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Bug 674460 - display context menu on secondary click in left column
display context menu on secondary click in left column
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-contacts
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.12.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Contacts maintainer(s)
GNOME Contacts maintainer(s)
available
: 678477 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-04-20 10:45 UTC by Adam Dingle
Modified: 2014-04-01 13:04 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 3.11/3.12


Description Adam Dingle 2012-04-20 10:45:24 UTC 
Currently GNOME Contacts displays a context menu when the user right clicks on the the contact's name in the main contact area.  It took me a while to figure this out.  I think a context menu should also be displayed when I right click on a contact in the left column.  That's where I instinctively tried to find a menu, and I think it's a natural place for a menu to be displayed.
Comment 1 Alexander Larsson 2012-04-27 09:50:18 UTC 
Well, the one on the right is more of a hidden menu than a context menu really. 

I mean, it makes sense to have "delete" on the context menu on the items in the list on the left, but maybe not "Add/Remove Linked Contacts...".

Allan?
Comment 2 Allan Day 2012-07-09 18:11:12 UTC 
Yeah I agree with this one, and I've added to the UX roadmap. Patches would be welcome!
Comment 3 Michael Heyns 2012-11-09 03:04:41 UTC 
Just thought I might throw my two cents in...

What about [Plus|Minus] buttons in the left context menu... this would be congruent with other gnome 3 apps ui?
Comment 4 Allan Day 2013-04-30 15:52:05 UTC 
*** Bug 678477 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Allan Day 2013-04-30 16:25:18 UTC 
To clarify - the context menu is no longer displayed in the contact pane (on the right). It should be shown in the left hand list though.

Items to consider for the context menu:

 * Edit
 * Linked Contacts
 * Export
 * Delete
Comment 6 Allan Day 2014-04-01 09:31:15 UTC 
(In reply to comment #5)
> To clarify - the context menu is no longer displayed in the contact pane (on
> the right). It should be shown in the left hand list though.
> 
> Items to consider for the context menu:
> 
>  * Edit
>  * Linked Contacts
>  * Export
>  * Delete

Let's start with Edit and Delete.
Comment 7 Allan Day 2014-04-01 13:04:18 UTC 
Actually, this conflicts with the pattern we are using in the other apps. Right click should trigger the selection mode - see bug 703201.