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Wiki > Main > RockboxUserInterfaceProposal > CustomMenus
I feel that the context menu should be fixed in definition by Rockbox, and the user defined menu should be elsewhere
I like the idea that the menus are driven by the F keys; 
complex combinations of ON+this, PLAY+that, are difficult to remember, especially if they change on every screen

I like the idea of f1=rocbox menu; f2=custom menu; f3=context menu

many complain =this= option or =that= option should be in the top level menu - a custom menu would allow people to have their favourite options within easy reach

hmmm, but I would still like to find (personally) sleep-timer and backlight-timer a quick step away wherever I am

hmmm, not sure I agree, but I'm not sure why - it seems sensible to have context-menu defined by Rockbox - example, if context on a file, is "sleep-timer" in context?

c0utta here: it's on this basis that I've developed the NEWKEYS functionality.  F2 is a custom menu and F3 is context sensitive.  I have been using the code on my JB for 3 months now, but I only have a very limited set of actions that I use personally, so I haven't fully developed every action.  After discussion with the core developers, I have hardcoded the F3 context menu.
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let's say the context menu _is_ provided by rockbox - but at the same time being user customizable through a config file...

Q: from a support point of view, i think this will make life difficult

A: maybe - or maybe the users requiring support would not be clever enough to edit the default menu config file to begin with.

c0utta: the functionality I've developed uses a CFG file to create the custom menu, and I have also proposed that F3 should be able to be defined.  For example, I personally use none of the playlist options and don't really want to see them on my context menu.  I know I'm in the minority here...
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Q: so if I want sleep-timer, I just add it to all 10-or-so custom menus?

A: no, the sleep timer would probably be there already in the Track screen (WPS) - but let's say you want it accessible from the context menu in the playlist screen - then you would add it there

Q: where would something like Disk Spin Down be?

A: I think there would still be a "System menu" but it would be a bit more difficult to get to, e.g. requiring two keys, or holding down a key

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---+++ an idea for the custom/context menu 

currently rejected in favour of a more classic menu list


   1 F3 - context menu
   1 see this screen,
   1 pick option with only one further keypress


  <img src="%ATTACHURL%/quickmenu.bmp" alt="quickmenu">

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---+++ delete currently playing file
   * without leaving the playscreen it should be possible to delete the file which is currently playing.
      * why?
r3 - 22 Jul 2008 - 07:17:35 - BrianCloutier
Parents: RockboxUserInterfaceProposal