Are there some way to assign keyboard shortcut to Dolphin's Context Menu?

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Hi, there.

Can you help me, please?

I really would like to invoke the Dolphin’s Context Menu with keyboard shortcut “Shift + F10”, but there aren’t input to set this in “Configure Keyboard Shortcut…” menu.

I found out some way using xdotool to emulate the mouse’s right click any key of the keyboard, but I would prefer other way, if it is possible.

So… Do somebody know how can I configure this?

My specs:

Operating System: KDE neon 5.27
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.111.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
Kernel Version: 6.2.0-36-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11

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Create a shortcut in system settings. Command is xdotool click 3. Put in your key combo.

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I have always just used the Menu key between the right Alt and Ctl keys. Does your keyboard not have this?

Maybe I am not reading your post correctly.

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I think OP is asking about the hamburger menu.

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OP wants an alternative method to xdotool.

I’ve attempted 2 ways with 0 success.

In Dolphin.

Configure > Configure keyboard shortcuts > Open Menu > Assign Custom shortcut

Didn’t work for me.

Via qdbus

qdbus org.kde.dolphin-20200 /dolphin/Dolphin_1/actions/hamburger_menu trigger

Didn’t work for me.

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OP is on x11, xdotool works. If his xdotool menu works, he’s asking, like he stated, for the context menu. I’m guessing his keyboard doesn’t have a menu button.
My bad, misread the post. He already used an xdotool command. Then again, if a menu button works I provided him with a shortcut alternative. No idea if he’s using that one really.

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Ignore that, I didn’t read: “Context Menu”

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Maybe the OP will respond soon and give us something else to go on.

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Thank you for all to try help me. :heart:

  1. WilsonEPhillips, I don’t have this key on my keyboard…

  2. dzon and GoldBarb, I would like to use other alternative instead of xdotool…

My problem has been that I don’t have some functions without access the context menu, like the “Open Path”, when perform search for files and folders.

I really miss this feature, coming from others files explorer, like Windows Explorer.

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I thought for sure there would be an option in System Settings > Input Devices > Keyboard > Advanced, but nothing for the Menu key.

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I’m completely lost . There is a shortcut for “open path” sooo… I don’t understand why you need a shortcut for an entry in a context menu which has a shortcut to begin with? If it’s about specific functions I guess you could make a bash script and assign shortcuts to those. I’m at a loss here. If it’s purely an overall function to find files one doesn’t need a contextmenu, there are other tools for that.

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I did find this on the Arch forum. This lets us know what the key press would be if you had the key.

Xev: keycode 135 (keysym 0xff67, Menu)

Beyond this, it is over my head. :rofl:

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Sorry, I couldn’t explain very well my reason…

I want the context menu because this show some functions that isn’t in no place else. Also, It show some usual function in a single panel from different upper menu bar category.

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I have only one key to Ctrl", “Alt”, “AltGr” and “Super”. So, I can’t overwrite one of these key to “Menu” key without lost one of them.

If I understood what you mean… :sweat_smile:

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My point was what the key would do if you had the key. This would be what Alt+F10 needs to perform. In Windows, this is the default for Alt+F10, but not on Plasma.

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Okay. If you want that alternative to a missing menu key, do the following:
1)system settings>shortcuts
2)Custom shortcuts>add a new action
3)Set your key combo under Trigger and name it Menu under Action
4)Apply

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And um…I hope you don’t think you can get the dolphin context menu allover the place. That’s for dolphin and its’ servicemenus.

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To answer the question, Felix is adding support for using F10 to open the context menu in the next version of Dolphin: English - Planet KDE. This will also support a whole bunch of other KDE applications :slight_smile:

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Thanks to dzon and this answer post from “How to add shortcut-key to create a New Text File in Dolphin” askubuntu’s thread, I come with a “refined” solution show by dzon.

I only added the key “Menu” to it works only in the Dolphin (at least, I think configured this, :sweat_smile:).

Check out how you can make this too.

Go to the

System Setting > Workspace > Custom Shorcuts

  1. Rick click mouse in column empty space and choice the option > 2. New > 3. Global Shorcut > 4. Send Keyboard Input

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  1. Go to the “Action” tab > 6. Type in this field “Menu” (without quotation marks) > 7. Select “Specific Window” in “Window” field > 8. Click in “New…” button

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  1. Choice “Contains” option in “Window title” > 10. Type “Dolphin” (without quotation marks) in the field under > 11. Check “Normal” option in “Window Types” (click “Ok” button in the end)

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  1. Go to the “Trigger” tab > 13. Assign that keyboard shortcut that what you want (I assigned “Shift+F10”)

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After all, click “Apply” button.

(Thanks to Spectacle, it’s was easy take the screenshots and add the arrows and numbers. Such a cool software!)

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This feature has been requested a bunch of times.
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260266

Unfortunately no-one has attempted to fix this yet.

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Oh, it’s so cool, I’m excited when this implementation comes. For those that don’t want use my option to achieve the Context Menu, in the link send by redstrate, there is other a way to apply “Shift + F10” globally (workaround).

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