Hi there,
3-way merge I use very often and nearly everything works like a charm
Actually the only one thing seems a little bit strange to me - how to open files in correct order.
I have these - alphabetically ordered - files to merge:
base-new.txt ... new version of base
base-old.txt ..... common ancestor (base)
cust-old.txt ..... common ancestor (base) modified for customer
I expect BC to open files this way:
left = base-new.txt
middle = base-old.txt
right = cust-new.txt
Now, what happens if I select all three files and open them using right-button context menu "Merge"? It gives me these results:
In Windows Explorer
In Total Commander
everytime (doesn't matter what file I clicked) left = base-old, middle = base-new, right = cust-old.
So, is there any way to tell BC "open files in alpha order from left to right"?
Many thanks for your time and answers.
Mirek Scholze
3-way merge I use very often and nearly everything works like a charm
Actually the only one thing seems a little bit strange to me - how to open files in correct order.
I have these - alphabetically ordered - files to merge:
base-new.txt ... new version of base
base-old.txt ..... common ancestor (base)
cust-old.txt ..... common ancestor (base) modified for customer
I expect BC to open files this way:
left = base-new.txt
middle = base-old.txt
right = cust-new.txt
Now, what happens if I select all three files and open them using right-button context menu "Merge"? It gives me these results:
In Windows Explorer
- clicking on base-new: left = base-old, middle = base-new, right = cust-old.
- clicking on base-old: left = cust-old, middle = base-old, right = base-new.
- clicking on cust-old: left = base-new, middle = cust-old, right = base-old.
In Total Commander
everytime (doesn't matter what file I clicked) left = base-old, middle = base-new, right = cust-old.
So, is there any way to tell BC "open files in alpha order from left to right"?
Many thanks for your time and answers.
Mirek Scholze
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