About this tag
Discussions on WindowsForum.com about context edit focus on customizing the right-click menu in Windows. Users seek to change default programs for file types, such as replacing Paint with another image editor for JPEG files. Others explore registry tweaks like AlwaysShowExt to control file extension visibility for specific types. Advanced users use tools like ContextEdit to add custom commands, such as compiling Java files or running .class files with a pause to view output. These threads cover practical registry editing and third-party utilities for modifying context menu entries.
  1. M

    Windows 7 How do I change items in context (right click) menu?

    Specifically, I want to change the program that launches when I right click a jpeg file and click EDIT. Presently PAINT launches, I want to change that to PSP.EXE. This used to be easy in earlier versions of windows as I recall. Thanx.
  2. gremlinkurst

    Windows 7 AlwaysShowExt For Specific Extensions

    Not long ago I was experiencing an annoying problem: the file extension for ICO files were always displayed while known filetypes' extensions were set to be hidden. My primary icon editor/handler was (and still is) IconLover, and at one point I my registry explorations, I found the offending...
    • gremlinkurst
    • Thread
    • alwaysshowext context edit file extensions file management ico file iconlover notepad plain text registry windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. G

    Windows 7 How Can I Do This (Context Menu Editing)

    Okay, so I am just learning Java, and I hate how atm I have to use command panel and there lots of typic in javac this.java java this in my testing. So I downloaded ContextEdit and put a compile on the right click of .java, this works fine. However, the program doesn't have an entry for .class...
    • Garethp
    • Thread
    • batch file class file command prompt compilation compile context edit context menu development editing java learning pause programming run option scripting software terminal user interface windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support