Can't the version they are editing just be a copy, and then all that
would need to be done is a local 'diff -u' from the live version against
the copy. This is presuming that the original lives in a flat chrome
structure.

Generally speaking, yes - but the point I'm making is that the user
won't necessarily have diff installed on their system.  Besides, it's
known to be a bit hard for Mozilla to launch external processes and
get the results.  So either the client has to download the original
file and have a diff component written for it, or upload it to a
server-side script for the server to do the diff.
--
"The first step in confirming there is a bug in someone else's work is
confirming there are no bugs in your own."
-- Alexander J. Vincent, June 30, 2001
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