microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Please add a display option for File Locksmith and PowerRename: default context menu only
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Currently, there are two options:
Default and extended context menu
Extended context menu only
I believe this design is not ideal. When “default and extended context menu” is selected, holding Shift and right-clicking causes duplicate entries for File Locksmith and PowerRename to appear in the context menu.
This issue is even worse when using Directory Opus, as it makes the context menu excessively long.
This is both a bug and a feature request.
Scenario when this would be used?
Both the new and the old context menus should display only a single entry, rather than duplicate options.
Supporting information
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the File Locksmith and PowerRename context-menu integration and the existing Default and extended context-menu settings. Verify the change by checking that both the new and old menus show one entry, including with Shift-right-click and when using Directory Opus.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100