I've been experimenting with supporting the unified diff format in difftastic. This is a single column format ('inline') with @@ markers.
What do you think? This format doesn't scale well to larger changes, but it's super familiar and works with other tools.
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I'm experimenting with <<<<<<< merge conflict markers in difftastic: recreate the conflicting files and then diff them.
What do you think? Merge conflicts are confusing even at the best of times, but maybe difftastic's UI can help a little.
Superb article on building a real time rich text editor: https://ckeditor.com/blog/Lessons-learned-from-creating-a-rich-text-editor-with-real-time-collaboration/
Discusses operational transforms with hierarchical text (e.g. you edit text whilst the other user makes part of it a link) and markers (persistent regions that automatically move when you edit).





