If you could align the two columns so they were vertically aligned on
the left sides, it would be easier to view.  I do like the new changes,
though (while also liking the unified diff in other ... em ... contexts)

On 02/07/2012 06:26 AM, Richard Hipp wrote:
> A lot of people have been telling me that they prefer the "unified" or
> "context" style in-line diffs over side-by-side diffs. And I have to
> admit that sometimes an in-line diff is easier to read and
> understand.  But side-by-side diffs, especially with the recent
> enhancements, sometime give a much clearer picture of what changed. 
> The following is a dramatic example of this that I stumbled over while
> testing.  First the in-line diff:
>
>    
> http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/fdiff?v1=25b66bf2fcb&v2=1a6be6bad57&sbs=0#chunk3
> <http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/fdiff?v1=25b66bf2fcb&v2=1a6be6bad57&sbs=0#chunk3>
>
> Can you tell what changed?  Now look at the side-by-side diff:
>
>    
> http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/fdiff?v1=25b66bf2fcb&v2=1a6be6bad57&sbs=1#chunk3
> <http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/fdiff?v1=25b66bf2fcb&v2=1a6be6bad57&sbs=1#chunk3>
>
> Surely you will admit that, in this case at least, the side-by-side
> diff gives a much clearer picture of what happened....
> -- 
> D. Richard Hipp
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>
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