How to Compare Windows-based files?
Ever tried to compare a Windows-created file on macOS and run into an error? Here’s how to make Kaleidoscope handle it smoothly.
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Kaleidoscope 6: Collapse Unchanged Text for Faster Comparisons
Kaleidoscope can now hide equal blocks of text by collapsing them into a single expandable line. This significantly shortens text comparisons when most of the text in A and B is identical. Collapsing unchanged lines lets you quickly focus on the differences.
How to control what the File History shows?
This week we have a rather straightforward quick tip about the File History. There are two aspects to it: which files’ history is being shown, and what branch does it show?
Git Repositories in Kaleidoscope
Another quick tip: how do you add a Git Repository to Kaleidoscope, and more importantly, why you really want that.
Creating a Patch File in Kaleidoscope
Today’s quick tip is simple yet useful: discover what a patch file is and learn how to create one, whether as a file or by copying its content directly to the clipboard.
Major Git Repository improvements in Kaleidoscope 5.3
Kaleidoscope 5.0 added a view for Git Repositories with capabilities to open many useful git diffs. Today, we are introducing several major improvements, including a commit history.
Hidden Gems of 2024
For this post, we focus on some of the smaller and less well-known additions to Kaleidoscope in 2024. Chances are that you’ll learn something new that can increase your productivity.
How to use Kaleidoscope for a merge conflict
When using git from the command line you need to know the difference between difftool and mergetool. This short article explains their difference.
New Series: Quick Tips
Today we are starting something new on the blog: a series of short articles focusing only on a single topic, typically a tip on how to make your life with Kaleidoscope more productive, or, as in today’s case, more enjoyable.
Kaleidoscope 5.2 eases the process of resolving merge conflicts by offering Base to A / B Comparisons, and more
Kaleidoscope 5.2 adds news tricks to support you even better when dealing with merge conflicts, in particular Git merge conflicts.