This context menu contains, beside general operations, some special operations which are only used by items of type File. This section wants to explain every single context menu item.
Display
This menu item can be used to show currently selected file. This menu item is very useful if users want to open a particular picture. In this case the chosen picture is also selected accordingly.
Edit
This menu item can be used to open currently selected file for editing. In this case an external program is executed that is registered for particular picture type. Note that the started program may vary because it depends on a specific file type. But in most cases the Windows onboard tool Paint is started.
Expand
This menu item is always disabled for files because files are the lowest hierarchical level inside the program navigator.
Collapse
This menu item is always disabled for files because files are the lowest hierarchical level inside the program navigator.
Locate
This menu item is always disabled for files because files are the lowest hierarchical level inside the program navigator.
Delete
This menu item permits to remove currently selected file from the local hard drive. In this case the affected file is not physically deleted but just moved into the Windows’ Recycle Bin. This allows an easy restoring of “accidentally” deleted files as long as the Recycle Bin hasn’t been emptied in the meantime. Additionally, note this menu item is by intention only available for files and not for folders or other Windows objects. For this purpose the Windows Explorer seems to be the better choice.
Open path
Using this menu item enables users to open currently selected path within the Windows Explorer. However, this menu item is disabled if currently selected node is either folder Favorites or the My Computer node because both items do not have a physical equivalent on the underlying hard drive.
Copy path
With this menu item users are able to copy currently selected path into the Windows clipboard. A path name copied this way can be pasted into other programs using shortcut CTRL+V. However, this menu item is disabled if currently selected node is either folder Favorites or the My Computer node because both items do not have a physical equivalent on the underlying hard drive.
Copy List
This menu item just opens its child menu which can be used to manage all pictures currently available in the Windows clipboard. This child menu consists in detail of the following menu items.
Insert With this menu item it becomes possible to add a selected file to the list of files that are currently available in the Windows clipboard. However, this menu item is only enabled if the currently selected file is not yet part of the Windows clipboard. |
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Remove With this menu item it becomes possible to remove a selected file from the list of files that are currently available in the Windows clipboard. However, this menu item is only enabled if the currently selected file is already part of the Windows clipboard. |
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Empty This menu item is used to completely empty current clipboard content! However, this menu item is only enabled if the Windows clipboard contains picture files at all. |
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Content
This menu item opens the dialog box Copy List that shows
which files are available in the Windows clipboard at the moment. This menu item
is identical to button
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Properties
This menu item enables users to open the corresponding properties dialog. But be aware, this dialog box is represents the properties dialog of the underlying operating system and has nothing to do with program Image Viewer. That dialog can for example also be accessed directly from inside the Windows Explorer. However, this menu item is disabled in case of selected node is either folder Favorites or the My Computer node because both items do not have a physical equivalent on the underlying hard drive.
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