Right -Click Menu Access

[mrbosco]

Anyway to bring up the menu that usually appears after a right click by only using a regular left click?
I think this is also called the context menu.
TIA.

[FeatureCreep]

I really don't know why you would need such a thing.
But, if you mean by clicking on a toolbar button.

Customize Toolbar...
Add a new User Button to the toolbar
Close Customize Toolbar dialog.
Right-click the button and choose "Edit"
In the "On click" edit-box type:

::sendkeys "+{F10}";

Optionally:
Add name and icon path.
Check "Fire click on mousedown"

Hope that helps.

[j_c_hallgren]

Anyway to bring up the menu that usually appears after a right click by only using a regular left click?
I think this is also called the context menu.

Huh? That's like wanting to hit the gas pedal in a car by using the brake pedal....how would you tell the two types of clicks apart? We've got two buttons (at least) on mice/pads for a reason...

Now what often gets overlooked/forgotten is the context menu key on keyboard (above F9 on my laptop)....that's another way to get to it.

[FeatureCreep]

I know what you mean J.C. But, I thought it might be an accessibility issue (like Stephen Hawking's situation).

[neminem]

Now what often gets overlooked/forgotten is the context menu key on keyboard (above F9 on my laptop)....that's another way to get to it.

If you don't have a dedicated context menu key (most newer keyboards do... most older keyboards don't), shift-F10 also opens the context menu.

Or if you meant right click on left click, and left click on right click... that's a Windows setting you can set, I think in the Mouse options.

[mrbosco]

the reason is I use a hand held finger mouse and the right click button requires a weird thumb button press. A left click requires a much simpler squeeze so now i can squeeze on a toolbar button to get the context menu. Thanks for the help!

[Nighted]

mrbosco, have you heard of X-Mouse Button Control? If not I think you find it handy.

[mrbosco]

thanks but having a toolbar button where i can left click to open the context menu and then continuing to left click from that menu is all i need for now.