Guiffy Release Notes

12.1 Release Notes: Build 550 - September 6, 2022

• All applications executed with default maximum heap size - 25% of available memory.
• Styles enhanced with Apply Font as option.
• Toolbars improved with multi-resolution icons.
• Plugins execute on Windows enclose filenamepaths with quotes.
• Removed left margin in file compare views.

12.0 Release Notes: Build 543 - February 8, 2022

• Dark Mode:
  • New Guiffy dark Style: GuiffyDark2022.
  • New Toolbar icons designed for light or dark mode and scalable.
  • FlatLAF package included within installed Guiffy3p.jar.
    • FlatLAF DarkLAF (Darcula based).
    • Tested and supported on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
  • New Tech Note 10 in Help for enabling Dark Mode.
  • guiffy.inside API Help updated with example code for how to set up DarkLAF.
  • guiffy.inside API added setStyle in GuiffyFrame and GuiffyPanel.
  • Guiffy Image Diff (GuiffyID) and Guiffy Binary Diff (GuiffyBD) built with FlatLAF LightLAF as default and support Dark Mode with FlatLAF DarkLAF.
• Auto UI Scale (Hi-Def and HiDPI displays):
  • Java 1.9 or later JRE required.
  • New Tech Note 9 in Help.
  • Windows default Look and Feel FlatLAF LightLAF required.
  • Linux default Look and Feel FlatLAF LightLAF required.
  • Dialog layouts and sizes improved.
  • guiffy.inside API Help updated with example code for how to enable UIScale on each operating system platform.
• Mac ARM support:
  • Installer with Mac ARM JRE/JVM included.
  • Installer without JRE tested with native JRE/JVM installed.
• Windows 11 support.
• MacOS 12 support.
• Java 16 - 17 support.
• Tabbed open dialog removed from Guiffy's startup. Clean slate standard type of open application window. Faster startup.
• Updated installers built with InstallAnywhere 2021:
  • Java 1.9 or later required.
  • Windows 8 or later required.
  • MacOS 10.14 or later required.
  • Support for new platforms and Java releases.
  • Bug fixes.

11.14 Release Notes: Build 520 - April 6, 2021

• Improved font size of UI components:
  • UI font size applied to file compare view launched from folder compare.
  • Dialog sizes adjusted to UI font size.
• GuiffyID and GuiffyBD command line property option (-Dguiffy.uifontsizepct=nnn) for font size of UI components.
• Improved Filter Plugin built-in application path:
  • Application path interpreted as class path instead of current directory.
• Java 15 support.
• Bug fixes (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.13 Release Notes: Build 515 - October 6, 2020

• Java 12 -14 support:
  • Removed java library path setting from runtime (for Windows XFileDialog.dll).
  • On Windows, if xfiledialog*.dll found in folder of class loaded, use XFileDialog, otherwise use Swing FileChooser.
• New command line property option (-Dguiffy.uifontsizepct=nnn) for font size of UI components.
• Updated installers built with InstallAnywhere 2020 SP2:
  • Improved support for MacOS X application notarization.
  • Support for new platforms and Java releases.
  • Bug fixes.
• Removed Dimensions and ClearCase integration applications from installers.

11.12 Release Notes: Build 510 - March 3, 2020

• Updated installers built with InstallAnywhere 2020:
  • Support for MacOS X application notarization.
  • Support for new platforms and Java releases.
  • Bug fixes.
• Improved MacOS X menus:
  • MacOS X menus adapted for About, Preferences and Quit in Guiffy, GuiffyID and GuiffyBD.
  • Enhanced to work with Java 1.7 & 1.8 and Java 9 or later releases.
• Improved inside API Javadoc Help:
  • Corrected all HTML errors within documentation content.
  • Javacdocs for application Help built with 1.6 JDK. Javadocs for website Help built with 1.8 JDK.

11.11 Release Notes: Build 505 - October 1, 2019

• Installers with Java 11 OpenJDK/JRE included:
  • OpenJ9 JIT/JVM.
  • Faster startup.
  • Less memory (Heap space) required.
• Applications installed with Java 11 JRE Maximum Heap Size defaults to 25% of available memory.

11.10 Release Notes: Build 499 - May 7, 2019

• Installers enhanced to support automation:
  • -silent mode. Install without UI interaction, driven by installer.properties.
  • -console mode. Install without GUI (headless), driven by standard input/output text.
• Guiffy3p.jar (3rd party dependencies) enhanced to support modular programming.
• Java 11 Support:
  • Installers and Guiffy applications tested/supported on Java 11.
• Bugs 486-488 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.9 Release Notes: Build 494 - October 2, 2018

• Updated Installers (InstallAnywhere 2018):
  • Downloads without JRE work with 1.9 or 10.0 Java installed.
  • MacOS X Download without JRE works with Java 10.0 installed.
• Java 10 Support:
  • Installers and Guiffy applications tested/supported on Java 10.
• Updated Git integration Help:
  • Guiffy difftool and mergtool integration built into Git 2.18.
  • Enhancement contributed to Git by Guiffy Software.
• Bug fixes (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.8 Release Notes: Build 486 - April 3, 2018

• Updated Git integration Help.
• Windows installer sets installed folder in PATH.
• Linux and MacOS X installers create guiffy link in usr/local/bin for Guiffy command line interface executable.
• Bug 485 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.8 Release Notes: Build 480 - February 6, 2018

• Improved and Tested Git integration:
  • Guiffy command line interface - added exit codes.
  • Revised the default/standard install paths. In the past the default install paths for Guiffy were a subfolder with the release number. Each release installed to a unique subfolder like C:\Program Files\guiffy117. On Linux/Unix the default install path was a subfolder of the user's Home directory. The new default install paths are:
    • Windows: /Program Files/Guiffy
    • Linux/Unix: /usr/local/bin/Guiffy
    • MacOS: /Applications/Guiffy
  • Tested on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
• Updated SCM Integration Help:
  • Updated Git integration Help for install paths and exit codes.
  • Updated other SCM Help files for install paths.
  • Updated Help for Perforce P4Merge integration.
• Updated Tech Notes Help for install paths and improved Tech Note 1 Getting a debug trace and Tech Note 3 Compare/Merge LARGE files/folders.
• Improved sizing for Open, Compare/Merge Options, and Style Options tabbed dialogs to work better on systems with large monitors and higher resolutions and scaling.
• Bugs 478-484 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.7 Release Notes: Build 470 - October 3, 2017

• New Binary Diff tool (GuiffyBD):
  • Integrated with Guiffy as builtin Binary filetype plugin processor.
  • Also packaged as FREE standalone application with separate download/installers.
  • Command Line Interface, with Context and View options.
  • Support for large files - diff algorithm (based on XDelta) doesn't load files in memory to perform compare. Automatically adjusts size of checksum blocks based on file size.
  • Context view - Very useful for large file compares (reduces memory required and improves performance).
  • Split Vertical or Horizontal and Together views.
  • Click to Edit using user specified application.
  • Many other Guiffy U.I. features: Changes navigation, Synchronized scrolling, Scroll Meters (clickable), MouseWheel support, Recent file history choice lists, Keyboard shortcuts, and Help with a Table of Contents, Index and Search.
• Folder Compare optimized:
  • Reduced memory (heap space) required by 30-40%.
  • Up to 30% faster.
  • Eliminated memory leaks when file compares launched from folder compare view.
  • Eliminated memory leaks from recursion and archive file types.
• Diff/Merge optimized:
  • Reduced memory (heap space) required by 25-40%.
  • Up to 20% faster.
  • Eliminated memory leaks from continued re-use on multiple file compares/merges.
• Improved Browser launcher:
  • Browser launcher is used to Preview HTML reports and access Guiffy's online Support and Documentation.
  • 3rd party Browser Launcher 2 usage replaced with Java builtin (since Java 6) Desktop API.
  • Launches user's default browser. Works on Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
• Optimized startup:
  • Deferred Help Broker initialization.
  • Reduced initial Toolbar visible buttons to the default set for file compare.
  • Refactored code moved from startup classes to auxiliary classes.
  • Reduced inner classes loaded in startup from 48 down to 17.
• Bugs 476-477 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.6 Release Notes: Build 460 - April 4, 2017

• SureMerge Intelligence improved:
  • Added rules to determine when an Attention chunk is processed to "Avoid Eat a closer" or "Tuplets".
  • "Eat a Closer" cases involve Attentions beginning and/or ending with matching lines - which need to be kept in both versions.
  • "Tuplet" cases involve Attentions with similar changes made in both versions - which result in 2 or more differences to resolve.
• Image Diff server mode:
  • Command Line Interface -server option selects server mode. In server mode GuiffyID compares two image files and optionally creates an image differences file. GuiffyID server mode runs as a "console" or "batch" non-GUI application and does not require a GUI desktop environment to execute.
  • Option -resize added to disable resizing image if not the same size.
  • Option -metrics=path added to write diff metrics and files info to a text file.
  • In server mode GuiffyID returns -error exit codes or the Image diff Pixels diff > Threshold percent.
• Inline differences improved:
  • Extra matching character highlighted (sometimes) avoided.
  • Eliminated fuzzy anti-aliasing at end of highlighting in lines with tabs.
• Installers upgraded:
  • Downloads without JRE work with 1.8 or 1.9 installed.
  • Windows Downloads without JRE work with 64 bit 1.8 or 1.9 installed.
• Bugs 471-475 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.5 Release Notes: Build 454 - October 4, 2016

• New FileTreeDiff API:
  • Works with GuiffyDiff, reads output (InputPipe).
  • Methods return Lists of files match/deleted/added/changed.
• Improved MacOS X menu: About shows Help About dialog and Quit does Exit.
• Updated Saved HTML reports formatting. HTML 4 and HTML 5 validated.
• File compare performance improved (up to 18% faster).
• Java 1.9 (pre-release) supported.
• Bugs 462-470 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.4 Release Notes: Build 440 - April 5, 2016

• File compare: Align Similar Lines option.
  • Within changes attempts to find and align similar lines to improve compare views with Inline Differences highlighting. See the screenshot example in Help for Show dialog.
  • Implemented in Guiffy GUI application and API. Also implemented in GuiffyReport application and API.
  • Guiffy Show dialog: Added Align similar lines option, when Inline Differences enabled.
  • Implemented in Minimum Lines of Diff, not implemented in Minimum Blocks of Diff.
  • Guiffy command line: Added -dalign option.
  • GuiffyReport command line: Added -dalign option.
  • API: GuiffyFrame and GuiffyPanel - added set/getShowAlignSimilarLines methods.
  • API: GuiffyReport - added setShowAlignSimilarLines method.
• Download installs with 1.8 JRE included.
• Performance improvements.
  • Startup initialization optimized.
  • xfiledialog for native Windows dialogs: Threads optimized.
• Bugs 458-461 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.3 Release Notes: Build 427 - December 1, 2015

• Windows native (xfiledialog) file/folder dialogs.
  • xfiledialog for native Windows dialogs replaces Guiffy's usage of SWT.
  • xfiledialog improved with setFile and setDirectory methods.
  • xfiledialog bugs causing DragNDrop hangs fixed.
  • xfiledialog bug causing hang on Windows 7 when folder button in Navigation bar clicked fixed.
  • xfiledialog tested on: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10. Tested on 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
• Linux native (AWT) file/folder dialogs.
• Changed default to inline diff highlighting char x char.
• Enhanced GuiffyReport CLI/API to support archive file types for Folder and File compares.
• Enhanced Jiff CLI and GuiffyDiff API to support archive file types for Folder and File compares.
• Improved API license search and error messages.
• Bugs 452-457 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.2 Release Notes: Build 409 - July 7, 2015

• New Unified Diff Patch Preview:
  • Patch Preview implemented as Filter Plugin.
  • Warning dialog is displayed if any changes not applied. FilterTrace identifies changes not applied.
• When inline highlighting char. by char., apply % rule to # of characters different.
• MacOS X native (AWT) file/folder dialogs.
• Accelerated anti-aliasing.
• Compare/Merge Options allowed for Pro users to select compare algorithm.
• Diff file compare algorithms improved.
• Installers upgraded to InstallAnywhere 2014 SP1.
• Added larger Windows desktop icons.
• Bugs 449-451 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.1 Release Notes: Build 400 - March 3, 2015

• New UPatch:
  • Unified Diff patch tool with CLI and API.
  • Support for Encoding formats such as UTF16.
• New Windows shell extension for 64 bit platforms.
• Improved MouseWheel support:
  • Faster scrolling on Macs with Apple Mouse.
  • Horizontal scrolling support on all platforms - Shift key.
• Bugs 445-448 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

11.0 Release Notes: Build 390 - November 3, 2014

• New Toolbars:
  • Toolbars based on tool: File Compare | Folder Compare | 2/3 way Merge.
  • New Buttons - all in shades of green.
  • Text added for most buttons.
  • Menubar interface and all shortcuts NOT altered.
• New Tabbed Panes:
  • Opens Pane for File Compare, Folder Compare, and 2 or 3 way Merge. Appears in startup window when no files/folders specified.
  • Options Pane for Ignore, Show, Compare/Merge, Folder Ignore, Folder Show options.
  • Styles Pane for Font, Color, Styles options.
• Folder Compare enhancements:
  • New "Quick" Folder Compare defaults. New defaults:
    • Ignore Modified Date and Time (false),
    • Ignore file Size (false),
    • Verify Files Match (false),
    • Show Details (Size and Modified Date) (true).
  • Name column automatically expands for remainder of view width.
  • ToolTips show full name when view is truncated (...).
• New Default Style: 2015 (air)
  • Matching foreground slightly muted:
  • Headers in Matching style, Not Delete and Insert style of red and green.
  • Natural Scrollmeter colors, Not brightened.
• MacOS X 10.10 (Yosemite) tested/supported.
• MacOS X download/install with 1.7 JRE included.
• SWT (native dialogs) removed from MacOS X download/installs. The Oracle OpenJDK Java 7 and 8 releases do not work with SWT on MacOS X. If/when SWT works on MacOS X, we will include it with our download/install packages.

10.6 Release Notes: Build 375 - July 2, 2014

• Performance Improvements:
  • Optimized clear Screen functions.
  • Optimized startup for SWT (Native File/Folder dialogs).
  • Position to first diff optimized.
  • Compare/Merge view build optimized.
  • Diff/Attention navigation optimized.
• 64-bit extensions:
  • Support for files > 2GB.
  • 64-bit line numbers and metrics.
  • Revised scaling for compare progress bar.
  • Added progress bar(s) for Save and Backup operations.
  • Updated Help's Tech Note 3 for Large File Compare/Merges.
• Folder Compare Reports (HTML):
  • GuiffyReport CLI tool enhanced to support folder compares.
  • GuiffyReport API enhanced to support folder compares.
• New default fonts: Source Code Pro, Consolas, Menlo, Courier New, Courier.
  • Default font search order - added Source Code Pro, Consolas, and Menlo before Courier New, and Courier. First font found installed is default.
  • GuiffyReport saved HTML style font lists extended with new search order.
• ClearCase and PVCS/Dimensions integration tools moved into new optional Add-Ons install set.
• Bugs 435-443 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

10.5 Release Notes: Build 365 - April 2, 2014

• Image Diff:
  • Integrated with Guiffy as builtin Image filtetype plugin processor.
  • Also packaged as FREE standalone application with separate download/installers.
  • Includes: Command Line Interface, 3 Filter options, Overlay option, Threshold control, Image File Info panel, Image resizing (zoom, best fit, actual size), Compare Metrics (Pixels diff > Threshold %, Color diff %),and Save Diff View.
• "Sweeping" UI cleanup improvements:
  • Fixed border of splash screen.
  • Framework layout revised - size and position of surrounding empty borders.
  • Revised borders for Headers, Scrollmeters, and StatusBar.
  • Revised Toolbar borders, buttons, and separators.
  • Increased default window size on larger desktops.
  • Changed Exit/Save Settings default to Save, No Prompt.
  • Updated Help's Introduction page.
  • Updated Help's images from Windows XP to Windows 7.
  • Updated Help's Support page.
  • Revised Headers - file paths centered without blinking screen.
  • Revised synchronized horizontal scrolling of Merge Result View without blinking screen.
  • Improved Ready/Fallback processing for SWT native file/folder dialogs.
  • Optimized startup.
  • UI tested on: Windows native LAFs XP thru 8.1, MacOS X native LAFs 10.4 thru 10.9, Linux/Unix with Metal LAF and Nimbus LAF.
• 64-bit JRE included downloads for Windows and Linux (x86).
• Enhanced Compare Report (HTML):
  • Diff Navigation bars corrected to be HTML 4 compliant (and W3C validated).
  • "Footer" option for GuiffyReport command line utility (-footer) and setFooter(true) in API. Reduces 3 line headers to 1 line and adds "Powered by" footer.
• Guiffy.jar split into: Guiffy.jar and Guiffy3p.jar (which includes 3rd party packages).
• Bugs 433- fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

10.4 Release Notes: Build 356 - January 2, 2014

• Filter Plugin "processors" with no Output Type to run external compare tool for "other" file types such as images or binaries:
  • Supported in GUI application file compare.
  • Supported in GUI application from folder compare.
• Show Archives (Recursively) Folder Show sub-option:
  • Sub-option of Show Subfolders (Recursively), so that Subfolders and be shown and compared without showing/comparing archive file types.
  • Folder Compare Ignore, Verify Subfolders match option enhanced to verify Archive file types when Show Archives not selected.
  • Guiffy command line interface -rarchive added.
  • Supported in API GuiffyFrame and GuiffyPanel classes. Added get/setShowArcs methods.
• File Save/Replace/Backup options:
  • When File Saved will be replaced options are:
    • Replace file without Confirm Dialog
    • Confirm dialog before replace (Default)
    • Backup file: filename.ext.bak
    • Journal backup file: filename.ext.yyyymmdd.hhmmss.bak
  • Guiffy command line interface -rep -repcon -repbak -repjou added.
  • Supported in API GuiffyFrame and GuiffyPanel classes. Added get/setRepBakMode methods.
• Install packages updated to include 1.7 JREs.
• Bugs 427-432 fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

10.3 Release Notes: Build 348 - August 1, 2013

• Compare reports SavedAs HTML support inline diffs char. by char. highlighting option:
  • Supported in GUI application.
  • Supported in API GuiffyReport class (SetInLineDiffsCharacter method).
  • Supported in GuiffyReport command line tool (-dinchr option).
• Compare reports SavedAs HTML - New embedded Diffs Navigation bars:
  • Supported in GUI application.
  • Supported in API GuiffyReport class (SetShowNavbar method).
  • Supported in GuiffyReport command line tool (-n -navbars option).
• Reorganized Options Menu with Style & Syntax and Settings SubMenus.
• Java 1.8 (pre-release) support.
• Bugs 426- fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

10.2 Release Notes: Build 340 - November 1, 2012

• Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 install support.
• Folder Compare Ignore Files and Ignore SubFolders options enhanced: WildCard * prefix/suffix patterns supported.
• Bugs 423- fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

10.1 Release Notes: Build 333 - September 1, 2012

• Improved 3-way SureMerge Attention alignment. Improvements to detect and improve alignment for more cases of "Eat an Opener" or "Eat a Closer".
• MacOS X 10.8 Gatekeeper install support. Installer App signed with Apple Developer ID.
• Bugs 423- fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).

10.0 Release Notes: Build 327 - May 1, 2012

• Pro and eXpert versions & pricing:
  • Two tier (Pro/eXpert) licensing & pricing.
  • eXpert version includes:
    • 2/3-way SureMerge.
    • Guiffy.Inside API.
    • All SCM integration applications.
    • Eclipse and NetBeans plugins.
    • Command line tools: GuiffyReport, SureMerge, and Jiff.
  • Current standard licensed end users are licensed for eXpert version.
  • Pro/eXpert version displayed in Title bar and Help About.
  • Pro version Menus reflect reduced features (Merge menu and menu items are disabled and invisible).
  • 21-day evaluations include eXpert version features.
  • Complete functional evaluations (API and API based tools) continue to require temporary license key (via email request).
• Reorganized Toolbars:
  • New toolbar for merge tool - with all its buttons removed from original toolbars.
  • Simpler, cleaner toolbar for file/folder compare operations and Pro version users.
  • Merge toolbar visible only after file compare or during a merge in eXpert version.
  • Merge toolbar position fixed at beginning of second tier.
• Filter Plugins:
  • User defined and configured Filter Plugins for file compare and/or merge.
  • Built-in, Pre-tested examples with download/install documentation in Tech Note 5.
  • Multiple levels of trace and debug information provided. See Tech Note 5.
  • Examples included:
    • XML Sort and format using Saxon and XSLT.
    • DOC Extract to XHMTL using Tika.
    • PDF Extract to text using PDFBox.
    • XLS Extract to XHMTL using Tika.
    • Java reformat using Jalopy.
    • C/C++ reformat using Uncrustify.
    • HTML reformat using JTidy.
• Native file/folder open/save dialogs.
  • Using Eclipse SWT.
  • Uses Swing component when SWT not available or installed.
  • Download/Install packages for Windows, MacOS X, and Linux.
  • Tech Note 6 documents how to: disable SWT Native dialogs, configure SWT dialogs on other platforms, and enable SWT dialogs from GuiffyInside API.
• Updated Help:
  • eXpert version features documented.
  • Filter Plugins feature documented including Tech Note 5 covering operation, examples, and debugging.
  • SWT Native dialogs documented in Tech Note 6 on how to: disable SWT Native dialogs, configure SWT dialogs on other platforms, and enable SWT dialogs from GuiffyInside API.
• Upgraded to InstallAnywhere 2011 SP3 - improved installers and application launchers.
• Bugs 421- fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).