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Is it possible?
Published on February 8, 2007 By Ronan H In DesktopX
I'm talking about the standard menu that pops up when you right click on the desktop, away from any objects etc... I really don't like the menu and from what I've read in another post, the ability to get rid of it no longer exists so I'm wondering if its possible to customize it at all? Its really bugging me, it takes away from the themes i think...

Ta.

Ronan
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on Feb 18, 2007
Sorry for the late post.But DX right click is the modifier.It's Part of object desktop.I'm betting you found that already.  

on Feb 18, 2007
I know that RomanDa has a number of objects that he's made that have the same menu if you right click or left click.  You might check there or ask for it in his "What do you want in a tutorial" thread.
on Feb 18, 2007
do you mean when you CLICK/RIGHT-CLICK on the DX object? or just on the desktop?
on Feb 18, 2007
I'm talking about the standard menu that pops up when you right click on the desktop, away from any objects etc... I really don't like the menu and from what I've read in another post, the ability to get rid of it no longer exists

Was that feature in there at all?
on Feb 18, 2007
Sounds like you're referring to the standard context menu?

That capability never existed in DesktopX to my knowledge. Maybe RightClick (Part of Object Desktop) is what you want?
on Feb 19, 2007
I'm talking about the standard menu that pops up when you right click on the desktop, away from any objects etc...


Heres a screenshot:



On the left you will see the context menu that i am talking about. I have clicked in the dark blue area of the screen just at the top left corner of the menu, which is away from all objects. That is the menu that i don't like. I was wondering if it could be gotten rid of or modified in any way? I am aware of RightClick but i was hoping not to have to load another application just to get rid of one feature in another application.

Thanks for the help so far, i hope this post is clearer...

Ronan
on Feb 19, 2007
Much clearer!  Thanks.
You are using a DX desktop.  That makes a huge difference! 
What theme is that?
on Feb 19, 2007
Hmmm ..  I don't see where in the documentation or settings where that turns off.
Will continue to look, but I'm not hopeful.
on Feb 19, 2007
@ Zubaz: Its a DX theme im working on myself, my first one ever, which i now realise i have accidentally revealed to the world

Ah well...

Its in its early stages, any first impressions?

Also i now realise that i didn't specify very clearly that i was using a DX desktop as opposed to the standard Windows desktop, duh to me!

Ro
on Feb 21, 2007
I don't get such an menu when I run DesktopX... What am I missing?
on Feb 21, 2007
@ thomassen: Im beginning think that some other people dont get that menu popping up either because a few people seem to have no clue what i was talking about (i brought it up in another thread also)... Hmmm...this is a bit strange...

It happens for me whether i am in Builder or Client mode...

I must look into that further...

R
on Feb 21, 2007
thomassen, are you loading a DX desktop?  That's the key to getting this menu.

As a workaround Ro, you could export the parts of the desktop you want as objects, then load each object without the desktop.
on Feb 21, 2007
@ Zubaz: Thats true, i hadn't thought of that, probably due to my nooooobiness at DX .

I suppose in the grander scheme of things its hardly the biggest deal in the world, but i am very particular about small details so it was bugging me a wee bit...

As suggested by RomanDA, i might try and load up RightClick again and see if that overrides the default DX menu that appears when the user right clicks, then at least i will be able to customize it as i please, albeit having to load up a separate application just to do so. But i guess in some cases the end justifies the means, hopefully that will be the case here too when i rekindle my relationship with RightClick .

I still do think however that considering the website these very words are being hosted on, it does seem a bit limiting to have a menu that cannot be WinCustomized in any way or deactivated. Im sure i am not the only one that dislikes the menu? It really takes away from the GUI of a slick DX Theme when you right click and this unpleasant little menu pops up, which as far as i can see doesnt inherit your existing WB skin or any other aspects so it looks quite out of place at the best of times... I definitely think it should be an optional feature, or at least a customizable one, in further releases of DX...

Hah! Funny thing just happened, i was just about to refer to a thread i read recently about the same issue where someone said that the ability to disable the right click thing was removed from DX in an earlier version, and hey presto, its yourself Zubaz who uttered the very words! What a coincidence eh? Now THATS a feature i would like to see re-introduced...

*** steps down off soapbox with a grin ***

Ro

PS: Heres the thread by the way.
on Feb 21, 2007
Its in its early stages, any first impressions?


I like it. kinda reminds me of Phoon's SSDDDX - but different.



on Feb 21, 2007
The right click menu in question loads automatically under the following conditions you have a DX theme loaded and you have the standard windows desktop icons disabled(not visible). I don't know of anyway to modify it. But if you have the standard windows icons visible it won't load so that tells me there is a way to disable it and it may be possible to disable it in a script.
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