0000196: Option to ignore white space differences in file comparison

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000196	VisualDiffer	Files differ	public	2013-09-18 12:39	2025-12-01 08:53

Reporter	bidli	Assigned To	admin
Priority	normal	Severity	feature	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	acknowledged	Resolution	open
Platform	Apple	OS	OS X	OS Version	10.8.5
Product Version	1.5.5

Summary	0000196: Option to ignore white space differences in file comparison
Description	It would be nice to have an option to ignore all whitespace differences when comparing files, not just line endings.
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gr 2016-09-06 18:12 reporter	Screen Shot 2016-09-06 at 18.09.54.png (110,065 bytes) Screen Shot 2016-09-06 at 18.09.54.png (110,065 bytes)

bwbecker 2024-06-05 16:50 reporter ~0000767	Very much want to second this. The ability to ignore all whitespace, not just line endings, would be fantastic.

admin 2025-12-01 08:52 administrator ~0000806 Last edited: 2025-12-01 08:53	Will be implemented on VD 2.0.x (eight years after bug submission)

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2013-09-18 12:39	bidli	New Issue
2013-09-18 12:39	bidli	Status	new => assigned
2013-09-18 12:39	bidli	Assigned To	=> admin
2013-09-18 13:06	admin	Status	assigned => acknowledged
2016-09-06 18:12	gr	File Added: Screen Shot 2016-09-06 at 18.09.54.png
2024-06-05 16:50	bwbecker	Note Added: 0000767
2025-12-01 08:52	admin	Note Added: 0000806
2025-12-01 08:53	admin	Note Edited: 0000806