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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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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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Add Entries to the Context Menu

In Chrome and Gnome Terminal, I want to add context menu entries to search Youtube. Any pointers as to how that can be done?
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Missing applications in "Open With... Aplications" menu

After installing certain applications I can't get them to show up under Open With from the right-click context menu when I right click on a file.If I click on the Other Application... from the context menu and click on the Show other applications I…
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Add an item in the "move to" contextual menu

I am trying to add an item when I right click on a file or folder. I want to add "moved to shred" under "Move To" I do not want to delete the file or move it to trash. I have a folder where I put all my personal files so I can shred them…
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