Extension Details

This unofficial Kaleidoscope extension allows you to diff any two files across projects, including unsaved files, by utilizing the ksdiff command-line tool. For users of Git, you can view a project's changeset to compare recent changes. File history is also supported for all version control integrations in Kaleidoscope 5 or greater.

Requirements

• Kaleidoscope
• ksdiff Command-Line Tool installed via Kaleidoscope > Integration
• Set Kaleidoscope as Git's default diff tool, configure via Kaleidoscope > Integration (only required for the Compare Working Tree command)

Usage

Commands:

• Set File A – Sets the first or left file
• Set File B – Sets the second or right file
• Clear All Files – Resets Files A & B
• Compare Files – Opens a diff of Files A & B in Kaleidoscope
• Compare Working Tree – Opens changeset for project in Kaleidoscope
• File History – Opens active file in Kaleidoscope (requires v5 or greater)

All available command options can be found by going to Extensions > Kaleidoscope or opening the command palette and typing Kaleidoscope.

Version 1.3

• Warn user when File A and File B are the same when comparing
• Change Compare Working Tree command shortcut to ctrl-opt-g
• README updates

Version 1.2

Adds two new commands:

• Compare Working Tree for the current project root
• File History for the active document

The Compare Working Tree command will only work correctly if the difftool for your git installation is set to Kaleidoscope.

Version 1.1

Adds notifications when adding or clearing files and when launching Kaleidoscope.

Version 1.0

Initial release

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright © 2022 Caley Jack Steward

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