edit right click on desktop context menu?

[IIO]

of course thats the whole point of this thread; we know it can be done, as have seen the proof that it can be done,
but we dont know how, which is why we are asking the question. How do we customize this menu?

that as what i tried to anwser above. you can add items to the menu (such as apple scripts or programs) or write your own extensions.

[supernova777]

of course thats the whole point of this thread; we know it can be done, as have seen the proof that it can be done,
but we dont know how, which is why we are asking the question. How do we customize this menu?

that as what i tried to anwser above. you can add items to the menu (such as apple scripts or programs) or write your own extensions.

110- u seem like an experienced + intelligent guy who has a few more tricks up his sleeve definately then most (probably including myself!) -- i wish you could take the time to share some of that knowledge in an easily digestible form rather then communicating so shortly!!! i hear u loud and clear but it still leaves the question.. HOW? how does one go about doing this?? we are trying to compile of these answers here on this board for future reference for people like ourselves who happen to take an interest in vintage computing.. which honestly is probably a very unique and small demographic that would have that interest to begin with, which is why i like to try to make sure that people can have resources to find the answers they need to actually be productive and not give up so easily on mac os 9 immediately like alot of younger people would. i have a 20 something friend and i hear him laughing at os9 all the time i always have to remind him to look a little deeper and theres more then meets the eye..  anyways..

does anyone have any more info on this subject to offer?
can we get some answers? can we at least point the way for others like myself to research more info on the topic?

[IIO]

well i see what you mean with the "how" thing, but i dont think it is possible to give a proper answer to such an unspecific question.

building contextual menu modules in mac OS8.6+ are, to my knowlegde, documented in the carbon API, and to program your own you should get the carbon API, read the documentation, install a text editor and a C compiler, learn how to use them, then learn C++, then make up an idea , then see how you can implement it.

same goes with the apple script solution: install script editor, learn how to use it, learn how to script, build a script, put it into the CMM folder ...

the way how to get such things done lies somewhere between the rtfm and the principle of trial and error.

personally i have no clue about C++ and only basic knowwledge about applescript, so i wont be of much help here i guess.

otoh i believe that it should be possible for the average user to get it (for example) working to have a menu item which opens a blank simpletext document like asked above. probably 1.) create a simpletext document 2.) save as formular (or however thats called in english), 3.) move it into the CMM folder.
i have my default iText document in the apple menu ...

[IIO]

btw, i think deinstalling the help extension is not a solution, because when i remeber right cubase refuses to start without. i was just checking and i have "help" installed (again)

[MacTron]

Is there some kind of resedit thing that we can do?

Yes there is. But it is limited to Finder commands and launching apps...
The hack consist in to modify the existing contextual menu to do different things. In the picture you can see how the last item is replaced by FileType.

[supernova777]

i would like to make a shortcut key to macbinary any selected file.
there is already shortcuts added to my system by stuffit deluxe
(cmd-u to unstuff, cmd-s to stuff) is there anyway to make cmd-b make it convert to macbinary?

[IIO]

with a util which lets you add keyboard comands that should be possible. there is one which also let you add commands to submenus (so that it would work with "make mac binary" from stuff it)

i am preparing an installer with some 100 system add-ons in the next days. will upload to v. when it is done.

[IIO]

hm, i cant remeber its name. ;(

there was a great one for OSX 10.2 where you csould change all menus in all programs and all non-destructive ... which i never bought because my OSX machine was out of orrder between 2003 and 2004.

i have packed my personal favorites and all i could find (which seems useful) from macmagazin CDs and the like into one bundle now. stay tuned.

[IIO]

file is up in v., please test and report.

this is my personal install. i dont use the contextmenu much anyway, but i will add the "video tools" and "picture tools" to my system now, which you can also find in my installer. they are by alberto ricci and i forgot about them for 10 years.
ricci sounds familiar to you? yes, thats the dentist who also made the wonderful "soundeffects" program.

[IIO]

here is NewCM, which does what syntho was asking for.

[dr bu]

yes, thats the dentist who also made the wonderful "soundeffects" program.

you mean Soundmaker, right? (Soundeffects was a prerunner, e.g without undo) indeed a wonderful program.   to bad it doesnt take 24bit.

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/soundmaker-103

[IIO]

i think i stopped using it when soundmaker came out. its option to build custom plug-ins from plug-in stacks – adobe-aftereffects-like – seemed awesome, but for some reason i lost interest in it after sonicworx´ birth.

[IIO]

i have built a collection of 400+ contextmenu, strip, controlpanel and driver utils now, i always work on it in the background during my other work (which is writing about politics stuff). stay tuned!

[IIO]

here is NewCM, which does what syntho was asking for.

haha, i am using this myself now, all the time. very handy.

just a bit dangerous when you have several copies or versions of a program installed.