62498 - [RFE] Customization of address field (location bar) context menu

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(SeaMonkey :: Location Bar, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Mike Kowalski]

I think there should be a new preference under Navigator. It says History, 
Languages, Helper Applications, Smart Browsing,and Internet Search. I think 
a "Location bar" preference should be added under that. It could include 
additions to the right click menu in addition to the default settings(Undo, 
Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All).

Comment 1

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

over to Apps, setting to New, adding [RFE] to Sumamry.  requests like this
usually carry more weight with a patch attached.

Comment 2

[Mike Kowalski]

The location bar preference would include checkboxes next to the choices. The 
choices would be Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All, Redo, Go, Search, 
Add Bookmark, Open new window, and whatever anyone else comes up with. Some 
people may use the keyboard shortcuts, so the Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete 
features will not be used. They should have an option to change these to 
something they will use.

Comment 3

[Paul Chen]

nav triage team:

Not something we'll do for beta1, marking nsbeta1-

Comment 4

[Chris McAfee]

over to german for a look.  back to mcafee if UE agrees
we need some prefs for this stuff.

Comment 5

[german]

Is this bug about adding prefs to customize the context menu that appears when
context clicking over the url bar? If so the subject should prob be changed to
refelect that.

Comment 6

[Mike Kowalski]

Yes it is. Here's an explaination of this preference. By default the context 
menu in the location bar will include Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete,and Select 
All. But in preferences, there will be something called "Location bar" or 
whatever you decide to call it, which will most likely be under Navigator. When 
you click on this item, it will describe what the preference does and right 
below that, it will have 2 checkboxes, but only one can be selected. By 
default, the first one is selected which means that the context menu will be 
just like the one there is now. The second checkbox will enable you to 
customize what you want in the context menu. The first checkbox will be called 
Default and the second one would be called Custom or Customize. When you click 
the checkbox for Custom, you'll be able to add menu items like: Go, Search, Add 
Bookmark, Print, etc. and you can also have the default menu items. Selecting 
these menu items will be like selecting the Toolbars in Navigator. There should 
be 2 arrows, so you can move the order of the menu items, like if you want Go 
first, then Search next, or whatever you want. I think this is a good feature, 
so the browser could be customized by the user to make it the way they want it. 

Comment 7

[Mike Kowalski]

Should it be called Location bar context menu preference?

Comment 8

[timeless]

i'm sure mpt won't like this.

Comment 9

[german]

I don't think this would be abig priority on my list of usability fish to fry.
One could also ask why only this contextual menu, why not others? This solution
does not scale at all... 
I am worried that for all these settings where it seems so tempting to add prefs
instead of picking the best default for thre audience at hand we end with a very
cluttered prefs file. This is probably a feature that caters to a very small
audience...Forwarding to ben to see whether what his thoughts are...

Comment 10

[Mike Kowalski]

Maybe there should be a limit to the amount you can select. If this feature is 
added, I'm sure people will use it, once they figure out it's useful. Go and 
Search in the context menu will eliminate the need for those buttons, but this 
will be optional. Whenever you click on a link and it goes to a different site, 
you'll be able to add the bookmark by clicking Add Bookmark in the context 
menu. It may be tempting to add prefs, but if the user wants a lot in the 
context menu, then it's up to them. They can always leave it on the default 
setting(Undo,Cut,Copy,Paste,Delete,Select All). It would be cluttered if they 
select all the settings, but then it's their fault. If they realize it's 
cluttered, then they wouldn't select so many. I just think that this is a good 
feature, because the user will be able to customize the browser. If some people 
don't like the Go, Search, and Print button, they'll be able to put it in the 
menu. 

Comment 11

[Matthew T (active 1999-2002)]

Oh, this is *so* not useful. Any further items added to the address field context 
menu would be quicker to get to from the main menus anyway.

Comment 12

[Paul Chen]

Marking nsbeta1- bugs as future to get off the radar.

Comment 13

[Jonas Jørgensen]

See also bug 164955, [RFE] Customizable Context Menus.

Comment 14

[Jesse Ruderman]

Wontfix - would not be useful.

Comment 15

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

mass-verifying Wontfix bugs.

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