# Context menu (right-click) for the composer
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [April 7, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662 "2019-04-07T06:40:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/1 "2019-04-07T06:40:08Z")
Hi guys,
I’m not sure how you’re work-flow is with the Discourse composer, but I’ll have to write a lot of more or less complex math, programming and other formatted texts. Sometimes the shortcuts are very helpful, but not as much user-friendly in my POV.
I think our formatting toolbar needs new feature and fresh look; less static, more dynamic and contextual.
How about a contextmenu that brings the main functionalities right to the place, where it’s needed (= finger tips & courser)? Actully, I’m not sure what capabilities we have with mobile browsers, but I would guess, it won’t be a problem to have at least some kind of “pop-up bubble” button with a fixed position or other kind of “magic”.
Let’s imagine the case you’ll …
- write multiple lanes with text: What’s, what you wanna usually do?
(My answer: making enumerations and bullet point lists … up to the last empty lane)
- have selected some words: What’s, what you wanna usually do?
(Make them bold, italic, link and quote them …)
- have you’re course between words without selection: What’s, what you wanna usually do?
(I would guess: put an emoji, a math formula or something special between… )
You’ll see my point. I don’t wanna make the right-click action less capable than the system / browser default. But we need some improvement at this very relevant user interface, so called “context menu”. Are there any APIs or web technologies out there, that addresses this issue / demand? Maybe browser plugin solutions?
Thanks in advance and I’m glad to hear you’re opinion …
Best
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/2 "2019-04-07T08:01:37Z")
Typing is faster, and there are already keyboard shortcuts for this stuff.
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### Author:  [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 8:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/3 "2019-04-07T08:42:00Z")
You’re right, there are shortcuts for Discourse but not for the composer formatting options.
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/4 "2019-04-07T09:06:13Z")
I _wrote_ this **entirely** from the `keyboard`
```plaintext
got to say
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## it was pretty quick.
- I didn’t need any menu
- it’s standard markdown
- some things you need to consider:
> Not so bad?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/5 "2019-04-07T09:34:31Z")
All toobar formatting options have keyboard shortcuts. Mouse over the toolbar items to see the shortcut.
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### Author:  [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/6 "2019-04-07T09:47:48Z")
Except those ones under the gear sub-menu
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/7 "2019-04-07T10:01:55Z")
And you use those functions how often, exactly?
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### Author:  [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/context-menu-right-click-for-the-composer/113662/8 "2019-04-07T10:21:39Z")
Indeed.
- Hide details (for embedding solutions and literature)
- Blur spoiler (for solutions and anything “secret”)
And even for
- Uploads (very common use case!!!)
- Math equations (unfortunately [not very well supported](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-math-plugin/65770/110) as reference by the formatting bar)