Wrong line gets copied over when selecting text

[ltguillaume]

Two files:

A (left)

Keyboard Layout
===============

Key                    Action
~~~                    ~~~~~~

B (right)

Keyboard Layout
===============

aKey                    Action
a~~~                    ~~~~~~
a

Now, if I select the line Key Action in file A by putting the cursor before the K, then hold Shift and press Arrow Down, I would expect that a copy via Alt Right would result in the line aKey Action to become Key Action on the right.

Instead, the line a~~~ ~~~~~~ becomes ~~~ ~~~~~~.

In this situation, the cursor might be in front of the line ~~~ ~~~~~~, but it doesn't make sense that the line the cursor is in front of is now copied over instead of the selected text.

WinMerge 2.16.44
Windows 10

[sdottaka]

I don't yet know why it works this way, but if you want to copy lines selected with Alt+Right, select "Line" for the "Copy granularity for selected differences" option in the Editor→Compare/Merge category of the Options window.

[ltguillaume]

I don't want to always merge per line, so I think that's not relevant here. Regardless, it wouldn't solve the counterintuitive behavior as described.

[ltguillaume]

By the way, if I do this the other way around, so I put the cursor in the panel on the right in front of aKey Action, select the line with Shift Arrow Down, then press Alt Left, the expected behavior is shown: the line Key Action on the left becomes aKey Action.

[sdottaka]

This issue has been resolved with commit c73bd25. Thank you for your report.