Release History

0.4.1

Released 2009-10-12

  • added Japanese translation
  • added Liu Hao's simplified Chinese translation
  • added a 'Dismiss All Edits' menu item
  • personal configuration files are now stored in ~/.config/diffuse/ (the README file describes how to migrate old settings)
  • localised manuals are now supported on Windows
  • new command line option for specifying blank file comparison panes
  • new preference to enable/disable line numbers
  • Diffuse now quits if no viewers were created with the -m option
  • MMB on a notebook tab now closes the tab
  • RMB on a notebook tab creates a popup menu to set the current page
  • added "Undo Close Tab" menu item
  • replaced "Closing last tab quits Diffuse" preference with a "Warn me when closing a tab will quit Diffuse" preference
  • added new menu items and buttons for copying lines between panes
  • changed the default hotkeys for merging to reflect the direction text "moves"

0.4.0

Released 2009-08-17

  • added format menu with new items for changing case, sorting, and manipulating white space
  • replaced 'Hide end of line characters' preference with 'Show white space characters'
  • errors are now reported in a dialogue instead of printing to stderr
  • optimised redraws when only the cursor position has changed
  • input methods that use pre-editing can now be used when editing text
  • dead keys can now be used when editing text
  • updated Monotone support to use 'mtn automate inventory'
  • Git support now handles files flagged as 'unmerged'
  • graceful handling of and non-zero exit codes from 'git status'
  • added version control section to the manual

0.3.4

Released 2009-07-03

  • syntax highlighting for .plist, GLSL, SConscript, and SConstruct files
  • status bar now explains how to navigate between modes
  • added labels to indicate syntax highlighting rules, encoding, and format
  • Subversion 1.6 support
  • added Henri Menke's German translation
  • added '--examplesdir=' and '--mandir=' options to install.py
  • renamed the '--python-interpreter=' installer option to '--pythonbin='
  • minor bug fixes

0.3.3

Released 2009-04-13

  • fixed a bug handling the backspace key with the cursor in the first column

0.3.2

Released 2009-04-13

  • POSIX installer with '--destdir=' and '--files-only' options for packagers
  • vi-like keybindings for line mode
  • '-m' option to open modified files in separate tabs
  • 'Merge From Left Then Right' and 'Merge From Right Then Left' menu items
  • drag-n-drop support
  • preferences for behaviour of tabs
  • files with edits now tagged with '*'
  • auto indent
  • 'Open File In New Tab...' and 'Open Modified Files...' menu items
  • 'Save All' menu item
  • mac-style line ending support
  • new end of line display behaviour
  • improved organisation of menu items
  • button bar no longer grabs keyboard focus
  • removed dependence on urllib module
  • errors are now reported on stderr
  • removed TODO list
  • minor bug fixes

0.3.1

Released 2009-03-05

  • fixed a bug affecting the 'Find...' dialogue

0.3.0

Released 2009-03-03

The rules for parsing files in ~/.diffuse have changed in the 0.3.0 release. Non-fatal errors may be reported when parsing old files. These errors can be fixed by removing the offending lines (or the entire file) from ~/.diffuse/diffuserc. Errors in ~/.diffuse/config will be automatically fixed when Diffuse exits.

  • new Windows installer
  • notification on focus change when files change on disk
  • menu items for adjusting indentation
  • syntax highlighting for Objective-C++
  • '-c' option now works with CVS-style revision numbers
  • window title now describes current tab
  • search settings now persist across sessions
  • minor bug fixes

0.2.15

Released 2008-12-03

  • smoother scrolling
  • panes and tabs can now be manually re-organised
  • preferences for tab key behaviour
  • 'go to line' menu item
  • '-c' option for viewing the changes of a particular commit
  • home/end keys can now be used in line mode
  • confirmation requested before overriding changed files
  • position of window now saved
  • syntax files for more file types
  • reading /etc/diffuserc now optional when using a personal configuration file
  • minor bug fixes

0.2.14

Released 2008-10-20

  • Microsoft Windows port
  • svk support
  • syntax files for more file types
  • DOS / Unix line endings now respected in edit operations
  • improved difference map
  • more robust launching of help browsers
  • man page
  • command line display options
  • moved some resources to the preferences dialogue
  • file revisions can now be specified in the open file dialogue
  • minor bug fixes

0.2.13

Released 2008-05-16

  • bazaar, darcs, and monotone support
  • configurable key bindings
  • persistent preference settings
  • optimisations
  • minor bug fixes

0.2.12

Released 2008-05-06

  • alternate codecs for reading and writing files
  • more search options
  • editor support for primary selection
  • minor bug fixes

0.2.11

Released 2008-04-27

  • python re-write
  • syntax highlighting
  • search and replace
  • customisable through configuration files
  • tabbed viewer panes

0.1.14

Released 2006-01-28

  • initial public release