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Items should be added to the context menu, as its name implies, only when some particular context arises. Context can be related to page content or the page itself, but it should never be external to the page. (See [[#Non-Use Cases]] for examples.) | Items should be added to the context menu, as its name implies, only when some particular context arises. Context can be related to page content or the page itself, but it should never be external to the page. (See [[#Non-Use Cases]] for examples.) | ||
Instead of requiring consumers to manually add and remove items when particular contexts arise, this proposal introduces the notion that items are bound to one or more contexts, much as event listeners are bound to events. When the context menu is invoked, all of the items bound to the context giving rise to the menu are added to the menu. If no items are bound to the context, no items are added to the menu. This binding occurs through an item's context property. | Instead of requiring consumers to manually add and remove items when particular contexts arise, this proposal introduces the notion that items are bound to one or more contexts, much as event listeners are bound to events. When the context menu is invoked, all of the items bound to the context giving rise to the menu are added to the menu. If no items are bound to the context, no items are added to the menu. This binding occurs through an item's <tt>context</tt> property. | ||
Contexts may be specified with any of the following types: | Contexts may be specified with any of the following types: | ||