Questions tagged [contextual-menu]
a menu with items that change depending on the context in which it is opened, such as the right click menu in most operating systems.
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Are there any current implementations of marking menus in modern desktop applications?
I read about marking menus in a Hacker Newsletter entry, and although it is promoting an application that provides this feature called Kando, I found it interesting that marking menus were first ...
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Context menu items : greyed out vs. always available (clickable items that may show an explanation why they can't be executed)
The question/debate is about the context menu items : should I allow all commands at any time, then, when a user selects an action, either perform it or explain why it cannot be done (like missing ...
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In an expandable option of a context menu, should the expandable option be clickable?
I have this context menu on the web platform (Angular Material) where the "Details" option is expandable by hovering. It is clickable, but since users might not know that, there's also a &...
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Displaying contextual audit logs on specific screen like member's profile, activities, statements etc
I have an application similar to banking app where all the member's information is displayed grouped in different tabs on the top. These tabs are profile, activities, transactions, statements etc. I ...
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Vertical direction of the right click context menu options
When the right-click context menu opens, it by default tries to open downward as a drawer from the position of your cursor. When the space below the cursor is not adequate, it flips and opens above. ...
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Long Horizontal submenu
So there is a challenge, lets say we have a selection and sub-selection, when few items in sub-selection menu it looks great(image 1), but problem occurs when many ( image 2 ) I drafted solution in ...
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Menu Items Capitalization Title Cases vs Sentace Cases [duplicate]
I've come across varied examples of menu items using title cases for capitalizing words and others use sentence cases for menu items For example, macOS mainly uses title cases for menu entries across ...
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Context Menu Order of Common File Commands - Specifically Save and Close
Thoughts on the order of common file commands in a context menu? Close Save Save and close or Save Save and Close Close What is more commonly used in a Context Menu? Close or Save. Adobe apps seem to ...
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Is it bad practice to have different menu actions in the same table?
I have a table which is a collection of several different types of item, Documents, Images, and Assets (domain specific). I originally had different columns for each item and this was messy so I added ...
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Global Settings Menu VS Context Settings Menu
I am working on a web app that offers a set of photo filters. I want to offer as frictionless an experience as possible and minimize the number of clicks / actions required for the user to perform ...
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Right Menus vs Main Menu Entries
Interested in any method or insight into the best way to determine what menu items are contained in a context menu compared to the main menu. Should both menus contain all the same entries depending ...
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Are there disadvantages to intercepting click and hover events when menu is open?
When a menu (application menu or context menu) is open some applications intercept all clicks and mouse hover events, while others do not. For example if you open a website on Chrome (on Ubuntu - I am ...
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Contextual meaning
Reading some articles about concepts, I found frequently the word contextual (contextual panel, subcontextual, contextual actions). Maybe is a newbie's question, but I don't understand very well the ...
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Nested list, need advice for contextual menu in parent and children
I am working on an app where I have to display a nested list of parent and child items. The principal target is mobile. Every parent element has a contextual menu and children. Now my design looks ...
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Multilevel navigation in data-table including details and actions
I have multiple interactions from one screen to another and from that screen to the next screen. At least 4 levels of navigation happens in one use case. Example User lands on the data table which has ...
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