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right-click bug
Occasionally, when you right-click a directory, the program will lose its response and remain busy.
Re: right-click bug
I am not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but I did encounter this from time to time.
It lasts 1 or 2 seconds before the context menu pops up.
Usually XYplorer is quite responsive, so it is pretty obvious when it hands.
It lasts 1 or 2 seconds before the context menu pops up.
Usually XYplorer is quite responsive, so it is pretty obvious when it hands.
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Re: right-click bug
It's normal. The shell menu can take a while depending on the number and nature of shell extensions. This slowness is the main reason for this option to use the lightning-fast native menu instead: Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Context Menus | Native context menu
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Re: right-click bug
Yeah it makes sense. But the native context menu loses the ability to incorporate other options, unless I'm missing something (I read the help file this time...)admin wrote: ↑16 Mar 2023 15:18 It's normal. The shell menu can take a while depending on the number and nature of shell extensions. This slowness is the main reason for this option to use the lightning-fast native menu instead: Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Context Menus | Native context menu
For example I have bandizip installed, and I would like to have the bandizip context menu options like "create tar file" or "smart unzip". There does not seem to have anyway to do this with native context menu.
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Re: right-click bug
It can be done via Tools | Customize File Associations.... If you find a way to call bandizip from there, it will be featured under "Open With..." which can be part of the native context menu (via Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Context Menus | File List...).
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Re: right-click bug
I had the same problem, and it's still the same with the current 24.50 version.
After I launch XY, if I first right-click on a folder, the program freezes for a few seconds, doesn't show the context menu, and shows a window with Context Menu helper that also doesn't respond. I can only force close XY.

On my computer, this issue is reproducible with every test.
But if I first right-click a file (not a folder) after launching XY, the context menu works fine, and then when I right-click a folder, the context menu also works fine. This problem is solved.
On my computer, the folder's context menu is displayed very quickly (less than 1s), so I don't know why it becomes unresponsive when right-clicking a folder in XY.
After I launch XY, if I first right-click on a folder, the program freezes for a few seconds, doesn't show the context menu, and shows a window with Context Menu helper that also doesn't respond. I can only force close XY.

On my computer, this issue is reproducible with every test.
But if I first right-click a file (not a folder) after launching XY, the context menu works fine, and then when I right-click a folder, the context menu also works fine. This problem is solved.
On my computer, the folder's context menu is displayed very quickly (less than 1s), so I don't know why it becomes unresponsive when right-clicking a folder in XY.
Re: right-click bug
It should be caused by a context menu item, disable one of the folder's right-click menu item.
https://github.com/BluePointLilac/Conte ... ag/3.3.3.1
But this doesn't appear in new instance.
https://github.com/BluePointLilac/Conte ... ag/3.3.3.1
But this doesn't appear in new instance.
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Re: right-click bug
This method works. thanks.Norn wrote: ↑10 Jun 2023 17:55 It should be caused by a context menu item, disable one of the folder's right-click menu item.
https://github.com/BluePointLilac/Conte ... ag/3.3.3.1
But this doesn't appear in new instance.![]()
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