Eskil: Changes

Upcoming changes (not yet released):

Changes in v2.8.5 (2023-04-27):

Added -printLineSpace.
Support -context/-w/-b for -review.
Added gunzip plugin.
Added -includedir and -includefile options for directory diff.
Allow multiple pairs of files on the command line to open multiple windows.
Added -subst command line, to access PreProcess Subst function.
Better SVN commit, handling added directories.
Ctrl-E to enable Edit Mode.
Allow copying selected lines in Edit Mode.
Allow deleting any line in Edit Mode.

Changes in v2.8.4 (2019-02-06):

Commit dialog includes a selection of files, for partial commit.
Better support for multiple files and directories with -review.
Added save-reload option in edit mode.
Bug-fix with deleted files in GIT directory diff.

Changes in v2.8.3 (2018-06-13):

More features in Four-way diff.
Better visibility that commit happened.
Shortcuts in preprocess dialog for common patterns.

Changes in v2.8.2 (2018-05-13):

Added Four-way diff, for comparing changes.
Bug-fix in revision handling for Fossil.

Changes in v2.8.1 (2018-01-14):

Repaired plugins for directory diff (broken by multi plugin in 2.8.0).
Added -excludedir and -excludefile options for directory diff.
Handle GIT revisions better for directory diff.
Support -nocase in directory diff.
Directory diff no longer shortcuts for files with same size&mtime.
Removed support for old RCS style -rREV command line.
Corrected detected of Emacs for Registry. (Broken in 2.7.4)

Changes in v2.8.0 (2017-12-05):

Handle multiple plugins.
Upgraded DiffUtil to 0.4.0 which is significantly faster for large files.
Default pivot is now 10. Added GUI choice for pivot 1.

Changes in v2.7.4 (2017-11-30):

Handle multiple preprocess definitions that can be saved with preferences.
Preserve line endings when saving during Edit Mode.
Added -gz flag to compare compressed files.
Allow multi select in table diff.
Allow one side of directory diff to be protected from editing.
Allow directories to be created in directory diff.
When needing an editor, try VISUAL and EDITOR plus a set of common ones.

Changes in v2.7.3 (2016-08-30):

Requires Tcl 8.6
GUI support for table and separator.

Changes in v2.7.2 (2016-08-15):

Corrected right side numbering when parsing patch.
Word parse now consistently uses non-space as word char.
New table view, activated by -table, when comparing tables.
Mercurial support for Directory Diff, Commit, Revert and Log.
GIT support for negative revisions and log view.
Printed PDF is now compressed.
Printed PDF from patch view adds page break between files.
Plugins can define command line options they accept.
Plugins can read ::argv to know the given command line.
New plugin for binary files
New plugin for CSV files
Added option -sep, to set a separator that makes input be interpreted in a table like manner.
New plugin for PDF files
Added option -pluginallow to run plugins in a standard interpreter instead of a safe one. Thus a plugin could use e.g. exec.
Allow plugins to yield if Eskil is run in Tcl 8.6 or newer. Added swap plugin to exemplify this.

Changes in v2.7 (2015-03-09):

Directory Diff support for GIT, Fossil and Subversion. Directly browse and compare two revisions.
Plugins in Directory Diff.
Added option -printFont to select font for PDF generation. Default font changed to a True Type font. Use "-printFont Courier" to fall back on PDF built-in.
Mac supported

Changes in v2.6.7 (2014-11-13):

Fixed Directory Diff that stopped working in 2.6.6

Changes in v2.6.6 (2014-10-27):

Avoid font error with balloon help.
Store default preferences as comment in rc file.

Changes in v2.6.5 (2014-01-24):

Fixed error printing patch with only deleted or inserted files.
Support direct print in patch mode.
Detect Subversion 1.7 working copy

Changes in v2.6.4 (2013-08-22):

Include afm font for consistent PDF printing.
Add .pdf to print file by default
Fixed bug that marked extra changes in scroll map when displaying a patch.
Avoid getting double .-files in dirdiff on Windows.
Corrected display of ancestor lines in three-way merge.

Changes in v2.6.3 (2012-08-21):

Added Revert button in Revision mode
Added -pivot flag to control diff algorithm. This cuts down processing time for certain large files.

Changes in v2.6.2 (2012-06-18):

Fixed bug where extra lines showed when displaying only diffs (no context).
Include added files when using -review with Fossil.
Improved plugin viewer and PDF print dialog.
Support regsub preprocessing controlled per side.
Support branches in Subversion.
Support negative revisions with Fossil.
Added -nocdiff command line flag for debug.
Fixed a bug where alignment was not properly shown in output.
Fixed out-of-stack crash.

Changes in v2.6.1 (2011-11-01):

Eskil re-hosted and changed to use Fossil.
Fixed directory diff appearance on Windows.
Fixed bug where copy button in directory diff picked the wrong file.
Fixed bug where plugins were not found in VFS.

Changes in v2.6 (2011-10-30):

Support commit in Git and Fossil.
Support commit, list of files and revisions with -review.
Added Paste Patch command.
New -pluginlist option. New GUI for plugin selection.
Added three-way merge.
Auto-detect line endings in ancestor file to select merge output.
Fully rewritten directory diff with new design.
Set alignment with drag & drop.

Changes in v2.5 (2011-04-01):

Requires Tcl 8.5.
Plugins: Added dump, better documentation.
Dir diff: Added step down.
Dir diff: Redesigned to display less.
Support for Perforce and Fossil.
Allow zero lines of context.
Detect and display annotation in patch view.
Select colors for PDF print. Command line options for PDF.
Removed support for Postscript output.
Support File Drop with TkDnd.
Handle line endings in conflict and merge.

Changes in v2.4 (2009-01-08):

Completely redesigned directory diff.
Added a log viewer in revision mode.
Added color option for unchanged text.
Plugins support.
Support for Subversion, Mercurial and Bazaar.
Support commit in Subversion.
Added -review for displaying all changes in a tree.
Support command line "-" to read a patch from std input.

Changes in v2.3 (2007-12-05):

Added -printpdf command line option.
Fixed line numbering in PDF with big line numbers.
Started on GIT support.
Anything on the command line is checked for a starkit. Kits are mounted and treated as directories.

Changes in v2.2 (2007-04-05):

Added experimental -nonewline command option.
Added -close command option.
Added experimental PDF print.
Added dirdiff preferences and filters.
Smarter save in merge. FR 2957
Added commit button for CVS. FR 2780
Bug fixes include: Kits are mounted read-only, fixed dir diff window menu, improved patch file parsing.

Changes in v2.1 (2006-06-02):

Added -preprocess command line option.
Added -foreach command line option.
Added -context command line option.
Handle starkits as directories in dir diff.
Support relative -r with CVS.

Changes in v2.0.7 (2004-12-14):

Added regsub preprocessing option.
Added -prefix command line option.
Improved merge window.
Added ignore keyword option to directory diff.

Changes in v2.0.6 (2004-10-19):

Added Ignore Digit option.
Fixed bug in -r for ClearCase.
Edit Mode made more robust.

Changes in v2.0.5 (2004-08-20):

Option -r can now be used with ClearCase diff.
Edit Mode allows simple editing in the diff display and saving.

Changes in v2.0.4 (2004-06-17):

Added ignore case option.
Improved alignment function.

Changes in v2.0.3 (2004-05-26):

Added context options for "Diffs only" mode.
Rewrote how "Separate Diff" and "Align" works. The latter now only happens after a "Redo Diff".
Added scroll map and some more context menu options in Directory Diff.

Changes in v2.0.2 (2004-05-03):

Fixed a bug in ClearCase support.
Improved enscript usage in print command.
Added "mark file" in dirdiff context menu.

Changes in v2.0.1 (2004-02-10):

Added preference for width and height.
Added Tools menu to directory diff window.
Made it simpler to save a conflict in the same file.

First public release v2.0 (2004-01-30):