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Old 02-22-2017, 06:43 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by PeterT View Post
It was suggested that one way to track down his changes would be to remake the ePub from LO and then compare the two epubs to find the changes.
Depending on how extensive the actual code changes are, it also might help to have a more visual comparison too.

What I do sometimes is use Calibre to convert EPUB -> DOCX (or ODT). Then you can use the Compares in LibreOffice/Word.

In LibreOffice you can do Edit > Track Changes > Compare Document:

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or in Microsoft Word you can do Review > Compare > Compare:

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And here is a sample showing Calibre's EPUB Comparison:

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In this case, my EPUB had hundreds and hundreds of very minor changes of Footnotes from:

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<sup>##</sup> -> <a href="FootnoteStuff">[##]</a>
you might easily miss the "exPresidents" -> "ex-Presidents". Where using the visual method like in LibreOffice/Word, that tiny typo correction stands out more like a sore thumb.

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