Navigation menu as default

[bdcomp]

Is it possible to make the navigation menu as the default action for left click, instead of right click + submenu?
Maybe as an option via the add-on settings?

[fnxweb]

I'll have a look; the context menu is wholly Firefox's, but I may be able to trigger popping it up via a left click.

Except. The popup UI that's there is part of the extension manifest so I'm not sure I can change that on the fly. I'd also have to look at popping it up manually instead of getting FF to attach it to the button.

Really, the new WebExtensions API is very limiting compared to what we had before :-/

[bdcomp]

Do you miss a particular API?
If so, you may just ask for it, like here - bug 1352598.

[fnxweb]

I can't see any sign of being able to programmatically open a menu, and a left-click menu isn't currently an option or browser-actions (buttons), so I won't be able “just” move the menu.

The only thing I'd be able to do is replace the popup and populate it with an HTML page representing the menu options; coming up with a usable layout will be a job in itself (the popups are limited in their size).

I'd also want to still allow access to the original popup, but from a single-item context menu (so, swapping where they bits are) – that shouldn't be too tricky as you can programmatically change what popup is in use (I'd switch popups briefly) and show it.

So. No giving up, but don't hold your breath either.

[bdcomp]

Thanks for the update.