Context Menus

Those of you who make WebPages, might find my following discovery interesting. It allows you to add entries to the context menu that appears when you right click a file in Windows Explorer with the extension .htm or .html. The options to be added are namely to be able to view the page in Netscape or Opera. I find it very useful when i am testing the site before uploading it to the server.

Adding Netscape Option

Open Windows Explorer
Click on View then Folder Options
Click the tab File Types
Scroll down to HTML Document
Click on Edit on the right side
Under the Operation(Procedure) Box click on New
Under Procedure Name type Open with &Netscape
Under Application for this procedure, browse to your Netscape program folder and select the starter command (for example: C:\Program Files\Netscape\netscap6.exe)
Click on OK
At the end of the command line containing the location, add the following -url "%1
The whole line should look something like this now C:\PROGRA~1\NETSCAPE\NETSCA~1\NETSCP6.EXE -url "%1"
Check the box Use DDE
In the extension that opens up, type for:
DDE-Message: -url "%1"
Application: Mozilla
DDE-Apllication not active: leave blank
Subject: WWW_OpenURL

Click on OK when you are finished.
Check that the command Open with Netscape is now listed.
Click OK to exit the editing window and OK again to close the Folder Options window.
Browse to a folder containing HTM or HTML Files with your Windows Explorer. Right click a page, you should see the option Open with Netscape listed.

Adding Opera Option

Open Windows Explorer
Click on View then Folder Options
Click the tab File Types
Scroll down to HTML Document
Click on Edit on the right side
Under the Operation(Procedure) Box click on New
Under Procedure Name type Open with &Opera
Under Application for this procedure, browse to your Opera program folder and select the starter command (for example: C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe)
Click on OK
At the end of the command line containing the location, add the following /nowin /e
The whole line should look something like this now C:\PROGRA~1\Opera\opera.exe /nowin /e
Check the box Use DDE
In the extension that opens up, type for:
DDE-Message: "%1"
Application: Opera
DDE-Apllication not active: leave blank
Subject: WWW_OpenURL

Click on OK when you are finished.
Check that the command Open with Opera is now listed. Click OK to exit the editing window and OK again to close the Folder Options window. Browse to a folder containing HTM or HTML Files with your Windows Explorer. Right click a page, you should see the option Open with Opera listed.