I’m in the process of porting a Windows application to OS X (we wrote it in Java so most of the code is portable), but what I’m currently unsure of is how to add context menu items in the Finder window when the user right clicks on an item (i.e. I wish to add some items to the the menu that has “Open” “Open with” , “Get Info”, etc… when the user right clicks).
Most of the articles I’ve found deal specifically with Windows (I’ve searched for “context menus” and “shell extension”, but I believe I may be searching the wrong terms), so I’m curious as to how to go about adding this in Mac or what literature I should be reading.
You may want to take a look at using Services. The Finder appends applicable Services to the end of its contextual menu and, depending on your needs, just fit the bill.