The Menus


Record menu

Window menu

History menu

Groups menu


The Record menu

The Record menu is essentially the same as the File menu of Be's Browser. Target item (which is a database record in myBrowser) is the selected item of the current focus view. Selecting the item itself (or one of its subitems) in the menu (from the first menu item, which is a submenu if the item is a folder or query) opens it.

Right-clicking on items gives a similar context sensitive pop-up menu for the item beneath the pointer:

The context menu makes it possible not only to access the contents of a folder or query through a submenu but to access its parent folder as well through this submenu (this does function for all files and folders which have a parent folder).

The Window menu

This menu holds the following items:

The History menu

This menu holds a list of the last nine leaf items (note that an item is only put into the history list if the new path changed significantly). Furthermore it holds the BeBox item.

The Groups menu

This menu holds a list of all groups. The contents of the groups can be accessed as submenus. Group names are blue and the current group is marked. Choosing a group from the menu makes it the current group. Selecting other items opens them. Holding down the CTRL key while selecting sets the path to that of the item instead.

The Groups menu is duplicated on the shelf as pop-up menu which also displays the current group. The main menu at the dock has a menu item ("Create/Edit Groups") to create a group or edit the name and or icon of an existing group. The contents of groups are changed via the group list on the shelf.


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