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A context menu from LibreOffice Writer, appearing when the user right-clicks on a page element A context menu from Ubuntu desktop. A context menu (also called contextual, shortcut, and pop up or pop-up menu) is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation.
A drop-down list or drop-down menu or drop menu, with generic entries. A drop-down list (DDL), drop-down menu or just drop-down [1] – also known as a drop menu, pull-down list, picklist – is a graphical control element, similar to a list box, that allows the user to choose one value from a list either by clicking or hovering over the menu.
A context menu is a menu in which the choices presented to the operator are automatically modified according to the current context in which the operator is working. A common use of menus is to provide convenient access to various operations such as saving or opening a file, quitting a program, or manipulating data.
In computing, the menu key (≣ Menu), or application key, is a key with the primary function to launch a context menu with the keyboard rather than with the usual right-mouse button. [1] It was previously found on Microsoft Windows -oriented computer keyboards and was introduced at the same time as the Windows logo key .
Context sensitivity is ubiquitous in current graphical user interfaces, often in context menus. A user-interface may also provide context sensitive feedback , such as changing the appearance of the mouse pointer or cursor, changing the menu color, or with auditory or tactile feedback.
The Windows 95 Start menu. The Start menu first appeared in Windows 95.It was made to overcome the shortcomings of Program Manager in previous operating systems. [5] Program Manager consisted of a simple multiple document interface (MDI) which allowed users to open separate "program groups" and then execute the shortcuts to programs contained within.
A pie menu. In user interface design, a pie menu or radial menu is a circular context menu where selection depends on direction. It is a graphical control element. A pie menu is made of several "pie slices" around an inactive center and works best with stylus input, and well with a mouse. Pie slices are drawn with a hole in the middle for an ...
Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state. [ 1 ] Context-sensitive help, as opposed to general online help or online manuals, does not need to be accessible for reading as a whole.