adding-context-menus

To add native Visual Studio context menus to custom WPF UI, define context menus in VSCT and display them programmatically using IVsUIShell.ShowContextMenu at screen coordinates. This integrates VS-style right-click options into tool windows or custom trees.

Regular WPF ContextMenu won't match Visual Studio theming or support integrated command routing. VSCT context menus shown via IVsUIShell.ShowContextMenu provide native VS styling, command routing, and BeforeQueryStatus updates for correct command states.

You organize and separate actions in a VSCT context menu using different groups and priorities. Groups create visual separators between actions, and priority values control the precise ordering of items within the Visual Studio context menu.

Yes, adding native VS context menus works with both VSSDK and the VSIX Community Toolkit in-process. This integration provides the necessary command routing and theming for custom UI elements inside Visual Studio extensions.

You should not use standard WPF right-click menus when building tool windows, custom tree views, or list views inside Visual Studio extensions. They fail to match VS theming and lack native command routing, requiring IVsUIShell.ShowContextMenu instead.