Disabling a Bookmark Popup Menu Item

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4. April 2010, 21:32:05

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Disabling a Bookmark Popup Menu Item

Hi,

I'm using Opera 10.10 (Build 4742).

There is a bookmarks popup menu option I'd like to disable.

Specifically, when I select a bookmarks folder, then select a bookmark using the secondary mouse button (right-click for most people) rather than directly select the bookmark, a popup menu appears.

The popup menu shows the following items:

Open
Open in New Tab
Open in Background Tab
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Open in New Window
Open in Background Window
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Properties

I'd like to disable the last three menu items. I've done quite a bit of customizing the menus so I know my way around okay, but I cannot find any reference to this particular popup menu.

I appreciate any help.

Thanks.

5. April 2010, 05:10:38

Pesala

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As far as I can tell, both bookmarks and folders use the same menu section:

[Bookmark Item Popup Menu]

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5. April 2010, 06:17:25

sgunhouse

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Linux? Windows never shows that menu - in 10.10 that's the menu you get if you right-click on a bookmark in the Bookmarks menu. Being as I'm currently in Windows, I can't answer the question ...

5. April 2010, 07:05:35

Pesala

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I assumed that the OP is talking about the Bookmarks Panel — that's where the righ-click menus do appear.

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5. April 2010, 15:11:54

woodboy

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As far as I can tell, both bookmarks and folders use the same menu section:
[Bookmark Item Popup Menu]

The [Bookmark Item Popup Menu] menu section is associated with the Manage Bookmarks option/panel. I already have everything in that menu section commented out.

Linux?

Yes.

I assumed that the OP is talking about the Bookmarks Panel - that's where the right-click menus do appear.

I am referring to the actual bookmarks, not the panel. As I shared in my first response in this post, I already have that menu section disabled.

I started fresh with a new ~/.opera directory and new menu.ini. I then commented out all instances of any "Edit Properties" menu items. That particular option in the popup menu remained. All I can think at this moment is that particular popup menu is hard-coded.

I am creating a web browsing machine, but not a true or strict kiosk. That menu section is the last remnant I want to disable to ensure users cannot modify bookmarks. I could write a wrapper script to ensure modifications are only temporary, but removing the popup menu is the more appropriate solution.

6. April 2010, 04:30:43

sgunhouse

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We no longer have that menu in 10.5x for Linux (which I'm helping test), I'll have to get an old version to see if it has a listing ...

6. April 2010, 22:29:21 (edited)

woodboy

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I wonder if the popup menu simply is not listed in the default menu.ini file but nonetheless exists and has a name.

Interestingly, setting the Allow Context Menus option to False does not disable this particular popup menu.

10. April 2010, 01:16:46

woodboy

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Friendly bump. Anybody who can help?

11. April 2010, 07:10:50

sgunhouse

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Couldn't find it in the menu setup file ...

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