In order for the computer to understand the user, and the user to explain to the computer what he wants from him, there are elements such as menus (there are several types) and graphical interface. We will devote this publication to one of the categories related to this topic - how to call context menu in Windows and what it is.
Menu is an element GUI Windows
When people talk to each other, they do not think about the fact that the language of communication is one of the types of interface. In principle, the user, giving commands from a set of available lists, receiving requests from the OS, opening windows, using scroll bars, uses the graphical interface without thinking about what it is.
The concept of interface is quite broad. If we talk about the Context Menu (English) as a component of the graphical interface, then we should imagine it as an element of dialogue with the operating system (computer).
Context Menu is a list (list, set) of commands, available to the user relative to some object. Now let's look at how the context menu opens. Before opening the context menu, you need to place the cursor (mouse) on some object (activating it). And after that you can call it in different ways:
The set of its commands can be different and depends on what object was called on (in which area of the screen):
The Context Menu is sometimes also called the “Explorer” or “Action” menu. Its appearance really does not depend on the object of the call, which cannot be said about the different content it contains with commands.
Compare the Context Menu invoked on the desktop:
with Context Menu called above the folder:
Do you feel the difference?
Conclusion - this set possible actions depends on what type of object it is applied to in a particular case (file, shortcut, folder, desktop, etc.).
Pay attention to the first picture - if a triangle-arrow is visible at the right end of the list line, this means the existence of a submenu in it (in this case, the submenu directory is the one that has opened).
If, when calling the Context Menu with the right mouse, we add to this the pressing of the “Shift” button, we will see a list that has increased from one to several lines (on the right). This sometimes gives additional convenience:
Since the Context Menu has a different set of commands for files and directories, its placement (and its settings) in the Windows Registry is different.
For directories, its place is here:
For files - already in another registry branch: in the “shell” and “shellex\ContextMenuHandlers” folders:
When new applications are added to the computer, the list is updated with new items and expanded. For some users, working with a window takes on a tinge of agony. Look:
In addition, someone will want to customize the list of right-click commands to suit their tastes and installed programs. Such reformation is carried out either manually, working with the Registry, or using third-party applications. Our separate publication will be devoted to this topic.
From the same publication, you now know how to call the context menu, what it is, you got acquainted with the types, content, and location.
In this lesson we will take a closer look at the functions of a very useful key that is found on any keyboard. This key is called the "Context Menu key". It is located in the lower right part of the keyboard between the ALT and CTRL keys
When you press this key, a CONTEXT MENU CALLS UP, exactly the same as if you pressed the RIGHT mouse button.
The trick of this button is that the menu called up when you press will display functions (menu items) that can be applied in current program, in the active window, on the desktop, etc. Those. This menu adapts to the process in which you are directly working, and this is very convenient.
Now let's take a closer look at the main options for displaying the context menu in different environments and the functions that can be performed using this menu.
1. Pressing the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on the Desktop Windows desktop
For Windows 7
When you press the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on the Windows 7 desktop, a menu that looks like this appears:
1. At the very top of the menu - setting parameters your video card.
2.View- customize the display of icons on the desktop
3. Sorting- setting up sorting by displaying icons on the desktop
4. Update- updating the display of content on the Desktop.
5.Insert- if you copied something, you can paste it onto the Desktop.
6. Create. Here you can create on the Desktop: a folder, a shortcut, Text Document, archive, MS Office documents - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. (if installed)
7. Screen resolution. Here you can set required settings screen: select a screen (there may be several), find out or set the screen resolution, determine the screen orientation, and also configure other parameters for working with the screen, for example, connecting a projector.
8. Gadgets- selection and installation of Windows 7 gadgets. Windows XP does not have such a function.
9. Personalization. Here you can set up appearance The worker began to change the background, screensaver, sounds, theme, window color, etc.
For Windows XP
In Windows XP, as many people certainly know, the context menu looks simpler, but performs almost the same functions.
When you press the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on the Windows XP desktop, the following menu appears:
1. Using the first menu item Arrange icons we can perform the following operations:
Screen resolution configured on the tab Options
2. Clicking the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on a file or folder in Explorer or any other file manager.
When you click the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on a file in Explorer or any other file manager, the menu is also adjusted to the file of a certain type. For example, I clicked by video file. The following menu opens:
In this case, the menu offers functions that correspond specifically to the video file: play, add to the list of the player that is selected by default for of this type file. And a number of standard functions: open with, add to archive (if the archiver is installed), send, cut, copy, delete, rename and file properties.
If you click with the RIGHT mouse button or on the “Context Menu” key on graphic file , then a menu will open that will correspond to the graphic file type:
Here you can immediately open, edit or print the selected file in your default image program. In my case, this is the ACDSee program.
You can immediately make the selected file background image for the Desktop, very convenient when you choose from a large list. And then again there are standard functions for working with files.
There are no significant differences in Windows XP,
standard functions for working with a file are called by the command Change
I will dwell in more detail on the “Open with” and “Send” items.
Why is the “Open with” function useful?
Here you can select or assign any installed program, which understands the selected file format. IN in this case, I clicked on the video file and on my computer several programs can work with this format: Light Allow, WinAmp and of course Windows Media Player.
If not on the list the desired program, but you know for sure that it is installed, select the menu item "Select program". Windows will prompt you to select programs from a list of recommended or other programs.
In Windows XP, the appearance of this window is slightly different, but the meaning is the same:
If you want the selected file format to always be opened by the program you choose, then check the box “Use the selected program for all files of this type”.
If the desired program is not in the list of recommended programs or in others, but you know for sure that the program is installed, then press the button "Review…" and select it from the folder where the program is installed.
Why is the “Send” function useful?
Using this function, you can, so to speak, “without leaving the cash register”, you can send (transfer, transfer) the selected file via BlueTooth (bluetooth), Skype, mail, to the Desktop, to the archive, for burning to a CD/DVD disk, to a flash drive etc.
3. Press the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key in any Internet browser.
And here, too, the menu adapts to different situations, depending on where you click on the web page. For example, if you click link, then the following menu will open:
Using this menu, you can open the contents of the link in a new tab or window, add the link to bookmarks, send the link, copy the link, if the link is a file, then you can save it using “Save Target As...”. If you have download programs installed, you can download the contents of the link using them.
If you click the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key from the picture on the web page, then a menu with other functions will open:
Here you can copy the image to the clipboard and paste, for example, into Word document, you can save the image to your computer using “Save image as...”, send the image by mail, make the selected image the desktop background, find out information about the image (type, size, file name), etc.
Let me sum it up. In this lesson, we looked at the most popular options for using the context menu, which is called by clicking the RIGHT mouse button or pressing the “Context Menu” key on the keyboard.
Namely:
1. Click the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on the Windows Desktop
2. Clicking the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key on a file or folder in Explorer or any other file manager.
3. Press the RIGHT mouse button or the “Context Menu” key in any Internet browser.
The essence of this lesson is to learn how to use the useful functions of the specific active environment of your computer. In any environment, by RIGHT-clicking or pressing the “Context Menu” key, you will get a list useful functions available in this moment time relative to the selected object.
Secrets of Productive Computer Work
Context menu in Windows
The menu is the most important element of the graphic user interface, with which you can select the desired program option.
Types of menus in the computer:
by execution – text and graphic
by function - main application menu, pop-up, context and system menu
What is a context menu and how to call it
A context menu is a separate type of menu on a computer; a list of available commands for working with this file.
Where is the context menu?
Its storage location is Windows registry, which consists of two sections. One part of the programs is stored in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell section, the other in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers section.
How does the context menu open?
Exist different ways how to call the context menu
There is a special button at the bottom of the keyboard, between the "ALT" key and the "CTRL" key. It shows the additional functions and actions available in relation to this file. It usually has a sign and a mouse pointer on it. This button brings up the context menu.
It is used if you need to highlight shortcuts to necessary files, as well as inside already running programs. When you click this button, the context menu is called up according to the current situation.
Right mouse button on keyboard can also be successfully replaced with this button.
This method is for those who prefer to use the keyboard, while you can open the context menu using the mouse.
Move the mouse over the desired file and select it by left-clicking. Click right click in the selected area will open a context menu. When you select multiple items, the context menu will display the actions available for the selected group of files.
How to open the context menu when working on a laptop or netbook? On these devices, the mouse function is transferred to the built-in touchpad. The context menu is called up by right-clicking on the highlighted area.
For the right mouse button, a simple program called Context Menu Tuner will help you configure the context menu. She will tell you how to configure the Windows 7 context menu.
Let's look at how to configure the right mouse button.
Download and run the program
The program interface consists of two different panels: the left one contains a list of commands supported by the program, the right one includes the OS explorer areas. Set the Russian language in the settings
Adding a command. To do this, select it on the left side and “connect” it with the preferred element on the right. Click "Add".
Other commands are added similarly.
To remove a command, select it and click "Delete"
The right-click context menu is now configured.
In this informative article, you will learn about how to call the context menu for any file, folder, shortcut, etc. using several different methods.
The context menu is a list of available commands that depend on the currently selected object. Folders, files, desktop or various programs that each user works with daily, almost all of them have a context menu that differs in the number of items, and therefore capabilities.
To do this, you just need to right-click on the selected object, but in the keyboard shortcut Shift+F10 the menu of the currently active window is called up, or we simply press the key to open the context menu (you can read about this key and other useful keyboard shortcuts in this article).
If you click on the desktop in an empty space RMB(right mouse button), then a menu will appear with the sections available in it, and if you click on the file, then other sections will appear, and the shortcut will also have personal differences in the items, etc.
This is actually what contextuality is all about, that is, the composition of the sections changes depending on the specific type of object.
To call it, hold down the key Shift and right-click on the selected object, which will cause the list to increase by several points, unlike the usual call.
In the example given, these differences can be observed.
On the left screenshot there is a standard right-click call on an object, and on the right screenshot there is an extended call, where a command line call tab has been added ( cmd.exe).
When a key combination Shift+click RMB the menu will always expand from one to several new items, which can be very useful in in some cases.
I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that some tabs have a small arrow on the right side; if you hover your cursor over it, an additional submenu will pop up with a list of additional tabs.
To expand the functions of the desktop context menu, there are special third party utilities which can add new items, for example, you can add some programs and launch them from there in order not to clutter the desktop with shortcuts, personally, I think this is not really necessary.
There are also utilities, on the contrary, for removing unnecessary items from the menu that may remain from some past long-deleted program; such a utility can be useful.
All these utilities, if you suddenly need them, can be easily found on the Internet.
Of course, all deleting or adding actions can be performed through the computer registry, but this method is not at all for a beginner.
And finally, watch a short video tutorial on this topic, I’ll say goodbye to you with this.
Valery Semenov, moikomputer.ru
Context menu(English)
contextmenu, pop-upmenu) is a hidden menu that appears when you right-click. This menu is a list of commands and functions for the selected object or element (folder, file, selected text, etc.).
Pop-up menu, as it is often called, has different content depending on the type of element and program selected. For example, if you select a folder and right-click on it, then in the context menu that opens you will see commands that can be executed for this folder (open, copy, rename, etc.).
Below is an example of a popup menu for selected text in Microsoft program Word.
The context menu can be opened not only for selected objects, but also from scratch (for example, the desktop, inside a folder, taskbar).
There are several ways to open the context menu in operating systems Windows.
In OS X, a pop-up menu can be opened by holding down the Control key and left-clicking on the desired object.
See also: Start menu.
The menu is the most important element of the graphical user interface, with which you can select the desired program option.
Types of menus on a computer:
A context menu is a separate kind of menu on a computer; list of available commands for working with this file.
Its storage location is the Windows Registry, which consists of two sections. One part of the programs is stored in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell section, the other in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers section.
There are different ways to call the context menu
It is used if you need to highlight shortcuts to necessary files, as well as inside already running programs. When you click this button, the context menu is called up according to the current situation.
Right mouse button on keyboard can also be successfully replaced with this button.
This method is for those who prefer to use the keyboard, while you can open the context menu using the mouse.
For the right mouse button, a simple program called Context Menu Tuner will help you configure the context menu. It will tell you how to customize the Windows 7 context menu.
Consider how to set up the right mouse button.
Set the Russian language in the settings
Other commands are added in the same way.
To delete a command, select it and click “Delete”
The right-click context menu is now configured.
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A pointing device, the mouse, is often used to select menu items and commands on the toolbar. When using a mouse, pressing the left button usually selects and specifies a point on the screen; Right-clicking brings up a context menu. The form and content of the menu depend on the position of the mouse pointer and the state of the task: for example, it is provided fast access to the options required for the current command.
Right-clicking in the drawing area brings up one of six context menus:
Object Snaps, Handles, and OLE context menus are always enabled so you can call them at any time. Context menus are standard, editing and command can be disabled.
In this case, right-clicking the mouse will correspond to pressing the Enter key. By default, these three context menus are enabled.
For other elements of the AutoCAD window, except for the drawing area, you can call the following context menus:
Cleaning the context menu can be done manually through the registry, but this task is not trivial, since the entries are scattered in different places. In addition, it is not always easy to identify the appropriate registry key. For example, drivers are registered using the abbreviation “igfx”. The registry entries are scattered along the “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT” branch in the “shell” or “shellex” folders, which contains a folder called “ContextMenuHandlers”, which also includes individual parameters.
Shortening the context menu through the registry utility
Manual processing of context menu lines will take a lot of time. It is much easier to use the ShellExView program. Using regedit, you should only change system options.
To detect items from third party programs in ShellExView, sort the results by the “Company” parameter and find “Context Menu” in the “Type” column.
The free ShellExView utility will create a single list of all these registry lines. Even on a relatively fresh system, their number can exceed 250. In order not to get lost in them, after starting the program, the records should first be sorted. Things will go smoothly if you click on the “type” line at the top of the window. Thus, you will immediately see all possible entries in the registry, related, for example, to the "Context Menu". But be careful: along with them, the utility will display lines from Shell, which are better not to touch.
You can also sort by the “Company” parameter. In this case, the results will be arranged in alphabetical order - the records created by the system and marked as "Microsoft" are easy to distinguish from the rest. You can here, for example, highlight the corresponding "igfxDTCM Module" and disable it by clicking on the red dot at the top of the menu bar. After that, an entry about (virtually useless) graphics options Intel drivers will disappear from the context menu. However, for the system to apply these settings, you must first log out and then log in again. Alternatively, you can use the Task Manager to disable “explorer.exe” and then call this service again.
Most of the lines in the context menu are created by the system itself. Among them there are also options that are not used by anyone, which, however, you would not want to accidentally activate by mistakenly pressing them. You can't simply get rid of them using the ShellExView program - you will have to manually modify the registry.
A good example could be the Send to option that Windows shows every time the user clicks on a file or folder. Don't forget that some sending options do not meet today's needs: the default is generally set to "Fax Recipient".
To remove this item from the menu, in Regedit, navigate to “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | AllFilesystemObjects | shellex | ContextMenuHandlers | SendTo". In the right window, double-click the “Default” option and before the long sequence of characters in curly braces, put a modest minus sign “–” to disable it. As always, you need to log out of Windows and log in again.
