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Graph annotations matter a lot for diffing I think. I think this is actually a good space to explore as it is a hard problem, and would require some serious UX
by yoz-y 6y ago
Graph annotations matter a lot for diffing I think. I think this is actually a good space to explore as it is a hard problem, and would require some serious UX research on how to handle this.
I feel that the one-dimensionality of text makes merging and reasoning about diffs simple, because they are easy to represent side by side. To diff something like an image, or a graph, you probably want to see them on top of each other, however that makes it harder to see the whole.
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago> To diff something like an image, or a graph, you probably want to see them on top of each other I look at revisions of Keynote slides this way (side by side) via Apple's "Show Revision History", a feature I'm frankly much too reliant on. The only difference is that with code, editors actually highlight the changes between snapshots. Ideally, you'd want to add that.
- endergen 6y agoAbstract has pretty impressive diffing for Sketch assets and is basically Git/Github for designers
- HPsquared 6y agoFor Excel there is Microsoft Spreadsheet Compare, which shows the files side-by-side, highlighting differences in data/formulas/properties, and also shows the differences as a list. It can be quite clever, e.g. figuring out that columns or rows have been added or deleted (much like a diff on a text file).