Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu

Hi there,

(When there is a module opened:)

I wonder if there is a way in DXL to add an entry to the context menu which pops up when selecting the object and clicking right mouse button.

I would prefer this way over the more tedious way of moving the mouse to the menu bar and then selecting an entry.

Of course this is only meaningful if the operation is on the current object.

Regards
Frank
SystemAdmin - Fri Jul 30 01:43:55 EDT 2010

Re: Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu
Mathias Mamsch - Sun Aug 01 05:59:25 EDT 2010

You can define your own popup menu items in the "lib\dxl\config\formalPopupFiles" directory. See for example this post for how to do it or search for "createItem". Hope that helps. Regards, Mathias
Mathias Mamsch, IT-QBase GmbH, Consultant for Requirement Engineering and D00RS

Re: Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu
Mark.Bening - Thu Dec 02 17:53:10 EST 2010

Mathias Mamsch wrote:
You can define your own popup menu items in the "lib\dxl\config\formalPopupFiles" directory. See for example this post for how to do it or search for "createItem". Hope that helps. Regards, Mathias
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Mathias Mamsch, IT-QBase GmbH, Consultant for Requirement Engineering and D00RS

Many thanks to your description! It's very valuable.

Re: Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu
Mark.Bening - Thu Dec 02 18:35:22 EST 2010

Mathias Mamsch wrote:
You can define your own popup menu items in the "lib\dxl\config\formalPopupFiles" directory. See for example this post for how to do it or search for "createItem". Hope that helps. Regards, Mathias
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Mathias Mamsch, IT-QBase GmbH, Consultant for Requirement Engineering and D00RS

Many thanks to your description! It's very valuable.

Re: Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu
GerhardS - Tue Jan 14 01:38:31 EST 2014

Mathias Mamsch - Sun Aug 01 05:59:25 EDT 2010
You can define your own popup menu items in the "lib\dxl\config\formalPopupFiles" directory. See for example this post for how to do it or search for "createItem". Hope that helps. Regards, Mathias

Mathias Mamsch, IT-QBase GmbH, Consultant for Requirement Engineering and D00RS

Hi Mathias,

it seems that the link in your post is broken.

-- Gerhard

Re: Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu
Mathias Mamsch - Tue Jan 14 14:54:37 EST 2014

GerhardS - Tue Jan 14 01:38:31 EST 2014

Hi Mathias,

it seems that the link in your post is broken.

-- Gerhard

If you search for formalPopupFiles you will find posts like this:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=77777777-0000-0000-0000-000014611151&ps=25

with examples. I am not sure to which message the original link was pointing ... Regards, Mathias

Re: Add entry to object´s context menu/popup menu
Plamart - Mon Mar 09 13:12:59 EDT 2015

Mathias Mamsch - Sun Aug 01 05:59:25 EDT 2010
You can define your own popup menu items in the "lib\dxl\config\formalPopupFiles" directory. See for example this post for how to do it or search for "createItem". Hope that helps. Regards, Mathias

Mathias Mamsch, IT-QBase GmbH, Consultant for Requirement Engineering and D00RS

Hi Mathias,

I'm also trying to create a context menu, but I do not want to put my DXL file in the DOORS installation directory.

So, I know how to create a menu in the toolbar with -addins command, but I wonder if there is a solution like that for context menu?

 

Thank you by advance for your response.

Arthur