popup menu Thread last updated on 2003-03-16 23:50:56

Posted by member 5216 on 2003-03-15 21:02:42

Hey does anyone know if there is a module that will make a popup that responds to the left mouse click, and one that will use the middle mouse button. In other words a module that takes advantage of all the mouse buttons, and can be programmed to do different things.

Example, the standard right click would do the normal popup menu.
a left click could be for a different popup menu like for applications
and the middle click could be for a different popup menu, if anyone is familiar with like the CDE on unix and know about the dtwmrc file you will know what I'm talking about, thats what I'm looking for.

Posted by member 5120 on 2003-03-15 21:20:18 link

If you just want to do that on the desktop it should be easy. At least jDesk can do that, look in the docks. To reach the menus from everywhere is harder. I can reach my main menu from everywhere with my forth mouse button but then I use special mouse drivers and a special mouse (Logitech Cordless MouseMan Optical).

Posted by member 1 on 2003-03-15 21:23:10 link

With all of the desktop modules you have have up to 9 popups. READ THE DOCS!!!

Posted by member 94 on 2003-03-16 00:07:44 link

DeViLbOi - maybe you should make a script to type in "READ THE DOCS!!!"... Well, at least if you don't have one already :)

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-03-16 01:05:22 link

I don't recommend to assign something like a popup menu to the left click. It's a bit annoying, in practical. But if you like mzscript, you can make things like (jdesk only):
- popup (or whatever) on double-click. I know, desktop2 allow this, too
- popup on left (right, middle) down and clear on up
- popup on left , then right click (left still down)
- etc,...

If you are interrested on such things and don't know to do, drop me a mail

Posted by member 14015 on 2003-03-16 05:51:56 link

I would like to create a new Popup group named "IRC". I've managed to do it with Popup2 but I'd like all the contents of one folder to be listed right in the one click menu, not in second submenu, any idea how this could be done?

Currently I have this:
*Popup "IRC" !New !PopupIRC
*Popup "IRC" !PopupFolder:"$CommonStartMenu$\IRC"
*Popup ~New

How can I convert that so that I get the contents listed when I call !PopupIRC ?

Posted by member 7 on 2003-03-16 10:12:46 link

read the desktop2 docs. :) of course jdesk works as well ;)

Posted by member 16182 on 2003-03-16 13:51:45 link

I can't figure out how to put the "X" in the top right corner of my pop up menu...well I can't figure out how to put the "X" there period. I read thru some tutorials but I still can't figure it out...any help?

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-03-16 14:36:34 link

SNiLD:
Simply try somthing like
*HotKey WIN I !PopupDynamicFolder "$CommonStartMenu$\IRC"

Einsteinium911:
If I understood, try this:
PopupNoCloseButton

Posted by member 14015 on 2003-03-16 15:28:11 link

Smurth, I would like it to be a icon what I click and after that I get the popup. I also tried lslnkmenu but it didn't seem to work for the purpose because it didn't show the shortcuts descriptions for some reason.

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-03-16 23:50:56 link

I show you the way with hotkey, but you can easily try:
*shortcut "" x y ...