ODT can't be DIFFed with LibreOffice anymore if Word available

[Thorsten Schöning]

Hi all,

I recently upgraded to version 1.14.0 and today recognized that
ODT-files can't be DIFFed with LibreOffice anymore if some MS Word is
available as well. The reason is that "diff-odt.vbs" has been replaced
with "diff-doc.js" and this file prefers an installed Word.

https://de.osdn.net/projects/tortoisesvn/scm/svn/commits/28857

I'm generally preferring LibreOffice, but need to still maintain some
RTF-files only compatible with some older version of MS Word. So I
have installed that as well, but of course would prefer my ODT-files
still DIFFed using LibreOffice instead. The old MS Word is simply not
as compatible with my ODT files as LibreOffice itself is.

Would be great if the current approach would be reconsidered to take
the file type to DIFF into account again. While using Word/LibreOffice
as fallback when the original app of a format is not available makes
sense of course, the wrong app shouldn't be chosen by default.

Thanks!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Thorsten Schöning

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[Thorsten Schöning]

Guten Tag TortoiseSVN,
am Sonntag, 21. Juni 2020 um 15:09 schrieben Sie:

> Would be great if the current approach would be reconsidered to take
> the file type to DIFF into account again. While using Word/LibreOffice
> as fallback when the original app of a format is not available makes
> sense of course, the wrong app shouldn't be chosen by default.

If anyone is interested, I simply copied the DOC-script and removed
preferring MS Word entirely. The custom script can then be configured
in the advanced DIFF-settings to be used for ODT again. Works like
before this way.

I couldn't find any easier solution like portable MS Word or non
MS-Word RTF-editor, which is as compatible as I need it etc.