microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Missing entries in context menus (on Windows)
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Description
In gvfs mounted folders and files the context menu is very often missing entries.
Entries like "Open with Code" and other Microsoft stuff is present.
But entries for editors, Beyond Compare, 7-zip and the like is often missing.
Contributor guide
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 reproducing the missing context-menu entries in a GVFS-mounted folder or file on Windows, comparing them with a normal folder. Investigate the Windows context-menu integration and define done as editor, Beyond Compare, 7-Zip, and similar installed entries appearing consistently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100