GNU bug report logs - #12585
diff refine should highlight space changes better (feature request)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Le Wang <l26wang <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 15:27:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: 12585 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Le Wang <l26wang <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#12585: diff refine should highlight space changes better (feature request)
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 10:09:54 -0400

>>> Inline space changes can be highlighted after setting
>>> `smerge-refine-ignore-whitespace' to nil
>>> (maybe it should be defcustom instead of defvar?)
>> How would I use smerge in this context?  I'm just pressing C-c C-b to
>> refine a diff hunk right now.
> `C-c C-b' in diff uses `smerge-refine-ignore-whitespace' from smerge.
> Perhaps diff should have a duplicate option `diff-refine-ignore-whitespace'
> with the same functionality but a different name prefix.


Or rather, the refinement code should be taken out of smerge into its
own package.


        Stefan
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