11.2. Using the Compare tool

The Compare tool is displayed at the left of the main window after selecting menu item ToolsChangesCompare Revisions.

In order to compare two documents using the Compare tool, you must select these documents using the comboboxes found at the top of the tool. These comboboxes list all the documents opened in XMLmind XML Editor. However you can only choose two revisions of the same initial document (see Section 11.1, “Why use the Compare tool?”). Moreover the chosen documents must have been both saved to disk.

Figure 7.9. The Compare tool showing change #1 (involving a remark made by user bart) expanded

The Compare tool showing change #1 (involving a remark made by user bart) expanded

In the above screenshot, notice the icon which indicates that a change contains one or more remarks.

Below the comboboxes is found an interactive pane containing the list of changes made in the revised copy to the reference document: