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The current "diff" UI makes it difficult to compare long-lines of text (source-code is full of them!). Beyond Compare deals with this nicely by displaying the two lines being compared at the bottom of the diff window. See: http://www.scootersoftware.com/images/TextCompare.png Notice how the lines span the entire width of the window.