File Menu

Open&Compare Files Opens 1st and 2nd files and then performs the compare.
Compare Files Performs compare on the already open 1st and 2nd files.

Open&Compare Folders Opens 1st and 2nd folders and then performs the compare.
Compare Folders Performs compare on the already open 1st and 2nd folders.

Swap 1st/2nd Swaps the 1st/2nd files or folders and performs compare.

Save 1st As Saves the 1st text to the file specified. Line Numbers(if displayed) and the diff "keys" column are NOT written to the saved file. Lines marked as "removed" and "filler" lines are also NOT written to the saved file.
Save 2nd As Saves the 2nd text to the file specified. Line Numbers(if displayed) and the diff "keys" column are NOT written to the saved file. Lines marked as "removed" and "filler" lines are also NOT written to the saved file.
Save Difference Saves the Together view text to the file specified. File Compares or Folder Compares can be Saved this way.
Save as RCS Difference Saves the compare as a RCS Difference expression - useful for updating a RCS or CVS version.
Save Difference as HTML Saves the set of views as HTML and allows you to choose a name for the saved files. Actually a set of files including sub-folders is generated and saved - the saved file name specified is used as a prefix. The saved files can be viewed with any browser. The browser view provides the user a choice of the 3 Guiffy views: Together, Side-by-Side, or Split Horizontally. The browser view will appear very much like Guiffy's view - with color and font styles specified according to the settings when the Save as HTML is performed. File Compares or Folder Compares can be Saved this way.
Print Difference Prints the Together view text with differences in bold. File Compares or Folder Compares can be Printed this way.

Recent Files Guiffy maintains a list of 8 most recently opened file pairs. Choosing a "1st=" and then "2nd=" opens the pair of files and performs a compare.
Recent Folders Guiffy maintains a list of 8 most recently opened folder pairs. Choosing a "1st=" and then "2nd=" opens the pair of folders (filtered by file type) and performs a compare.

Save Settings Saves the current Settings to be restored for subsequent Guiffy sessions. Settings may be Saved automatically on exit (with or without a confirmation dialog) or only saved when the user manually chooses to save them. Settings saved include: Ignore and Show Options, Folder Compare Options, Font and Color Options, View selections, the window dimensions and location, File Type definitions, Compare/Merge Controls, Encoding selections, Auto Save Settings, and the File Type selected.
Exit Quits Guiffy.

See also:

Toolbar
Selecting/Defining File Types