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Questions tagged [context-menu]

Questions about context sensitive menus; its manipulation and improvisation as per user's need.

A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation. A context menu offers a limited set of choices that are available in the current state, or context, of the operating system or application.

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"Create new document" - right-click option missing in Ubuntu GNOME

I would like to to have a "create new document" option in the right-click menu. Currently it looks like this : I am using Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 LTS with GNOME 3.20.
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How to get the non-file rightclick menu when files is in list view?

When Gnome Files (nautilus) is in list view I sometimes still want to open the right-click menu that otherwise appears when you right-click into the empty space of a folder. (The one that lets you open the terminal etc.) Is that somehow…
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Failed to execute child process "dbus-launch" on 'Open in Terminal' (Ubuntu 22.04LTS)

I'm using pkexec / xhost to open a graphical file explorer for another user 'myOtherUser' With Ubuntu 18.04 I was able to open a command shell by mouse right click 'Open Terminal'. With Ubuntu 22.04 on a new machine however I get the follwing error…
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Add item into context menu in Dolphin

Is it possible to add new items into context menu in Dolphin (KDE Plasma) if I right click on something? I would like to make a script called Move to applications, which will show only if I right click on a .desktop file and then it will move it to…
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Right click from mouse immediately clicks on release - 20.04

So I’ve seen some very old forum questions about this issue, but could not find any known workaround that works in Ubuntu 20.04. The issue: When I right click I see the context menu, but it automatically clicks the first option and disappears. I…
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Have multiple 'open with' applications in context menu

I work with a lot of csv files and I open them with either gedit or libreoffice at different times. I would like to have them both in the context menu to save time. In the past, there was this sub-menu where I could select open with and it lists…
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Replace Gnome Terminal with Tilix in Nautilus

I want to use Tilix instead of Gnome Terminal because Gnome Terminal has so many bugs that bother me and that just don't get fixed. I already figured out that I can make Nautilus give me an option to open Tilix in the current location with this…
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What do the various % (percent)-parameters in context-menu actions or .desktop files mean?

I'm talking about things like: %B %f %F %d %D etc. What do they mean and how are they used? I'm looking either for a link to a tutorial, or somebody can post a comprehensive list for me here. The goal is to add context menus to Pcmanfm/Lubuntu…
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Can I open a file as root by just using the right click menu

Opening file as root is possible with sudo. But, how to right click a file and make it run as root ? I am using nautilus.
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Mac OS X-like built-in dictionary in Ubuntu

Mac OS X has had for ages a feature that's been keeping me from trying or moving to other platforms: its built in Dictionary.app with American & British dictionaries as well as thesauri, plus dictionaries of various other languages. The fact that…
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Why Does My Emoji Picker ibus Key Combo Fail to Respond in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic

When I press Ctrl+Shift+E in a native Linux app (e.g., Gedit, TODO, Geary, etc), nothing happens. Why is this, and how can I get a key combo for the default system emoji menu to work? I have tried setting it to a different key combo with ibus-setup.…
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13.04 no context menu after rabbitvcs install

I was using rabbit in 12.04 LTS and then upgraded to 13.04 while rabbit menu was gone. So I went to the install page and followed the instructions: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install…
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How do I add a custom context menu for 'git gui' in Nautilus?

What I want to achieve is to get a "Git GUI here" item in the context menu of Nautilus (file manager). It should this easy job I would do in a terminal: cd "path/to/current/folder" git gui # <-- this pops up a GUI for Git in a new window I'm using…
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How to change the terminal to Alacritty in "Open in Terminal" context mneu?

I currently using Alacritty terminal. Shortcut works fine. But when I click "Open in Terminal" in context menu, it still pops up the gnome terminal. So is there any way I could change to Alacritty?
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Ubuntu 16.04: ' Open in Terminal' context menu on desktop opens it only in home directory

Since upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04, the desktop 'Open in Terminal' context menu opens only in home directory. It's realy uncomfortable. Is there a way to make it open with prompt in desktop directory ? Is there a way to set a 'nautilus action' to…
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