[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

context-sensitive menu
     
         a menu which appears in response to a
        user action typically a mouse click and whose contents are
        determined by which application window was clicked or has
        the input focus.
     
        most guis use a secondary mouse button right or middle to
        call up a context-sensitive menu as the primary mouse button
        is normally used to interact with objects which are already
        visible.
     
        the context-sensitive menu often contains functions that are
        also available in a menu bar but the context-sensitive menu
        provides quick access to a subset of functions that are
        particularly relevant to the window area clicked on.
     
        the risc os wimp uses only context-sensitive menus always
        invoked using the middle mouse button.  this saves screen
        space and reduces mouse movement compared to a menu bar.
     
        1999-09-22
     
     
see also:
menu mouse application window input focus gui primary mouse button 
menu bar risc os wimp 

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