The context menu in UltraCompare offers some very useful features for file management, merging of differences, and directory navigation in both the text compare modes and the folder compare mode.
The following commands are available in Text Compare mode:
Open in UltraEdit |
opens selected files in UltraEdit for editing |
Align Manually |
resets alignment based on the two lines currently selected in the active file compare - must be invoked separately in both compare panes to set lines for manual alignment. After the second line is selected for manual alignment, all lines above those selected will be marked in the line number column to indicate that they are not included in the active compare. |
Reset Alignment |
restores compared file alignment to default scan state |
merges selection from left file to right file |
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merges selection from right file to left file |
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merges selection from left to right (or right to left) either above or below the differenced line without overwriting the existing text |
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Accept All |
accepts all merge changes in specified files |
Cut |
deletes selection from active document and moves it to the clipboard |
Copy |
copies selection from active document to the clipboard |
Copy Frame to Clipboard |
copies content of active frame to clipboard obeying filters if applied |
Paste |
pastes data from the clipboard into active document |
deletes active file from disk |
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Clear |
clears the contents of the active compare pane |
Delete Selected Line |
deletes selected line only in the file in which it is selected |
Add Line to Bookmarks |
adds the selected line to the current bookmark navigation list |
Explore First Folder |
opens Explorer to Source directory |
Explore Second Folder |
opens Explorer to Destination directory |
Show File in Browser |
passes active file to default browser for OS |
repeats compare to refresh differences indicated |
In Binary (smart or fast) Compare mode, only the Open file in UltraEdit, Delete File, Explore First/Second Folder, Show File in Browser, and Refresh options are available in the context menu.
The following commands are available in Folder Compare mode:
Open in UltraEdit |
opens selected files in UltraEdit for editing |
merges selected file from left to right directory |
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merges selected file from right to left directory |
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Accept All |
accepts all merge changes in specified files |
Mark |
adds selected files/folders to internal tracking list to support hiding |
Reset Marked |
removes files/folders to internal tracking list |
Hide Marked |
hides items added to internal tracking list |
Show Hidden |
restores visibility of items previously hidden |
Delete selected files(s)/folder(s) |
removes the selected files/folders from the active directory |
Explore First Folder |
opens Explorer to Source directory |
Explore Second Folder |
opens Explorer to Destination directory |
Show Preview File |
toggles visibility of text file preview of active file in compare |
Load First File |
presents submenu to select frame to load selected file for text comparison |
Show File in Browser |
passes active file to default browser for OS |
repeats compare to refresh differences indicated |
The following commands are available in 3-Way Folder Compare mode:
Open in UltraEdit |
opens selected files in UltraEdit for editing |
merges selected file from first to second directory |
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merges selected file from second to first directory |
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Merge Second to Third |
merges selected file from second to third directory |
Merge Third to Second |
merges selected file from third to second directory |
Merge First to Third |
merges selected file from first to third directory |
Merge Third to First |
merges selected file from third to first directory |
Accept All |
accepts all merge changes specified |
Mark |
adds selected files/folders to internal tracking list to support hiding |
Reset Marked |
removes files/folders to internal tracking list |
Hide Marked |
hides items added to internal tracking list |
Show Hidden |
restores visibility of items previously hidden |
Delete Selected File(s)/Folders(s) |
removes the selected files/folders from the active directory |
Explore First Folder |
opens Explorer to first directory |
Explore Second Folder |
opens Explorer to second directory |
Explore Third Folder |
opens Explorer to third directory |
Show Exclude Dialog |
presents dialog where user may select files/folders to exclude from active compare |
Show Preview File |
toggles visibility of text file preview of active file in compare |
repeats compare to refresh differences indicated |