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PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:08 am
by Gingko
Hello,
Please could you tell me why the two following files are reported as identical by
Compare It! (
4.1),
even if compared as binary, whereas they are obviously different (by just looking to their respective lengths)?
- FilesToCompare.zip
- Two PDF files identical as their text content, but not as binary.
- (107.46 KiB) Downloaded 1603 times
It looks like that, when switching to binary comparison (using the menu command),
Compare It! shows the binary content of the
converted-to-text PDF file, which is inappropriate, rather than starting to compare the real binary content of these two files.
Gingko
Re: PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:46 pm
by grigsoft
Well, in my tests it actually displays file as same,but only if showing extracted text. When comparing as plain text, or in binary mode (View>ViewAs>Binary) it displays differences. Can you make a screenshot of your case?
Re: PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:03 pm
by Gingko
grigsoft wrote:Well, in my tests it actually displays file as same,but only if showing extracted text. When comparing as plain text, or in binary mode (View>ViewAs>Binary) it displays differences. Can you make a screenshot of your case?
Ok, here is the screenshot. I set it with horizontal panes for allowing smaller image size.
Note that when comparing as text, mine displays differences too.
I can also eventually send you an export of the configuration, in case there would be some obscure option causing this problem.
But not here, for privacy reasons.
- Screenshot
- Compare_Screenshot.gif (42.69 KiB) Viewed 23267 times
Gingko
Re: PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:31 pm
by grigsoft
Well, it seems that you are viewing converted text as binary. Try switching to plain text first.
Re: PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:17 pm
by Gingko
grigsoft wrote:Well, it seems that you are viewing converted text as binary. Try switching to plain text first.
And how should I do that?
(I was using Menu "View" -> "View as" -> "Binary", what else can I do ?)
Using "View" -> "View as" -> "Text" first doesn't change anything.
Gingko
Re: PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:36 pm
by JPG
Hi,
I have tried this with the current released build 4.1.2171 and the latest beta 4.2.0.2204 and there is a different result. Perhaps you should both agree on what build it is you are using.
Re: PDF comparison as binary
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:03 pm
by Gingko
JPG wrote:Hi,
I have tried this with the current released build 4.1.2171 and the latest beta 4.2.0.2204 and there is a different result. Perhaps you should both agree on what build it is you are using.
I am currently using 4.1.2171.
Actually, I don't even know how I could get latest beta 4.2.0.2204.
Gingko