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Disabling the Context Menu

Jul 13, 2007 1:08 PM

I need to disable the context menu on my Flash Lite 2.1 application so that users cannot affect the application. This is the menu that pops up when the user holds the stylus down on the Pocket PC screen. It is equivalent to the right-click menu that shows up in Flash on desktop PCs.

In the past, when I used Flash Player 6.0 for the Pocket PC, I could just create a big button in the lowest background layer, that covered the entire stage and did nothing when clicked. This does not seem to work in Flash Lite. I also see that the "showmenu" fscommand and the ContextMenu class are not supported in Flash Lite.

How can I suppress or disable the context menu in a Flash Lite for Windows Mobile application?
  • May1502
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    Aug 1, 2007 4:29 AM
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    Hi,
    Your answer : After set Softkeys to your handlers, your FlashLite menus will be destroyed.
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    Aug 13, 2007 11:43 AM
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    Hi May1502 --

    I used the setsoftkeys command. All that it did was to change the soft keys menu.

    What I need to do is to get rid of the context menu. That's the popup menu that appears when you tap and hold the stylus on the screen (equivalent to a right-click on a PC).

    Thanks anyway for trying.

    -- Phil

    P.S. Now that I have tried your suggestion, please ignore the questions that I sent to you a few days ago via e-mail.
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  • maxdef
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    Aug 24, 2007 2:16 PM
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    Hello,

    I need to do the same, disable the context menu, please help.

    Kind regards,

    Stuart Scott
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  • colkel
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    Oct 1, 2007 9:48 AM
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    HI,

    I also need to disable this feature, it looks like it can
    not be done...
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  • blacknoise2
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    Oct 1, 2007 10:34 AM
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    same problem here, maybe a good idea for adobe to think of another way to acces the context menu then holding the stylus down.
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  • dcc_med
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    Oct 3, 2007 2:48 PM
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    We are also facing the same problem. I take it no one has figured out a solution for this? ...
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  • PhilBailey
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    Oct 3, 2007 3:13 PM
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    Well, I kind of got around the problem, but it meant abandoning Flash Lite and going with Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC.

    I was building an application using a product called "Janus" (Pocket PC version). It is similar to Zinc as it extends the functionality of Flash with hundreds of new functions. Unlike Zinc, they have a version for Windows Mobile 5 and 6. Anyway, their product allows you to compile for Flash Lite or FP7. For FP7, one of the options available on their compiler lets you suppress the context menu. Apparenty, they do this by displaying the Flash Player in a form, which intercepts the tap-and-hold action.

    Anyway, it works great and is acceptable for my needs. Having said that, I would rather develop my application in Flash Lite, but there seems to be no way around the context menu.

    If you're interested in Janus (for Windows, Pocket PC or Symbian), you can find out more at spaghettisort-dot-com.


    -- Phil
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  • dcc_med
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    Oct 3, 2007 3:28 PM
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    Thanks, Phil. We were primarily using Flash Lite to test some user interfaces that we designed for mobile devices, but one of our screen designs kept bringing up the blasted context menu whenever a user would interact with it.

    Quick question, you mentioned that you got around this issue using Janus and outputting FP7--which allowed you to suppress the tap-and-hold command. Will the outputted .swf or .exe run full screen on a Windows Mobile 6 device? I wasn't sure from your post if you were running your app on a Pocket PC or an actual touch screen cell phone (ala HTC Touch, etc.).


    Thanks
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  • PhilBailey
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    Oct 3, 2007 4:16 PM
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    My application runs on a plain Pocket PC (not a phone of any kind). I am using Windows Mobile 5, but the people at spaghettisort tell me that Janus is also compatible with Windows Mobile 6.

    My .swf files run full-screen. Janus handles this just fine.

    You should be able to download a trial copy of Janus PPC from the website. It is a fully functional copy except for the "nag" message that pops up when you run your application.
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  • dcc_med
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    Oct 3, 2007 4:34 PM
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    Phil, thanks again, I am going to give this a try.
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  • dcc_med
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    Oct 12, 2007 12:23 PM
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    quote:
    Originally posted by: PhilBailey
    My application runs on a plain Pocket PC (not a phone of any kind). I am using Windows Mobile 5, but the people at spaghettisort tell me that Janus is also compatible with Windows Mobile 6.

    My .swf files run full-screen. Janus handles this just fine.

    You should be able to download a trial copy of Janus PPC from the website. It is a fully functional copy except for the "nag" message that pops up when you run your application.

    Okay, just wanted to give everyone an update on this in case someone runs into the same problem. I did download the trial version of Janus. Unfortunately, in Janus you can only disable the context menu on Flash 7 and not Flash Lite. Definitely helpful, but doesn't quite solve my issue.

    I am surprised that Adobe hasn't developed something for Flash Lite that will disable the Hold and Tap context menu in Windows Mobile. How many times have you tried to scroll in your flash movie only to have the context menu pop up instead?
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  • DavidWitt_AA
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    Nov 1, 2007 4:36 PM
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    Sorry, this is too late to help perhaps--I use a low-tech hack to get around this; simply create an invisible button or movie clip on your lowest layer, and assign a button function with no actions to it.
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  • PhilBailey
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    Nov 1, 2007 4:54 PM
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    Ah yes... The old button on the lowest layer trick! Unfortunately, this one stopped working after Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC (see the second paragraph in my initial post).

    Although I created this topic a few months ago, I am still interested in finding a solution... Hey Adobe... Is anyone listening? How about making the Showmenu function work on Flash Lite???
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