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ron
05-Mar-2008, 04:07 PM
What's the logic for when to allow 'Show command on toolbar' in the Customize Commands dialog?

I had quick compare there in BC2.
ron
05-Mar-2008, 04:11 PM
Sorry, Compare Contents is what I was looking for :o ... it's there.

So what is Quick Compare? I don't see it on the Actions menu.
Aaron
05-Mar-2008, 04:13 PM
Do you mean Compare Contents from BC2?

Quick Compare allows for that pop-up, while Compare Contents actually runs the scan.
Aaron
05-Mar-2008, 04:15 PM
Do you have two files selected, or a file that has another file aligned with it (to trigger the Quick Compare option's visibility)?
Michael Bulgrien
05-Mar-2008, 05:20 PM
Quick Compare allows for that pop-up, while Compare Contents actually runs the scan.

I thought a Quick Compare compared the contents of a folder with "Quick Test" rules while a "Compare Contents" used the extended "Compare Contents" rules (if defined under the session settings).
But in build 445 I don't see the Quick Compare in the context menu when I select two opposing folders.
Did something change, or am I mistaken about seeing a Quick Compare in a folder session in a prior build?
Maybe it was just something that I suggested that has not been implemented???

Edit: I guess I was fantasizing about what I thought would be a good implementation of a quick compare between folders. For whatever it's worth, I still think it is a good idea...a quick override for users with content compare criteria enabled in their session defaults...but that's another topic.
Tim
05-Mar-2008, 08:01 PM
In BC2, Quick Compare refers to the optional dialog you get when starting BC with a pair of files (eg. opening files from Explorer).

Cirrus has the same feature but also allows it as a command in Folder Compare sessions. It only applies to a pair of files. It has nothing to do with the Quick Test rules settings.
ron
06-Mar-2008, 09:09 AM
Now I understand/remember. I must have not had the correct selection earlier because I see it on the menu now.

I never used this before but I see a particular value in it now. Comparing any two files in the folder view whose names are not the same.