Can't find an "Up" menu item

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Can't find an "Up" menu item

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There is no "Up" command in the "Go" menu to move to the parent folder. Is there a menu command anywhere that I have missed? I know I can use Backspace but since I was randomly viewing files it was easier to use the mouse, and I realised that I could not use the mouse to go to the parent folder. I had the tree and button bar off, just a list of files in order to see as much as possible of long file names.

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Re: Can't find an "Up" menu item

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It's the first command in the list's white space ctx menu.

But you're right, it should definitely appear in the Go menu, too.

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O.K. But with a screen full of long file names there is no white space, which is why I couldn't see it. I thought I must be missing something obvious.

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Gandolf wrote:O.K. But with a screen full of long file names there is no white space, which is why I couldn't see it. I thought I must be missing something obvious.
There should be a "context menu" key on your keyboard left of the right CTRL key. This opens the respective ctx menu if the list (tree, catalog) has the focus.
EDIT: okay, you did not want to use the keyboard in the first place...

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admin wrote:There should be a "context menu" key on your keyboard left of the right CTRL key.
FYI: I have that key on my 'big' keyboard that I used with my old desktop, but it's not on either one of my Dell laptops...
Still spending WAY TOO much time here! But it's such a pleasure helping XY be a treasure!
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admin wrote:There should be a "context menu" key on your keyboard left of the right CTRL key. This opens the respective ctx menu if the list (tree, catalog) has the focus.
But with no white space the context menu that appears with the Context key is not the menu with the "Up" command.
j_c_hallgren wrote:... but it's not on either one of my Dell laptops...
Yes, laptops are strange. My Toshiba has the Windows and Context keys in the top right, and they are small keys so not easy to use.

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Gandolf wrote:
admin wrote:There should be a "context menu" key on your keyboard left of the right CTRL key. This opens the respective ctx menu if the list (tree, catalog) has the focus.
But with no white space the context menu that appears with the Context key is not the menu with the "Up" command.
It should appear when nothing is selected.

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Gandolf wrote:
j_c_hallgren wrote:... but it's not on either one of my Dell laptops...
Yes, laptops are strange. My Toshiba has the Windows and Context keys in the top right, and they are small keys so not easy to use.
:oops: So THAT'S where it is! :oops:
After seeing your post, I looked again at my keyboard... :shock:
Above the F9 and left of PrntScrn, is...guess what? :roll: Context!
DUH!!! Well, being WAY up there, I never use it...so forgot about it!
Still spending WAY TOO much time here! But it's such a pleasure helping XY be a treasure!
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admin wrote:It should appear when nothing is selected.
O.K.you win!! "Edit | Deselect all" and it does appear with the context key.

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