[#IDEABKL-5340] Diff window is missing all sorts of functionality

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Diff window is missing all sorts of functionality

Created: 04 Dec 07 21:53 Updated: 06 Dec 07 15:52

Component/s:

Diff/Merge

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Original Estimate:	Unknown	Remaining Estimate:	Unknown	Time Spent:	Unknown
Environment:	Windows XP SP2, Java 1.6.0_02

Build:	7,584
Severity:	High

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When doing a cvs diff of two files, the pane showing the older version is missing commonly used (by me, anyways

functionality:

It doesn't do brace highlighting, making it difficult to always see how the old code is structured. (This is, for me, the most important of the missing functionality.)
I can't use keyboard shortcut to get JavaDoc on a method
I can't use keyboard shortcut to see the arguments to a method

Furthermore, neither pane supports other common functionality, forcing me to open the file in the editor proper:

I can't highlight usages of a variable
I can't do a find-usages of a method, variable, etc...

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Dmitry Jemerov - 06 Dec 07 15:52

The file in the left pane is not considered part of the project, and all of the features you've listed are only available for files under the project contents. (Brace highlighting should be easier to implement than the others, but still - this problem is not really specific to the diff view.)