Discussion: Context Menu

[imrn]

This issue is for discussing about the possible evolution of context menu functionality. Key notes are:

1. Flexibity of context menu is invaluable for the power user.
2. Primary focus of "Custom actions" is currently mime types. And we'll have some new implementation with v7. Currently, I do not have further comments on that. But, it is probably best to keep it as simple and generic as possible to provide room for future directions.
3. Removing or changing the order of context menu items can be useful.
4. Together with context menu, middle click, wheel, or perhaps gestures may bring additional degrees of freedom. May be we can copy web browser gesture conventions. Such as Firefox Gesturefy.
5. FM is some kind of a shell. But it is clear that command line will live forever. "Shell" capabilities may be the topic for an other issue but I tend to see "custom actions" as an attempt to approximate command line shell with templated actions. My view is currently fuzzy. But that notion of development may bring us certain innovative goodies. It may also have implications for the desktop/command line shell convergence. Let's watch it that way.
6. This issue is not definetely for something "big". It is clear that conservative (but clever) minor steps are the best model for development.