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I am using WinMerge (v 2.14) extensively to compare Git repositories. The code tree is comprised of multiple folders with subfolders and dozens of source files.
When I make changes to a file or a directory in teh tree, I want to refresh the compare on that specific directory. WinMerge provides a menu item (View -> Refresh Selected), a hotkey (Ctrl+F5) and a context menu item for this operation.
However, non of these options does not perform the diff update, and I have to run a full diff (F5) to refresh the view.
Is this a WinMerge's bug? How to update a subtree diff view?
Update: I looked at the WinMerge bug tracker and found this report http://sourceforge.net/p/winmerge/bugs/1808/ from 2008, which is still open!
ysap
Posted 2015-10-28T14:35:17.860
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Have you checked if this potential bug has been reported? – Ramhound – 2015-10-28T14:49:58.283
@Ramhound - to the extent of not finding the subject in a Google search. – ysap – 2015-10-28T14:52:30.893
here is the reason I ask. WinMerge has a bug tracker, forum, and mailing list. All are better places to ask if this behavior is a bug. If you want to know how to work around this behavior that something that is good for our community. I just don't have one personally and honestly WinMerge has always perform this way for me. – Ramhound – 2015-10-28T14:57:38.787