Contextual menus in Finder list view: a work-around Cameron Walters observes that, while the contextual menu in the Finder's list view is wrong (see previous item), if the file name is in edit mode ...

I love contextual menus. In Mac OS X, you find them when you right-click, two-finger-click (on a trackpad) or when you hold down the Control key and click. They're handy in scores of applications and ...

In my ongoing quest to make my time more efficient when I'm working on my computer, I've accumulated a rogue's gallery of plugins, scripts, applications and so forth that, at the very least, make me ...

As longtime Mac Gems readers have likely deduced, I love keyboard shortcuts. If I can access a function more quickly or more easily, I’m all for it. I’m also a big fan of contextual menu plugins—being ...

Right-clicking (or Control + clicking) on a Dock icon will bring up a contextual menu with available options for that application or file. This trick will allow you to customize the language of that ...

Here’s a scenario shared with me recently by a friend: iTunes user: “You know, I’d really like to do [something or other] with iTunes.” Friend: “Sure. Just Control-click on a track, and use the ...

You’re using your Windows 11/10 computer, and something strange happens. For some reason, when you right-click, the context menu freezes or opens slowly. This shouldn’t be happening because while the ...

While looking for desktop customization apps, I came across this interesting software Moo0 Transparent Menu, which lets you customize the right-click context menu background on your Windows 10 PC. As ...

Windows tip: An Ask MetaFilter thread has a simple-yet-excellent tip for setting up quick methods for opening files based on file type by adding custom menu items to the right-click context menu. Say, ...