Contextual Hell
July 14, 2009 3:27 PM Subscribe
Can I reorder/remove items in contextual menus (right-click-menus) on the mac using an application/plugin/something similar?
Are there corresponding items in your ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items folder, or your /Library/Contextual Menu Items folder? If so, just remove them.
posted by nicwolff at 4:10 PM on July 14, 2009
posted by nicwolff at 4:10 PM on July 14, 2009
Edit: that second location should be:
/Location/Contextual Menu Items
posted by mrbarrett.com at 4:23 PM on July 14, 2009
/Location/Contextual Menu Items
posted by mrbarrett.com at 4:23 PM on July 14, 2009
Heh, he means /Library/Contextual Menu Items, not /Location/Contextual Menu Items, but otherwise that's your best answer.
posted by nicwolff at 4:35 PM on July 14, 2009
posted by nicwolff at 4:35 PM on July 14, 2009
Coffee...must...find...coffee....Thanks for the correction(s). Heh.
posted by mrbarrett.com at 5:39 PM on July 14, 2009
posted by mrbarrett.com at 5:39 PM on July 14, 2009
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/System/Library/Contextual Menu Items
/Library/Library/Contextual Menu Items
~/Library/Contextual Menu Items
The first are the "System" CMIs that are part of every OS install. They are active for every user.
The second are also considered "System" CMIs but other 3rd-party applications are allowed to install in this space. They are available to all users on the system.
The third is local to the currently logged in user and are active for only the currently logged-in user.
Their load is mostly determined by where they located in the system...which "Contextual Menu Items" location they are in. You could conceivably re-order these by moving them between "Contextual Menu Items" locations and then re-logging in. But I haven't tried this and am not 100% sure whether it'll work.
Removing a CMI is simply a matter of moving it out of one of the CMI locations.
All this is a fancy way of saying that you really should just install FinderPop and configure to your hearts content.
posted by mrbarrett.com at 4:09 PM on July 14, 2009