Compare does not report identical files by Rob Davis

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Type:	Bug
ID:	779593
Opened:	2/20/2013 3:55:03 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

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Compare on a file marked as changed shows the visual compare window even when files are identical.
This issue is taking time to resolve unknown changes as each time a file is compared the visual diff windows must be manually inspected unneccessarly.

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Visual Studio 2012

create situation that TFS marks a file as changed even though no changes are present
right click Compare
click OK

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Windows 8

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visual diff windows is displayed with no changes visible

message shown "Files are identical" as was shown in VS 2010
or to unmark the file as "changed"

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Posted by Microsoft on 3/11/2013 at 11:11 AM

Hello,

Thank you for the suggestion. We will definitely consider adding this in future versions. I am marking this bug a Copied to Backlog.

Thanks,
Murali

Murali Krishna Hosabettu Kamalesha | Program Manager | Visual Studio Professional - Editor team

Posted by Microsoft on 2/26/2013 at 3:39 AM

Thank you for submitting feedback on Visual Studio and .NET Framework. Your issue has been routed to the appropriate VS development team for investigation. We will contact you if we require any additional information.

Posted by Microsoft on 2/21/2013 at 1:51 PM

Thank you for your feedback, we are currently reviewing the issue you have submitted. If this issue is urgent, please contact support directly(http://support.microsoft.com)

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