Search Results
| Search type | Search syntax |
|---|---|
| Tags | [tag] |
| Exact | "words here" |
| Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
| Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
| Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
| Views | views:250 |
| Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
| Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
| URL | url:"*.example.com" |
| Saves | in:saves |
| Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
| Types |
is:question is:answer |
| Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
| For more details on advanced search visit our help page | |
Results tagged with diff
Search options not deleted
user 8930
3
votes
Accepted
Is there an Emacs function or package to visually compare two text strings?
Based on the answer above by @db48x, this seems to roughly work:
(defun malb/visual-diff-strings (old-string new-string)
(let ((old-buffer (get-buffer-create (make-temp-name "old-buffer-"))) … (new-buffer (get-buffer-create (make-temp-name "new-buffer-")))
(output-buffer (get-buffer-create (make-temp-name "*output-diff*"))))
(with-current-buffer old-buffer
(insert old-string …
