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charles_wilt
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago
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Diff viewer screen doesn't default "Before" pane to earliest revision?

When looking at a review with the materials section configured as "Overlay"   Clicking on a file takes you to the diff viewer, but rather than have the "Before" pane be the original version and the...
  • ArtemS's avatar
    ArtemS
    7 years ago

    Hi Charles,

    You can configure what revisions DiffViewer will compare in before and after panes via the Diff Viewer Default Version Comparison setting in user preferences.

    Most likely, your current setting is "Two most current versions" that is why it shows changes from 3 to 4. To see changes from 1 to 4 you'll need to select the "All changes" value for the setting

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ArtemS
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
7 years ago

Hi Charles,

You can configure what revisions DiffViewer will compare in before and after panes via the Diff Viewer Default Version Comparison setting in user preferences.

Most likely, your current setting is "Two most current versions" that is why it shows changes from 3 to 4. To see changes from 1 to 4 you'll need to select the "All changes" value for the setting

  • mjkleinsyna's avatar
    mjkleinsyna
    Occasional Visitor
    6 years ago

    I have a similar situation to the OP. With regards to this setting, which version is the "base" version and which is the "first uploaded" version?

     

    The behavior I see isn't what I expect. When I select "current vs base version" I'm still seeing 4 vs 3. When I select 
    "First Uploaded vs Last Uploaded" I see 4 vs 2.

     

    What does Collaborator consider "base" and what does it consider "first uploaded"?

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