Too slow entering manual alignment markers

[quitegood001]

I'm using DiffMerge to view the differences in 2 moderate size files (one is 7000 lines, the other version is 5700 lines). They are reports from running a simulation. The files consist of a series of column formatted reports with page titles. The reports vary in width from about 60 columns to about 150 columns, but the width within a given report is fixed. The 3rd column in most of the reports is the measurement time and it is that column that must match in order for 2 records to be considered to be the same record. The smaller file is from a run that for some reason (the reason is what I am searching for) is occasionally skipping about an hours worth of measurements. When the gap is encountered, DiffMerge starts to compare records that are not to be compared with each other. I am therefore trying to insert a Manual Merge to re-sync the diff. When I click the INSERT button, it takes a couple of minutes before the hour glass goes away and I get control back.

Problem #1) I have to enter about 50 manual merge points. At 2 minutes each, it takes 2 hours to enter them. I would like to be able to enter several of them at once, then click an APPLY button.

Problem #2) When a Manual Merge point is entered by selecting 2 records with exact matching measurement times, sometimes DiffMerge will match those 2 records with each other, but about 30% of the time, it will match one of the selected records with a record about 1 to 3 lines down from the other selected record. A manual merge point should force the 2 selected records to match against each other.

Here is my version and setting info:
SourceGear DiffMerge : Version 3.1.0 (15888) : WXMSW {2.8.3}

Compiled features:
FEATURE_ADS
FEATURE_ADS_TOOLBAR
FEATURE_SHEX
FEATURE_BATCHOUTPUT

Command Line Arguments: [count 3]
argv[0]: C:\Program Files\SourceGear\DiffMerge\DiffMerge.exe
argv[1]: C:\SnDev2005\SpaceNet\dev\SimSupport\SonOfSpre\Database\C2_Unknown_Sat\C2_Unknown_Sat.stab
argv[2]: C:\SnDev2005\SpaceNet\dev\SimSupport\SonOfSpre\Database\C2_Unknown_Sat\C2_Unknown_Sat_his.stab

Active Window Properties:
Window Title: C2_Unknown_Sat.stab, C2_Unknown_Sat_his.stab - SourceGear DiffMerge
Window Type: FileDiff
Edit State: Editable
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DisplayOps[Edit]: 0x00000000
Pilcrow: true
TabStop: 8
LineNumbers: true
Files Loaded:
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Encoding: Default encoding (without BOM)
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RuleSet: _Default_
Analysis Reference View:
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Analysis Stats: Changes: 267
Alignment Marks: [count 1]
Analysis Editing View:
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Analysis Stats: Changes: 269
Alignment Marks: [count 4]

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[jeffhostetler]

I'm sorry that alignment markers are causing you such problems.
I wasn't happy with the feature when I shipped it, but I didn't have
time to improve it further.

I'll log a feature request with your "apply" suggestion.

WRT it being sluggish on each insert, you might try setting the
detail level to "lines only" on the "Detail Level" page of the Options
dialog. This might speed things up for you.

WRT problem #2, the marker is a boundary that starts a new
sub-diff. It doesn't force the first lines following the marker to
line up. But rather, it starts the beginning of a new diff and there
can be inserted and deleted lines at the beginning of the sub-diff
just like there can be ones at the top of the file. so the behavior
that you're seeing is "correct". setting the detail level may
improve this and it may more closely match what you're expecting.

hope this helps (and sorry for the problems),
jeff

[quitegood001]

Jeff,
Would it be possible to log a feature request that a checkbox be added to the Manual Alignment marker screen (and a corresponding display column in the list of markers already added) to specify that a manual alignment is a matching line, rather than simply a start of a new diff It could default to the current behaviour, thus preserving compatibility. Potential text for the checkbox could be MATCH THIS LINE PAIR

Thanks, Jim

[jeffhostetler]

I'll add a request as you suggested.

thanks
jeff