How To use Guiffy from MacOS X Finder

On MacOS X 10.4 or 10.5:

From MacOs X Finder you can select two files or two folders, and then select "Compare with Guiffy" added in the context menu (Ctrl-click) to do a Compare.

Here's how to setup Guiffy in Finder's context menu:

First, Guiffy Finder integration is based upon OnMyCommand. If your'e not already using OnMyCommand on your Mac, download and install it from: http://www.abracode.com/free/cmworkshop/
Then, edit the "com.guiffy.OMCPrefs.plist" file in your Guiffy install folder. Verify the "COMMAND" path matches where you installed Guiffy.
Then, run the OnMyCommand tool OMCEdit and import the "com.guiffy.OMCPrefs.plist" file.

Here's how to do file or folder compares from Finder:

Click on one file/folder to select it.
Command-Click on the other file/folder to select it.
Then, Ctrl-Click on the last file/folder, in the context menu click on "Compare with Guiffy"

On MacOS X 10.6 or later:

From MacOs X Finder you can select two files or two folders, and then select "GuiffyCompare" added in the context menu (Ctrl-click) to do a Compare.

Here's how to setup Guiffy in Finder's context menu:

In the Automator application, select New from the File menu, then click on Service
For Service Receives selected: choose "files or folers" and for in: choose Finder
From the Action Library pane on the left drag the "Run Shell Script" into the workflow pane
Using the standard bash shell for Pass input: choose "as arguments"
In the main text area specify the Guiffy command line to execute as:
/Applications/guiffy100/guiffyCL.comand "$1" "$2"
Save your Services context menu workflow as "GuiffyCompare"

Here's how to do file or folder compares from Finder:

Click on one file/folder to select it.
Command-Click on the other file/folder to select it.
Then, Ctrl-Click on the last file/folder, in the context menu click on "GuiffyCompare"

Documentation by Guiffy Software, Inc. 2012