Context menu
A React component in Beamline's Overlays category.
Actions for an object on right-click, long-press, Shift+F10 or the menu key, opened at the pointer, with the same rows as the dropdown menu.
Use it for
- Right-click actions on an object: a file, a row, a canvas node.
Not for
- The only way to reach an action: always mirror it in a visible menu or button (dropdown-menu).
Anatomy
- target (your element, focusable)
- surface
- highlight plate
- rows: item, check item, radio item, heading, separator, submenu
Variants
- tone: default, danger
States
- closed
- open
- item highlighted
- item disabled
- check on/off
- submenu open
Keyboard
- Shift+F10 or the menu key on the focused target opens
- ↑ ↓ move, wrapping
- → opens a submenu, ← closes it
- type a letter to jump
- Escape closes and returns focus
Motion
Same surface and gliding highlight as the dropdown menu. Opens out of its trigger (for a context menu, out of the point that was pressed) (_shared/overlay.module.css, source morph): the layer starts as the trigger's own box, offset onto it, and grows; the side next to the trigger is there at once so the nearest rows read within the ruled 90 ms, the far side settles by ~200 ms, content fades in over 90 ms; it closes back into the trigger in 180 ms. Until it has grown the press that opened it cannot land on a row. Reduced motion: it appears.
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
label | string | — | |
items | MenuItem[] (shared with dropdown-menu and menubar) | — | |
children | ReactElement | — | |
disabled | boolean | — | |
onOpenChange | (open: boolean) => void | — | |
classNames | MenuClassNames | — | |
style / ref | CSSProperties / native Ref | — | Root styles; ref targets native popup div. |
Dependencies
@radix-ui/react-context-menu, lucide-react
Import
import { ContextMenu } from "@/components/context-menu/context-menu";Get it
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