TC7rc4 Compare by content/Edit: lines copied TO source

[StatusQuo]

Something non-intuitive:

• Compare two files with at least a few lines each
• enter edit mode
• place cursor on left in any line (i.e. line number 3)
• place cursor on right in a different line (i.e. number 1)
• while having the cursor/focus on right side press Alt-right
  
  => not the line with the blinking cursor on the right side is copied,
  but instead the line where the (invisible) cursor was placed on the left side.

I would rather expect that the line number with the active cursor is affected,
no matter what side it may be on actually.

[iNSiDE]

Confirmed, it is wrong behaviour... At least I think so

[ghisler(Author)]

Confirmed, see reply by e-mail.

[StatusQuo]

Fixed in RC5.

Now the cursor first jumps to the cursor position on the source side to show what will be copied.
The next key/button press then copies this line.

Exception:

• on the left mark something in line 3
• on the right place the cursor in line 1

Pressing Alt-right now instantly copies the selection on the left to the correspondig position on the right, without first showing the cursor position.
At least, the window is scrolled to the selection after copying.

[StatusQuo]

08.05.07 Fixed: Compare editor: If nothing is selected and one of the Copy text button is clicked, only copy the current line if the "from" window is currently active

[ghisler(Author)]

Pressing Alt-right now instantly copies the selection on the left to the correspondig position on the right, without first showing the cursor position.
At least, the window is scrolled to the selection after copying.

Yes, this is intentional. It is done mainly for the "next difference" and "previous difference" buttons: It would become tiring for copying text in both directions if the cursor had to be positionned first while there is already selected text.