I use Docklight project documentation and manage both projects and documentation files (.ptp and .ptn) in .git. Unfortunately the .ptn is a binary format and the git diff is not helpful. How can I fix this?

I use Docklight project documentation and manage both projects and documentation files (.ptp and .ptn) in .git. Unfortunately the .ptn is a binary format and the git diff is not helpful. How can I fix this?

Applies to: Docklight V2.4 / Docklight Scripting V2.4, Article ID: dl_prb063

From the upcoming V2.5 on, project documentation can also be added and maintained as plain ASCII .txt files.
We have already added this feature to the V2.4.x customer support version below. Here is how it works:

– For an existing Docklight project file (.ptp file), create a plain text file with the same name as
the project file. E.g. for project file “demo.ptp”, create an accompanying file “demo.txt” in the same folder.

– Open the project in Docklight – It will now use and update the contents of the .txt file.
When saving the Docklight project, a remaining “.ptn” file will be deleted to avoid confusion.

NOTE: The current implementation is preliminary. In particular it for now only supports ANSI / ISO 8859-1 encoded files.
This might still undergo changes until the release of V2.5.

Download Docklight V2.4.x Customer Support Version

Download Docklight V2.4.x Customer Support Version