 
     detailMsg = 'Ignore Whitespace: ' + @isWhitespaceIgnored
     detailMsg += '\nShow Word Diff: ' + @isWordDiffEnabled
-    detailMsg += '\nSync Horizontal Scroll: ' + @getConfig('syncHorizontalScroll')
+    detailMsg += '\nSync Horizontal Scroll: ' + @_getConfig('syncHorizontalScroll')
     atom.notifications.addInfo('Split Diff Enabled', {detail: detailMsg, dismissable: false})
 
   # called by both diffPanes and the editor subscription to update the diff
   # creates the scroll sync
   updateDiff: (editors) ->
     @isEnabled = true
-    @clearDiff()
-    @isWhitespaceIgnored = @getConfig('ignoreWhitespace')
+    @_clearDiff()
+    @isWhitespaceIgnored = @_getConfig('ignoreWhitespace')
 
     SplitDiffCompute = require './split-diff-compute'
 

      @syncScroll = null

  # displays the diff visually in the editors
  displayDiff: (editors, computedDiff) ->
    @diffViewEditor1 = new DiffViewEditor(editors.editor1)
    @diffViewEditor2 = new DiffViewEditor(editors.editor2)

    leftColor = @getConfig('leftEditorColor')
    rightColor = @getConfig('rightEditorColor')
    if leftColor == 'green'
      @diffViewEditor1.setLineHighlights(computedDiff.removedLines, 'added')
    else

          else
            @diffViewEditor1.setWordHighlights(c.oldLineStart + i, [{changed: true, value: @diffViewEditor1.getLineText(c.oldLineStart + i)}], 'removed', @isWhitespaceIgnored)


  _getConfig: (config) ->
    atom.config.get("split-diff.#{config}")

  _setConfig: (config, value) ->
    atom.config.set("split-diff.#{config}", value)
