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Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

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Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

#21

Does anybody remember the original Kalediscope for Macs. It was awesome for a different look other than Mac OS defaults. I suppose it went away with the classic OS.

You can still do the same sorts of things with another app in OSX I think the name of the app is candy or something like that. Just googled it. It's called candybar

here's the link

http://www.panic.com/candybar/

Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

#22

Absolutely beautiful UI, icon and website… but it doesn't do merge resolution. This is practically all I use opendiff (Filemerge) for, so it's useless for me. Add it, and my €29 are yours in a heartbeat — I tend to do lots of merges, and I find this is one of the very few cases where a proper desktop app can make the job so much easier than a command-line tool like vimdiff/emacs. And let's face it, Filemerge is prett…

Man, no merge capabilities is a bummer. I was rooting through the menu items and help viewer in vain.

Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

#23
post #20

If you're using a Webkit browser, notice the app icon over time. They use these images for that effect in CSS: http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/static/img/ks_color.png , http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/static/img/ks_shading.png , http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/static/img/ks_mask.png Lack of merge support is a deal-breaker for me. I was so hopeful because that's the #1 most requested feature in their other app, Versions.

Good catch :-) I hoped somebody would notice it... We know about merging. One step at a time...

I know you won't answer this, but do you think it will come to Kaleidoscope faster than it's come to Versions? (how long has Versions been out? 2 years?) Or, when it comes to Kaleidoscope, will you use that functionality in Versions?

Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

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post #20

If you're using a Webkit browser, notice the app icon over time. They use these images for that effect in CSS: http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/static/img/ks_color.png , http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/static/img/ks_shading.png , http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/static/img/ks_mask.png Lack of merge support is a deal-breaker for me. I was so hopeful because that's the #1 most requested feature in their other app, Versions.

Good catch :-) I hoped somebody would notice it... We know about merging. One step at a time...

Without merging, I don't see Kaleidoscope as a legitimate competitor to Changesapp, except in image comparison. Still, I'm glad to see the competition.

(This is one place where Mac devs could also benefit from looking at Beyond Compare or ExamDiff Pro on the Windows side; they're great tools themselves.)

Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

#25
post #3

these are from the same guys that made Versions ( http://www.versionsapp.com ), the subversion app for mac

Yes, the Subversion app that still doesn't provide a merge capability despite users' requests for it year after year.

Kaleidoscope does look beautiful (not unlike Versions), but given Sofa's track record I wouldn't hold out much hope for support after the initial release.

Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

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post #4

Amazing website design, love the attention to design that quality mac apps get in comparison to windows ones.

Beyond Compare 3 -- which I'm a really happy user of -- seems to be much more powerful. For example, it can actually merge files. And there's clearly been a ton of attention paid to its design.

Re: Kaleidoscope - File comparison for Mac released

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post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good catch :-) I hoped somebody would notice it... We know about merging. One step at a time...

I know you won't answer this, but do you think it will come to Kaleidoscope faster than it's come to Versions? (how long has Versions been out? 2 years?) Or, when it comes to Kaleidoscope, will you use that functionality in Versions?

Versions has barely been updated since launch.
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