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Q154968: HOWTO: Customize the Differences Window

Article: Q154968
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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By default, Visual SourceSafe treats the addition of blank spaces as viable code
changes. Visual SourceSafe may identify a "difference" even if no code was
modified and the only change was a blank space added to a line.

MORE INFORMATION
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To make the Differences window ignore changes in white space, hold down the
Shift key and then choose the "Show Differences" option from the Tools menu. You
can also right-click the file with the Shift key held down, select "Show
Differences" from the shortcut menu, and then select the box titled "Ignore
White Space."

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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