Context menu editing?

[Stilez]

The context menus for the folder tree and file list can be customized, but other context menus can't be customized and the customization is limited to checkboxes of standard options.

Is there any chance of making all context menus fully customizable, with the customization including <text label> <script command> to allow addition of user-defined commands.

Concept: The user gets a dropdown list of the context menus XYplorer can affect. For the context menu selected, the user can then:

1. Modify it by dragging standard context menu items from a list (including submenus and separators)
2. Add custom commands of the form <icon> <text label> <script to run if clicked>
3. Set it back to default

I've found this really useful elsewhere!

[eil]

+1 for full customization.
one of things i like XYplorer is that it kinda resembles me Opera's behaviour. so just like her's context menu can be fully customized, i'd much like he's to be as well.

[admin]

Will come with CEA. Easily.

[chris28]

What is "CEA"

[zer0]

What is "CEA"

No need for large letters, right? CEA -- Custom Event Actions.

[Stefan]

What is "CEA"

See The XYplorer Roadmap
or the History.txt from License Lounge

Acronyms
AB Address Bar
ADP Application Data Path
CEA Customized Event Actions
CKS Customized Keyboard Shortcuts
CTB Customized Toolbar Buttons
DP Dual Pane
FVS Folder View Settings
HPT History per Tab
IP Info Panel
KS Keyboard Shortcut
MDBU Mouse Down Blow Up
MT Mini Tree
NP Navigation Panel
PFA Portable File Associations
POM Portable Openwith Menu
QS Quick Search
SB Statusbar
SC Scripting Command
SRC Search Results Caching
TB Toolbar
UDC User-Defined Commands
VF Visual Filter

[aurumdigitus]

What happens after all these have been implemented? Does the sun go nova?

[eil]

same here= stupid question, but what about that CEA? it's a function or interface implementation, editor?

[TheQwerty]

same here= stupid question, but what about that CEA? it's a function or interface implementation, editor?

It's an event system. Making it possible for XY to call user-defined scripts when it performs certain actions (On Startup, On Right Click). The thinking in this case is a right click will fire your script instead of calling the shell, or so I believe.

Honestly, I don't think CEA will end up being an acceptable solution, at least not at first, because it's often difficult to convert the shell extensions into command line tools that can be called via XY's current scripting features. But I hope Don surprises me here.

[zer0]

It's an event system. Making it possible for XY to call user-defined scripts when it performs certain actions (On Startup, On Right Click). The thinking in this case is a right click will fire your script instead of calling the shell, or so I believe.

Just having scripts running on start-up or if a potential file-based event occurs doesn't sound very impressive to me. It's already possible to run scripts on start-up and certain types of "listeners" can be implemented either in XY or in conjunction with an external resource. I hope that there will be more to it than that.

[eil]

thanks for explaining what is CEA. but now even more i can't understand how that can make XYplorer more customizable!?)

[admin]

thanks for explaining what is CEA. but now even more i can't understand how that can make XYplorer more customizable!?)

You will be able to write a script that will be triggered on certain events, e.g. when you right-click a file. The script can pop a menu. So you can write your own right-click menu.

[Stefan]

Edit: Oh, Don was quicker, anyway, since i have already wrote it:

thanks for explaining what is CEA. but now even more i can't understand how that can make XYplorer more customizable!?)

I can imagine you will be able to let XY trigger actions if an event occurs (as far as i understood).
Mostly the action will be to execute an script to let XY do what the user needs.

Events may be perhaps
mouse clicks,
key press
start, minimize or close XY
enter an defined folder,
size of an folder
date or time
mouse hover over an file typ or an place on the gui


Examples:

- hold Strg-key and click on an file to execute an script which will copy this file to an defined place

- if you change the CWD (current working dir) to folder X:\yyy\zzz
will trigger XY to execute an script to change the layout to single pane, hide the catalog pane
and enable the Info Panel and select the Preview-tab

- if an new file is added to the CWD will trigger XY to execute an script to popup an message box to alert you

- i hope we get an option to execute an script every n minutes
or execute an script at every first of an month

- maybe an option to execute an script on XY minimize or close

- maybe ...

[Stilez]

You will be able to write a script that will be triggered on certain events, e.g. when you right-click a file. The script can pop a menu. So you can write your own right-click menu.

Is it likely to be possible to override or customise existing context menu items, or limited to edit XYplorer context items?

[admin]

You will be able to write a script that will be triggered on certain events, e.g. when you right-click a file. The script can pop a menu. So you can write your own right-click menu.

Is it likely to be possible to override or customise existing context menu items, or limited to edit XYplorer context items?

override or customise existing context menu items - no.