CHANGELOG.md

Change Log

All notable changes to the "Diff Folders" extension will be documented in this file.

[1.3.9] - 2024-11-06

Fixed

• Fixed extension crash in VS Code 1.96 Issue 160
• Fixed scrollbar style in list view. VS Code Issue #213045

Changed

• Changed error message if paths couldn't be compared.

[1.3.8] - 2024-04-21

Fixed

• Fixed trailing commas in JSONC if comma with whitespace and closing brace/bracket is in a string.

[1.3.7] - 2024-03-31

Fixed

• Fixed missing context menu entries for subfolders in Projects extension.
• Fixed missing mouse wheel for macOS on navigator.

Changed

• Changed context menu entries to submenu in Projects extension.

[1.3.6] - 2024-03-10

Fixed

• Fixed double click for favorite diff Issue #137
• Fixed trailing commas in JSONC if comment was after comma.

[1.3.5] - 2024-01-07

Fixed

• Fixed UTF-16 optimization.
• Fixed override for system keyboard shortcut Cmd + L / Ctrl + L. Issue #145

[1.3.4] - 2023-10-06

Fixed

• Fixed error for multiple disposed panels.

[1.3.3] - 2023-10-05

Added

• Added error formatter for more infos.

[1.3.2] - 2023-05-07

Fixed

• Fixed dispose panel error.

[1.3.1] - 2023-04-24

Fixed

• Fixed Import Favorites for placeholder.

[1.3.0] - 2023-04-23

Added

• Added Export Favorites to export favorites and groups as a JSON file.
• Added Import Favorites to import favorites and groups from a JSON file.

Fixed

• Fixed Delete All Favorites.

[1.2.0] - 2023-04-09

Added

• Added l13Diff.enablePreview to show a preview of a diff or file to the side.

Fixed

• Fixed Light High Contrast Theme.

[1.1.0] - 2023-02-26

Added

• Added l13Diff.ignoreByteOrderMark to ignore the BOM in UTF-8 and UTF-16BE text files.
• Added visual context for drag'n drop in the list view.

Changed

• Changed default value for l13Diff.ignoreEndOfLine to true to match Visual Studio Code's Diff Viewer.

Fixed

• Fixed copy symlink if file or folder does not exist Issue #104
• Fixed JSONC parser for trailing comma in an object or array.
• Fixed overwrite existing favorite.

[1.0.3] - 2021-06-23

Changed

• Changed extensionKind Issue #98

[1.0.2] - 2021-06-13

Added

• Add category for some commands in package.json
• Added minimum support/fix for trusted and remote workspaces.

Fixed

• Disabled native context menu in diff panel for non input fields.

[1.0.1] - 2021-05-23

Fixed

• Fixed scroll position for changes in list view. Issue #93

[1.0.0] - 2021-05-16

Changed

• Changed panel icon style to new VS Code icon style.

[0.35.0] - 2021-05-09

Added

• Added different icons for file and folder comparsions in history view. Previous file comparison opens now in Visual Studio Code Diff Editor. Context menu requires version 0.21.0 of Projects.
• Added Compare All Side By Side to favorite groups context menu.
• Added l13Diff.confirmOpenMultipleDiffPanels for Compare All and Compare All Side By Side.

Fixed

• Fixed flickering context menu in list view.

[0.34.0] - 2021-05-02

Added

• Added virtual scrolling in list view.

Fixed

• Fixed keyboard shortcuts for Ctrl/Cmd + A and Ctrl/Cmd + C if the focus is on an input box or the command palette.

[0.33.0] - 2021-04-18

Added

• Added Compare and Compare in New Panel to context menu in favorites and history view.
• Added Copy Left Path and Copy Right Path to context menu in favorites and history view.
• Added l13Diff.openInNewDiffPanel.
• Enhanced context menu with Reveal in Finder/Explorer, Open in Integrated Terminal, Open Workspace, Open as Workspace and Add Folders to Workspace in favorites and history view. Requires version 0.20.0 of Projects.

Fixed

• Fixed Reveal in Finder/Explorer in list view for broken symbolic links. Issue #82

Changed

• Changed l13Diff.initialFavoriteGroupState to l13Diff.initialFavoriteGroupsState.
• Changed values for l13Diff.initialFavoriteGroupsState to lower case.

Removed

• Removed Open and Open & Compare from context menu in favorites and history view.
• Removed l13Diff.openFavoriteAndCompare.

[0.32.0] - 2021-03-21

Added

• Added updating list view if a file or folder has been deleted in current workspace.
• Supports new version 0.18.0 of Projects
• Added Add to Favorites to history context menu.

Changed

• Refactored favorites and history view.

[0.31.2] - 2021-02-21

Added

• Added value compact to l13Diff.labelFormat.
• Added diff settings to output. Same settings are also used for updates.

Fixed

• Fixed text file detection if a file starts with . or has multiple extnames.

[0.31.1] - 2021-02-14

Added

• Added l13Diff.maxFileSize to ignore files for a comparison that exceed this file size.
• Added file size check for text file comparison. If the file size exceeds the maximum buffer length the files will be treated as binary files.

Fixed

• Fixed comparing binary files if the file size exceeded the maximum buffer length. Issue #72

[0.31.0] - 2021-01-31

Added

• Added support for custom keyboard shortcuts.
• Added l13Diff.enableTrash which supports default (uses files.enableTrash), on or off.
• Added l13Diff.ignoreContents for comparing files.
• Added l13Diff.labelFormat for different labels formats in the editor tab.

Changed

• Changed date format in list view for file info to 0000-00-00 00:00:00.
• Changed all commands for custom keyboard shortcuts.

Fixed

• Fixed enabled actions for empty list.
• Fixed update list view for deleted files.

[0.30.1] - 2020-11-08

Fixed

• Fixed Go to File for multiple files.
• Fixed missing description in README for Go to File.
• Fixed open to side for multiple files.
• Fixed select all files.

Changed

• Disabled ui if files will be deleted.
• Disabled drag and drop for error und unknown files.

[0.30.0] - 2020-11-01

Added

• Added property l13Diff.abortOnError to ignore errors during the scan process.
• Added new list types error and unknown if an error raises during scan process or an other type is found.
• Added Show Errors and Others button to search widget to filter new list types error and unknown.
• Added Alt + Click for left and right input icon to pick a file by dialog.
• Added Go to File to context menu. Click opens file and Alt + Click opens file to side.
• Added file info for size, created and modified to tooltip in list view.

Fixed

• Fixed display path in copy dialogs and recompared updates.
• Fixed Cmd + C for input field in search widget.
• Fixed common path in panel title.
• Fixed typo in views component. Issue #59

Changed

• Changed icon in search widget for conflicts.
• Changed response time for context menu.

[0.29.0] - 2020-10-11

Added

• Added high contrast theme support. Issue #47

[0.28.1] - 2020-09-09

Fixed

• Fixed "trimWhitespace" for big text files. Issue #49

[0.28.0] - 2020-09-06

Added

• Added l13Diff.exclude which replaces l13Diff.ignore (depricated). Pleae read the description for the new property.
• Added path segments ** to l13Diff.exclude which allows to exclude complete paths instead of filenames only.
• Added l13Diff.useCaseSensitiveFileName which indicates how file names should be treated.
• Added Disable Case Sensitive and Enable Case Sensitive to toggle l13Diff.useCaseSensitiveFileName.
• Added l13Diff.confirmCaseInsensitiveCompare for case insensitive compare on a case sensitive file system.
• Added l13Diff.confirmCaseInsensitiveCopy for case sensitive file copy on a case insensitive file system.
• Double click on folders in list view opens new Diff Folders panel. Works also with ignored files.

[0.27.0] - 2020-07-19

Added

• Added ignored files to list view.
• Added new icon to toggle view for ignored files.
• Added ignored files to stats.
• Added Select for Compare and Compare with Selected for extension Projects

Fixed

• Fixed focus bug click into input fields.

Changed

• Changed ${workspaceFolder:INDEX} to ${workspaceFolder:NAME}.

Removed

• Removed ${workspaceFolder:INDEX} and ${workspaceFolderBasename:NAME}. Please use ${workspaceFolder:NAME} instead.

[0.26.0] - 2020-07-05

Added

• Added drag'n drop support for path names in the list view which makes cross diffs possible. Please read the description List Drag'n Drop to see how it works.
• Added groups for favorites to group your diffs and open all at once.
• Added l13Diff.initialFavoriteGroupState to set the initial state of the groups.

Changed

• Changed display name for extension from L13 Diff to Diff Folders.

[0.25.0] - 2020-06-21

Added

• Added multi panel support. Open multiple panels by click on the new icon in the favorites view.
• Added multi compare support. Press Alt + Click on the button or Alt + Cmd + C on macOS or Alt + Ctrl + C on Windows/Linux to start a comparison in all panels immediately.
• Added multi copy support. Please read the description Copy files to the left/right folder for Alt + Click to see how it works.
• Added button to the top right at the panel to toggle l13Diff.ignoreEndOfLine.
• Added button to the top right at the panel to toggle l13Diff.ignoreTrimWhitespace. If value is default the property diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace will be changed, otherwise the value will be on or off.
• Added to see the content of symbolic links in a readonly editor or diff editor.
• Added Select for Compare, Compare with Selected and Compare Selected to explorer list context menu.

Fixed

• Fixed copying file for unchanged files.
• Fixed Reveal in Explorer on windows for folders.
• Fixed losing focus if another tab has been closed.

Removed

• Removed Open in L13 Diff from explorer list context menu.

[0.24.0] - 2020-06-07

Added

• Added context menu to copy, delete and reveal a file in the list view.
• Added l13Diff.ignoreTrimWhitespace to ignore leading and trailing whitespace in text files.
• Added auto update for list view if a file has been saved and is part of the current comparison.
• Added l13Diff.confirmCopy to avoid confirmation dailog. Added also button 'Copy, don't ask again' to dialog.
• Added l13Diff.confirmDelete to avoid confirmation dailog. Added also button 'Delete, don't ask again' to dialog.
• Added output messages if files have been copied, deleted or updated.
• Diff panel state will be saved between sessions.
• Added overview ruler for selections in list view to scrollbar.

Changed

• Changed icons for copy files.

Fixed

• Fixed navigator if diff panel is open and theme will be changed.

Removed

• Removed auto selection focus for first menu item, because of usability bug copy & paste -> enter.
• Removed info message when files have been copied.

[0.23.0] - 2020-05-23

Added

• Added history view for previous comparisons.
• Added welcome view for favorites.
• Added support for l13Diff.ignore in local .vscode/settings.json files.
• Added auto selection focus for first menu item.
• Added message if no files or folders are found.

Changed

• Changed status bar text.

Fixed

• Fixed unused listener for open dialog.
• Fixed selection color for menu.

[0.22.0] - 2020-04-19

Added

• Delete selected files and folders with a keyboard shortcut. Press Cmd + Backspace on macOS or Delete on Windows/Linux in the list view.
• Compare now symbolic links, too.

Fixed

• Fixed search widget for conflicting files.
• Fixed wrong path in list view for parent copied folders.

[0.21.0] - 2019-09-22

Added

• Added support for new extension Projects
• Alt + Click on swap button changes the list view, too.

[0.20.0] - 2019-08-25

Added

• Added options to search widget to filter files and/or folders.
• Added confirm dialog for coping files.
• Added confirm dialog for deleting favorites.
• Added scaling for icons on mouse down like Visual Studio Code.

Changed

• Closing search widget doesn't clear the input field anymore.

Removed

• Removed hover color for icons.

[0.19.0] - 2019-08-11

Changed

• New icons because Visual Studio Code has new icons.
• Updated screenshots for README.

Fixed

• Fixed sorting in list view and favorites. Issue #14

[0.18.0] - 2019-07-21

Added

• Added navigator for the list view.
• Added more details to the stats.
• Added description Ignored EOL in list view if file was compared and line endings were ignored.

Changed

• Switched from element links to event communication for all components.
• Refactored messaging for service/view communication.

Fixed

• Fixed stats for total entries.
• Fixed Cmd/Ctrl + Click in list view. Unselect didn't work correct.

[0.17.0] - 2019-07-07

Added

• Added setting l13Diff.ignoreEndOfLine. If true different line endings (CR/LF) in text files will be ignored. Default value is false.
• Added L13 Diff as first favorite to open diff panel with mouse.
• Added dimmed dirnames in list view.
• Added new color for conflicts if file has been changed to folder or vice versa.
• Added output channel for logging and stats.
• Added keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + L Cmd/Ctrl + O to open the output channel.
• Added keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + L Cmd/Ctrl + F to open favorites.
• Added Click on statusbar item to open output channel.

Changed

• Changed icons to be sharper on non retina displays.

[0.16.0] - 2019-06-23

Added

• Added favorites explorer and activitybar icon.
• Added an icon (★) in the top right of the diff panel to save a favorite diff.
• Added context menu for favorites to open, rename or delete a favorite diff from the list.
• Added setting l13Diff.openFavoriteAndCompare for clicking on a favorite diff in the list.
• Added command L13 Diff: Delete all favorites to delete all favorite diffs.
• Added predefined variables ${workspaceFolder}, ${workspaceFolder:INDEX} and ${workspaceFolderBasename:NAME} for paths.
• Added keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + D to save current paths in favorites.

[0.15.0] - 2019-06-09

Added

• Added search widget (Ctrl/Cmd + F) to filter diff result.
• Added select all in list view with keyboard shortcut Ctrl/Cmd + A or button.
• Added Alt + Double Click to open diff or file to side.
• Added start screen for keyboard shortcuts.

Fixed

• Fixed menu visiblity if path was selected and input was clicked again, but menu did not appear.
• Fixed auto link feature of markdown in changelog for VS Code Marketplace.

[0.14.0] - 2019-05-26

Added

• Added keyboard support for selecting items in the list view.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug if an item was select in the menu with enter, but value was not set.
• Fixed async loading bug if VS Code for Windows is running on a virtual machine.
• Fixed invisible selection in input fields for VS Codes default themes.
• Fixed invisible checkbox icon for light themes.
• Fixed scroll into view bug for menu component.
• Fixed a bug if files are selected but copy buttons were still disabled.
• Fixed wrong year in changelog.

[0.13.0] - 2019-05-12

• Initial release