typ125m@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (John Wilkins) (01/11/91)
We need something to compare revisions between different versions of edited files. It has to highlight the changes and be able to print them out (eg, underlined). It should be a standalone application, but solutions in word processors would be considered. Mail the replies to me and I'll summarise, etc. Thanks in advance -- John Wilkins, Manager, Publishing & Advertising, Monash University Melbourne, Australia - Internet: john@publications.ccc.monash.edu.au Disclaimer: IF Standard(disclaimer) THEN Applies(disclaimer) ELSIF Nonstandard(disclaimer) THEN PROBABLY (Applies(disclaimer)) ENDIF
typ125m@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (John Wilkins) (01/14/91)
I asked how to compare word processor files and print out the differences between them. Well, six responses all chorussing the same answer. Here is the most detailed. From: Joel B Levin <levin@BBN.COM> I have a product called DocuComp (version 1.5, 5/31/90). I got an earlier version through an offer from Microsoft that came shortly after I upgraded to Word 4.0. (I have no idea whether such an offer was ever made outside the USA.) I paid around US$10 or $15; its "official" retail price I think is $149. I don't know what it would cost from a mail order house. It reads two files and presents a double window in which the two files may be scrolled in parallel. It can print a marked up version of the document (showing all additions, deletions, and moved text) and it can print out a list or a summary of the changes. It claims that "the most popular word processor formats are supported." But if yours is not, you can still do TEXT files. I know for a fact that it handles Word, MacWrite, and MORE files; but my manual is at home so I can't look for a list. DocuComp is published by Advanced Software, Inc., 1095 E. Duane Ave., Suite 100, Sunnyvale, California 94086 Phone +408-733-0745 All this is from the About box. I have no connection with this outfit, but the product seems to work pretty well for me. Regards / JBL -- Nets: levin@bbn.com | "There were sweetheart roses on Yancey Wilmerding's or {...}!bbn!levin | bureau that morning. Wide-eyed and distraught, she POTS: (617)873-3463 | stood with all her faculties rooted to the floor." -- John Wilkins, Manager, Publishing & Advertising, Monash University Melbourne, Australia - Internet: john@publications.ccc.monash.edu.au Disclaimer: IF Standard(disclaimer) THEN Applies(disclaimer) ELSIF Nonstandard(disclaimer) THEN PROBABLY (Applies(disclaimer)) ENDIF