Re: [libreoffice-users] Editorial merge

On 2025 May 17 16:34:25, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM Robert Funnell <robert.funnell@mcgill.ca> wrote:
>
> MRZ -
>
> Using Edit > Track Changes > Compare Document, as suggested by Howard,
> is certainly worth trying. In my experience it often identifies entire
> paragraphs as being different, rather than flagging individual changes.
>
> Does your editor not turn on Track Changes in Word when making her edits
> and adding comments?
>
> I don't understand. Yes, she did all that.
When I've tried comparing documents, LO has generally flagged entire 
paragraphs as different even when the differences between them were 
small or even nonexistent. I just did a test and I think that it may 
only happen when the other person editing the file has used Word rather 
than LO.
> I have modified the original since I sent one to her for editing, and
> I'm trying to merge tham with some automation. Not going so well...

Ah, I didn't realize that you'd made changes in your version before 
receiving her edits. That certainly complicates things. A programme like 
Meld (https://meld.app/) can do 3-way comparisons, but I think it only 
works for plain-text files. You might be able to save your documents as 
.txt files and do a 3-way comparison on them.

- Robert


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