Bug 173161

Summary: open context menus to the left of the mouse pointer (when using tablet)
Product: [I don't know] kde Reporter: Nadav Kavalerchik <nadavkav>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: wishlist CC: finex, kdelibs-bugs, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Nadav Kavalerchik 2008-10-19 20:44:05 UTC
Version:           4.1.2 (KDE 4.1.2) (using 4.1.2 (KDE 4.1.2), Debian packages)
Compiler:          cc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.26-1-686

i use a tablet laptop with a stylus ("pen mouse ") and i am right handed.

when i click (anywhere in KDE) i get a context menu that is showing to the right of the mouse click BUT under my hand. very hard to manage :-(

can you add an option to KDE that control the placement of the context menu ?
right or left to the mouse pointer
(and all its sub-menus too)

maybe you already have this option for rtl languages BUT i need it for the English UI !

kindly,
nadav :-)
Comment 1 FiNeX 2010-08-22 17:12:48 UTC
@KDElibs: is this a KDE or a Qt wish?
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2020-09-29 22:42:23 UTC
But what if you're left-handed?

Also in general context menus have very poor usability when using touch interaction--even when using a stylus, precision is low compared to a mouse..Overall we aspire to provide menu-less interactions hen using touch, or at least make the menus larger so you can actually touch them.
Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2020-10-19 21:21:59 UTC
> even when using a stylus, precision is low compared to a mouse

Tell that any Wacom user...

Anyway, Qt positions context menus.