microsoft/Terminal

The explorer context menu should only appear on shift+click

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#6,113 opened on May 21, 2020

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Description

Follow-up from #6100.

The Explorer context menu is notoriously cluttered. We shouldn't add to that clutter if we can avoid it. This issue represents me taking the time to investigate how exactly to make the menu only appear on shift+right click, not just right click.

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Research direction
Investigate the context menu handling code in the Terminal's explorer integration. Look for where the context menu is triggered and add a modifier check for the Shift key.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktopfrontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
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Git
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65