Setting Color Options for Project File Differences—Team Foundation Server

If you are using Flare's integrated source control features, you can view differences between files in various ways. One way is to view file differences between a local version of a Flare project and the source control version.

When viewing file differences between a local version of a Flare project and the source control version, you can select color options to display the files. Color coding makes it easier to discern where differences between files occur.

For more information see Viewing Differences in Source Control Files—Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Team Foundation Server.

Example By default the files that are included only in your local copy are displayed as green in the Differences Editor, and the files that are included only in source control are displayed in red. You can use this dialog to change the local-only files to blue and the source control–only files to yellow.

How to Set Color Options for Project File Differences

  1. In one of the window panes (e.g., Content Explorer, Source Control Explorer, File List, Project Organizer, Pending Changes window pane), select the relevant file(s).
  2. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

    • Ribbon Select Source Control > Show Differences.

    • Right-Click If you have the Content Explorer, Project Organizer, Source Control Explorer, Pending Changes window pane, or File List open, right-click the file you want to view and select Source Control > Show Differences.

    The Differences Editor opens.

  3. In the local toolbar of the Differences Editor, click Options. The File Differences dialog opens.
  4. Change the text or background color for any of the difference types. To do this, simply click in the appropriate Text or Background cell and select Pick Color. In the Color Picker dialog, choose the new color.
  5. Click OK.