Search
Forum Home | Login
Calab
Calab
Join Date 03/2003
0

Custom context menus?

Are they doable?

May 30, 2007 11:59:19 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums
One thing that I wish Microsoft would steal from OS/2 is the context menu style.

You right click the desktop or an icon and you get the usual menu of actions that you can do to that item. The part I like about OS/2 is that you can have multiple targets for a single choice.

An example...

I have Windows Media Player, Quicktime and Realplayer installed on my computer. By default, when I double click an MP3, it opens up Media Player. If I right click an MP3, two of the menu items I get are "Open" and "Open With".

I have my MP3 and I want to play it in Quicktime. I have to either, go to my start button, programs, etc and open Quicktime and THEN open the file OR right click the MP3, choose Open With and then roam around my hard drive for quicktime.exe.

In OS/2 the computer knows all the apps that can play an MP3. If I right click I get "Open ..." as a choice, but no "Open With" (because it isn't needed). If I click on the word "Open", the default player is started and my MP3 plays. If I click on the "...", then a submenu opens up and shows me "Media Player", "QuickTime" and "Realplayer".

So, is there anything in Object Desktop that will let me create context sensitive menus? Can they be built to operate like I've described above?
Locked Post
Search this post
Advanced Search
Subscription Options
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Calab
Bebi Bulma
Join Date 04/2004
+209
Reply #1 May 31, 2007 12:21:22 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Have you looked at RightClick?
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Calab
vStyler
Join Date 11/2004
+919
Reply #2 May 31, 2007 12:53:03 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Im not sure how flexible RightClick is but I'd second Bebi's advice and point you in that direction. She's usually right.. just not always   
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Calab
Calab
Join Date 03/2003
0
Reply #3 May 31, 2007 10:04:32 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums
Thanks! I knew Stardock had something, but couldn't remember the name.

Looks like it does a good job with the Desktop menu, but how about context menus on icons, or inside an open folder?
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Calab
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1096 sdemployee
Reply #4 June 1, 2007 6:05:45 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

The Open With functionality of Windows Explorer remembers previous applications you have chosen.

So if you open .doc files with notepad then it will remember this in the future and notepad will be an option under the open with menu for .doc files.

Additionally when you click chose a program, there is a window which lists many of the installed applications on your machine.  So you can just pick one from there.  Quicktime would be listed already.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Calab
Lantec
Join Date 07/2003
+346
Reply #5 June 1, 2007 7:14:48 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
You can also add links to the "Send To" menu. I use several different programs for Photo editing/viewing/work flow and all have shortcuts in Send To.

add shortcuts here C:\Documents and Settings\xxxyour user profilexxx\SendTo
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
View all recent posts
Mark all posts as read Delete cookies created by the forum Return to Top
Stardock Forums v        Server Load Time:   Page Render Time:
Facebook Twitter YouTube Google+