Explorer context menu in list canvas?

[Miguel Melo]

Is it possible to get the Explorer context menu when clicking in the "canvas" (i.e. not on a file or folder) of the file list window? Having the XY options like View and Sort is cool, but I would like to be able to reach other commands such as SVN checkout etc.

Thanks!

[nas8e9]

Is it possible to get the Explorer context menu when clicking in the "canvas" (i.e. not on a file or folder) of the file list window? Having the XY options like View and Sort is cool, but I would like to be able to reach other commands such as SVN checkout etc.

Thanks!

The problem (shared with Windows Explorer) is determining what the shell extensions should act on, as there's no selection. Do you mean the entire folder should be acted on?

In that case XYplorer would have to fib to show the context menu for the folder, even though the canvas rather than the specific folder is selected?

[admin]

Here's a tweak to Popup the Shell menu for the current folder:

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CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite = 1

[Miguel Melo]

Yeah... for me it would be ok to lie and show the context for the folder (as if you had clicked on the tree). In my Windows 7 that's what Explorer does anyway.

Here's a tweak to Popup the Shell menu for the current folder:

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CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite = 1

That worked perfectly - Thanks!

[nas8e9]

Yeah... for me it would be ok to lie and show the context for the folder (as if you had clicked on the tree). In my Windows 7 that's what Explorer does anyway.

Here's a tweak to Popup the Shell menu for the current folder:

Code: Select all

CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite = 1

That worked perfectly - Thanks!

Glad to hear it's working, but I'm confused by your Windows Explorer observation: on Windows 7, I don't get the context menu with the shell extensions when clicking on empty space. What view settings do you use?

[Miguel Melo]

Glad to hear it's working, but I'm confused by your Windows Explorer observation: on Windows 7, I don't get the context menu with the shell extensions when clicking on empty space. What view settings do you use?

I tried it on both Large Icons and Details modes on two different W7 machines, and I get the win explorer context (w/ extensions) on all cases. Is there any particular setting you want me to check out?

[nas8e9]

Glad to hear it's working, but I'm confused by your Windows Explorer observation: on Windows 7, I don't get the context menu with the shell extensions when clicking on empty space. What view settings do you use?

I tried it on both Large Icons and Details modes on two different W7 machines, and I get the win explorer context (w/ extensions) on all cases. Is there any particular setting you want me to check out?

Thanks for the info. I still can't find it, but as it's a non-problem for both of us...