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adding-context-menus

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Create native VS context menus for custom UIs.

Software Engineering#wpf#extension-development#visual-studio#tool-window#vsct#context-menus#ivsshell
Authormadskristensen
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Add native-looking context menus to custom WPF UI in Visual Studio extensions (tool windows, custom tree views, list views). Use when the user wants to show a right-click context menu from their own UI that looks native to VS. Do not use regular WPF ContextMenu — it won't match VS theming or support command routing.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Define context menus in VSCT (type="Context") and show them programmatically with IVsUIShell.ShowContextMenu.
  • Groups create separators and organize actions; use different groups and priorities to control ordering.
  • Works with VSSDK and VSIX Community Toolkit (in-process) to provide integrated command routing and theming.

Quick Start

Define VSCT context menus for your custom UI, wire right-click handlers, and call IVsUIShell.ShowContextMenu at screen coordinates.

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Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: adding-context-menus
Download link: https://github.com/madskristensen/vs-agent-plugins/archive/main.zip#adding-context-menus

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