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Doc: Describe new Diff editor options

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You can now view unsaved changes in the current file
or all open files.

Added a subtitle and moved the image to the new section.

Change-Id: I8135dc7c9e2edc60b88d84a241f6d959ba590464
Reviewed-by: Jarek Kobus <jaroslaw.kobus@qt.io>
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Leena Miettinen
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\title Comparing Files
You can use a diff editor from \QC to compare two text files. They can be
either versions of the same file or arbitrary files.
You can use a diff editor to display unsaved changed in the current file or
all open files or to compare any two text files that can be either versions
of the same file or arbitrary files.
\image creator-diff-editor.png "Diff editor output in the Edit mode"
To view unsaved changes in the current file, select \uicontrol Tools >
\uicontrol Diff > \uicontrol {Diff Current File}.
To compare files:
To view unsaved changes in all open files, select \uicontrol Tools >
\uicontrol Diff > \uicontrol {Diff Open Files}.
To compare two files:
\list 1
\li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Diff.
\li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Diff >
\uicontrol {Diff External Files}.
\li Select two files to compare.
\endlist
The differences are output in the \uicontrol Edit mode. Color coding is used
\section1 Viewing the Changes
\image creator-diff-editor.png "Diff editor output in the Edit mode"
The changes are displayed in the \uicontrol Edit mode. Color coding is used
to mark changed lines. By default, light red indicates lines that contain
removed text (painted a darker red) in the left pane and light green
indicates lines that contain added text (painted a darker green) in the