User:Shadow1/DiffShovel/Manual

Summary
This page contains the complete DiffShovel manual for the latest version.

Using DiffShovel
DiffShovel is a fast and easy-to-use solution for quickly reviewing edits. To start, locate your copy of DiffShovel and open the "DiffShovel.exe" file.

DiffShovel will initialize and create the edit database if this is the first time you have run it. The main window will appear, and DiffShovel's browser will open the Wikipedia Main Page.

Loading edits
In order to review edits, DiffShovel needs to know about the edits first. In order to load a user's edits into DiffShovel, click the "Load edits" button. The edit loader dialog will appear. Type the user's name into the field.

If you wish to quickly load the edits without spending time downloading copies of the diffs, check the "Skip diff caching" box. If you accidentally used this option when loading edits, don't worry. When browsing through the user's edits, DiffShovel will automatically download and cache the diff if it has not already done so.

Once you have finished setting up the edit loader's options, press the "Load edits" button and wait patiently. DiffShovel will display how many edits it has processed in the bottom of the loader screen.

When the loader is finished, click the "Close" button to return to DiffShovel's main window.

Browsing edits
A list of all edits that DiffShovel knows about will appear in the left-hand side of the window. To review an edit, double-click the edit's row, or single-click the row and press the Enter key. DiffShovel will then download the edit, cache a copy in its database if the entry is not cached, and display the edit in the browser in the right-hand side of the window. When you are finished with DiffShovel, click "Quit."