Mark for Compare

What it does

Compare two clips that live in different folders (or anywhere in your library) without losing the first one when you navigate away.

Blue Synergy’s classic two-clip compare (Ctrl+click two clips → Ctrl+D) only works when both clips are visible in the same filter. If clip A is in Drafts and clip B is in Snippets, you had to first jump to All Clips, find both again, and pray you didn’t lose your selection on the way. Mark for Compare solves that with a session-pinned marker.

How to use it

1. Mark the first clip

Right-click any text clip → Mark for Compare.

The clip gets a ⚖ icon in a new column in the clips table, and the workspace status bar at the bottom shows ⚖ Comparing from #N (where N is the clip number).

2. Navigate anywhere

The marker survives folder changes, filter changes, search queries, even closing and reopening the Clips workspace tab. It only resets when:

  • You restart Blue Synergy, or
  • The marked clip is deleted / trashed (auto-clears).

3. Compare with a second clip

Right-click any other text clip → Compare with marked (#N).

The diff viewer opens with the marked clip on the left and the right-clicked clip on the right.

4. Unmark

Either right-click the marked clip again → Unmark for Compare, or click the ⚖ Comparing from #N cell in the status bar.

Visual cues

  • ⚖ column — small icon in the table marking the active clip. Shows on all rows but only highlighted on the marked one.
  • Status bar cell — ⚖ Comparing from #N at the bottom of the workspace, theme-accent color. Click to unmark.
  • Context menu — three mutually-exclusive entries:
    • “Mark for Compare” — when no clip is marked
    • “Unmark for Compare” — when the right-clicked clip is the marked one
    • “Compare with marked (#N)” — when a different clip is marked

Limits

  • Text clips only. IMG clips and masked (secure / mask-on-copy) clips are skipped from the menu — you can’t diff a screenshot or a hidden password.
  • One marker at a time. Marking a second clip replaces the first.
  • Session scope. Restarting Blue Synergy clears the marker.

When to use which compare path

You have… Use…
Two clips visible in the same filter Ctrl+click both → Ctrl+D (classic two-clip compare)
Two clips in different folders Mark for Compare (this page)
The same clip’s current vs. saved-original version Ctrl+D on a single edited clip (“Diff to Original”)