When navigating the differences, the visual feedback mechanism proves very helpful.
A thin blue border will be displayed around the text of the selected block.
For the “insertion”, a Ribbon (red or green, depending on the context) will be displayed to the left side of the text, in the place where the insertion is supposed to occur (or occurred).
(For more information about the ribbon, see the following section “Ribbons”).
A small black dot will be displayed in the corresponding “Difference Ribbon”, to the left of the selected line. The selected line will also look darker.
For the “insertion”, a “Ribbon” (red or green, depending on the context) will be displayed to the left side of the text, in the place where the insertion is supposed to occur (or occurred).
For the “insertion”, an icon (red or green, depending on the context) will be displayed below the line of text, in the place where the insertion is supposed to occur (or occurred).
DiffFork displays “difference ribbons” to the left of the text. Ribbons have the same background color as the corresponding differences, and they can be selected and highlighted as well.
Unmodified blocks (same text) can be selected, as well as other differences blocks, to help you find and locate the corresponding text. For more information, please see the next section “Aligning Blocks”.