way to put 'new folder' in context menu in list area?

[Steamer]

Hi,

I was wondering if there is a way to put items like 'New Folder' in the right-click menu when in the file list, other than holding Control to get the alternate list? If there is a white area to right click on, it is there. However, if I am in the Detail List mode, and the folder is full of normal files, I can't find a white are to click in that will give that menu. Been through all the configuration options and can't find anything for this.

I am using the 64 bit version on Windows 11.

Thanks for any help!

Chris

[highend]

Configuration | General | Custom Event Actions
E.g. choose "Clicking on Line Numbers" - "Right-click on line number"
Switch the "Action" to "Run script"
And in the belonging script column field you can define a script to invoke:

E.g.:

Code: Select all

"New..." #230;
"New folder" #231;

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Would present two entries, the first one will open the submenu "New" with all of its entries
and the second one will immediately create a new folder.

Command IDs can be seen here: Menu - Help - List All Commands...

And the help file describes to create scripts / multiline scripts in:
Advanced Topics - Scripting - Multi-line Scripts and Multi-Scripts
...

[admin]

Or just set "Right-click on line number" to "Like white".

[Steamer]

Thanks guys - the 'like white' option was nice and easy! Is there a way to do the same type of thing on other fields, like 'size', 'type', 'modified', etc? I normally don't have line numbers showing, and am used to right clickingin any field where its whitespace (just outside a filename, date, etc) in the old File Explorer. In Xyplorer, it has to be on a totally blank field, not just in a white area to the right of content in a field.

[highend]

In Xyplorer, it has to be on a totally blank field, not just in a white area to the right of content in a field.

Nope...
Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Mouse | [ ] Full name column select

[Steamer]

I don't understand - I cleared that checkbox, but dont see any difference in the behavior of the right button, just that I now have to be on the filename to left click/select.

[highend]

I don't get what you want...

In a fresh instance you get the "click on white space" menu on all other columns as well:

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[Steamer]

Huh. That is not what I am getting, do I have some other option selected that is changing things? I notice that when you right click it is not selecting the file, when I right click it does. Below is a video I took of what I am seeing. This is on Windows 11/64 bit if it matters.


https://youtu.be/AnewVwnsmvQ

[jupe]

Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Cell Context Menu | [ ] Hold Ctrl to show cell context menu

you may also still want to reconsider disabling this too,

Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Mouse | [ ] Full name column select

[Steamer]

Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Cell Context Menu | [ ] Hold Ctrl to show cell context menu

you may also still want to reconsider disabling this too,

Configuration | General | Menus, Mouse, Usability | Mouse | [ ] Full name column select

I could have sworn I had experimented with that one, must not have done it right or looked close enough, that does the trick!


Thanks to all of you for your help, much appreciated!

[jupe]

Yeah, its default it disabled, so your experiment was probably enabling it.