- current compare. Values can be edited and saved to project file with
- <guilabel>Save...</guilabel> button. One can also load existing project
- file with <guilabel>Open...</guilabel> button.</para>
-
- <para>Project file can be selected also in <guilabel>Open</guilabel>
- dialog. There are couple of things to remember:</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <simpara>If two project files are selected, project files themselves
- are compared.</simpara>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <simpara>If project file is selected as left-side file, and right-side
- file is empty, project file is opened like using <menuchoice>
- <guimenu>File</guimenu>
-
- <guimenuitem>Open Project...</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice> dialog.</simpara>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <simpara>If project file is selected as left-side file and any other
- file as right-side file, contents of project file and another file are
- compared.</simpara>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
- <para>Project files are simple XML files with <filename
- class="extension">.WinMerge</filename> extension.</para>
+ <title><indexterm>
+ <primary>Project Files</primary>
+ </indexterm>Project Files</title>
+
+ <para>Project files allow fast and easy opening of commonly used paths
+ (and filter). The user can easily save currently open paths as project
+ file for later use.</para>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Opening Project File</title>
+
+ <para>Project file can be given to command line like normal file or
+ opened from <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+
+ <guimenuitem>Open Project...</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> WinMerge reads paths from project file and if two paths
+ are given opens them. If only one path is given or one of paths is
+ invalid, the <guilabel>Open</guilabel>-dialog is shown for user to
+ select the second path or valid paths.</para>
+
+ <para>Project file can be selected also in <guilabel>Open</guilabel>
+ dialog. There are couple of things to remember:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>If two project files are selected, project files themselves
+ are compared.</simpara>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>If project file is selected as left-side file, and
+ right-side file is empty, project file is opened like using
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+
+ <guimenuitem>Open Project...</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> dialog.</simpara>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>If project file is selected as left-side file and any other
+ file as right-side file, contents of project file and another file
+ are compared.</simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Editing and Saving Project File</title>
+
+ <para>Project files can be edited and saved using <guilabel>Project
+ File</guilabel> -dialog that can be opened from <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+
+ <guimenuitem>Save Project...</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice> When opened, the dialog is initialized with values from
+ the current compare. Values can be edited and saved to the project file
+ with <guilabel>Save...</guilabel> button. One can also load existing
+ project file with <guilabel>Open...</guilabel> button.</para>
+
+ <mediaobject>
+ <imageobject>
+ <imagedata fileref="screenshots/projfile_save.png" format="PNG" />
+ </imageobject>
+ </mediaobject>
+ </sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Format</title>
+ <para>Project files are simple XML files with <filename
+ class="extension">.WinMerge</filename> extension.</para>
+
<screen><?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<project>
<paths>
</paths>
</project></screen>
- <para>The project file has four fields:</para>
+ <para>The project file has six fields:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- <para>None of fields are required and they can be empty
+ <para>None of the fields are required and they can be empty
(<literal><left></left></literal>).</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
-</sect1>
+</sect1>
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