Inline Editing
WinXMerge supports WinMerge-style inline editing — you can edit text directly in the diff panes.
How It Works
Section titled “How It Works”Editing is always in aligned Ghost-line view (no separate edit mode). Changes are reflected immediately in the diff display.
Key Operations
Section titled “Key Operations”| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Insert new line | Enter |
| Delete empty line | Backspace (at start of line) |
| Move between rows | Arrow Up / Down |
| Rescan diff | F5 |
| Undo | Cmd+Z |
| Redo | Cmd+Shift+Z |
Ghost Lines
Section titled “Ghost Lines”When you insert a new line in one pane, a ghost line is automatically added to the other pane to maintain alignment.
Rescan
Section titled “Rescan”Press F5 to recompute the diff from the current edited content. This is useful after making multiple edits to see the updated diff state.
New Blank Documents
Section titled “New Blank Documents”Create empty comparison documents for editing from scratch:
- File → New → Text: Empty 2-way comparison
- File → New → Table: Empty CSV/TSV comparison (10x5 grid)
- File → New (3-pane) → Text / Table: Empty 3-way comparison