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New Plugin: Profile Comparison Plus
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorDaddy DVD
Lost in Translation
Registered: March 14, 2007
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Quoting goodguy:
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Quoting Martin_Zuidervliet:
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When comparing two profiles with these strings in the overview: "him -and his '73 Oldsmobile- into" and "him -- and his '73 Oldsmobile -- into", the PCP-plugin marks the differences as "-- and " and "Oldsmobile -- " in the new profile thus including a space at the end while these are in both profiles and so should not be part of the differences.

The algorithm uses only whitespace to break text into words, not punctuation. After extensive testing, I found this to produce better readable output in most cases.

While using both whitespace and punctuation to break words would cause the diff highlighting to be more exact, it would create smaller pieces of highlighted text, which also often would be highlighted only on one side. This makes them both difficult to spot and to sync for the user.

Consider an inserted comma, like "word" vs. "word,". Currently that's how the difference is highlighted in the skin. If punctuation would break words, the left side would show no highlight, and the right side would highlight the "," only.

Long story short, the effect of this behavior on your example is as following:

The algorithm considers "-and " vs. "-- " a replacement and the right-side "and " an insertion. That's why the trailing space is highlighted. "Oldsmobile- " vs. "Oldsmobile " is a replacement, too, and the "-- " is the insertion, again causing the trailing space to be included in the highlight.

Thank you very much for your explanation. I already thought it was intended and I reported this behaviour just in case. Following your logic I completely agree with your design.
Martin Zuidervliet

DVD Profiler Nederlands
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Since Dec 02, 2003
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What a wonderful addition Mathias. It works great. Keep up the good work.
Kevin
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Sita Sings the Blues
Registered: March 14, 2007
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Just a quick note regarding 3.1.0.1139/1140 Beta:

Changes to the case type that utilize the new Slip Cover checkbox will most likely not be visible in the PCP preview.

I will provide an update to the plugin once the release version becomes available.
Matthias
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Lost in Translation
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Why wait?
Martin Zuidervliet

DVD Profiler Nederlands
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantnuoyaxin
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Registered: March 13, 2007
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He is waiting because Ken announced more features for the next betas... Why update it now and then update each time another beta comes out...? Updating after the final release of 3.2 is the best way to go.
Achim [諾亞信; Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
Registered: May 29, 2000 (at InterVocative)
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But who knows how long that will take and updating the plugin should be an easy job.
Martin Zuidervliet

DVD Profiler Nederlands
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He is waiting because Ken announced more features for the next betas... Why update it now and then update each time another beta comes out...? Updating after the final release of 3.2 is the best way to go.

But, we are in beta for 3.1, 3.2 could be next year!

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Paul Francis
San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
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Sorry. Of course I meant 3.1... That is what Matthias meant to wait for, as well, I suppose
Achim [諾亞信; Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
Registered: May 29, 2000 (at InterVocative)
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorBroven
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Registered: May 9, 2007
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Quoting goodguy:
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Just a quick note regarding 3.1.0.1139/1140 Beta:

Changes to the case type that utilize the new Slip Cover checkbox will most likely not be visible in the PCP preview.

I will provide an update to the plugin once the release version becomes available.


For anyone who's wondering, It doesn't show the Slip Cover, but it does show the Case Type section as changed.  So for anyone waiting for the update from Goodguy, it does sorta work as is.  And since it does everythign else better than the default... 
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Quoting Broven:
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Quoting goodguy:
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Just a quick note regarding 3.1.0.1139/1140 Beta:

Changes to the case type that utilize the new Slip Cover checkbox will most likely not be visible in the PCP preview.

I will provide an update to the plugin once the release version becomes available.


For anyone who's wondering, It doesn't show the Slip Cover, but it does show the Case Type section as changed.  So for anyone waiting for the update from Goodguy, it does sorta work as is.  And since it does everythign else better than the default... 

Not just better, wwwaaayyy bbbeeetttttteeerrr!

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Paul Francis
San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantgoodguy
Sita Sings the Blues
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Version 1.0.1 is now available.

  • Support for extended case type info (Slip Cover etc.) as introduced in DVD Profiler 3.1.0.1139.

  • Ownership info included in header.

  • Minor bugfixes.


  • If you have a previous version installed, you can simply overwrite the old files. Just make sure, you have closed DVD Profiler. Don't forget that you also have to replace the "goodguy PCP Preview" skin.

    Download at http://www.geocities.com/goodguy_dvdpro/
    Matthias
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    Registered: March 13, 2007
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    Installing on Vista would be easier if you add path of cmd file to (un)install.cmd:

    regsvr32.exe "%~dp0ProfileDiff.dll"

    That will help because when you right click install.cmd or uninstall.cmd in File Explorer and select "Run as Administrator", Windows changes current directory to %windir%\system32 and regsvr32 does not find ProfileDiff.dll from there.
    DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributormarcelb7
    Registered: Oct. 16, 2000
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    Awesome. Thanks Matthias!
    DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantWhite Pongo, Jr.
    No, I iz no Cheshire Cat!
    Registered: August 22, 2007
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    GoodGuy, you are good!
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    Lost in Translation
    Registered: March 14, 2007
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    Quoting Martin_Zuidervliet:
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    I translated the "goodguy PCP Preview" HTML window to Dutch today. Anyone who is interested can download it right here.

    The new translated version is now available on the same page.
    Martin Zuidervliet

    DVD Profiler Nederlands
    DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributortweeter
    I aim to misbehave
    Registered: June 12, 2007
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    I've installed v1.0.1.  When i try to preview i get the following message:
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    Initializing...
    Version mismatch between Profile Comparison Plugin and this preview skin.

    I installed v1.0.0 about two weeks ago.  It worked the first couple times i used it then quit working - giving a different error message than above.  When i picked up the new version yesterday i realized the v1.0.0 problem was mine.  Where the install instructions say unpack it into a dedicated folder i overlooked the word dedicated and deleted the temporary folder a couple days later which is why it didn't work.

    So I created a dedicated folder for v1.0.1, registered the plugin,  and imported the layout, per the instructions.  I can see the updated HTML in the right pane with the version 1.0.1.

    I run a preview and get the Version Mismatch error i go back to the HTML Section Editor and i've got the HTML for v 1.0.0 showing again.  Importing again and the same behavior repeats.  I've flushed caches, cleared temp folders and nothing helps.

    Somewhere in the bowels the content of the old DPL file is hiding.

    Any suggestions on how to get rid of it?

    (btw, I'm running XP Pro)
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