Remove "delete video" from context menu

Jimbawb · 2007-12-18, 17:53

Hi guys,

I'm desparatly seeking a way to disable/remove the "delete video" option from the context menu. Many users in my house use my HTPC and we have already come very close to almost deleting a few videos by accident!

I want my media to be protected, I don't want to go through the hassle of re-encoding a DVD just because someone accidentally clicked delete video.

How can I disable this option? Cheers

gemx · 2007-12-18, 19:34

I am sorry.
The context menu entries are hardcoded in the plugins.
The only chance is to download the sources, remove the entry and compile it.

Jimbawb · 2007-12-18, 19:37

Damn, that sucks. Is there a way i can request this to be implemented? I noticed a lot of people have asked for it in the past...its a bit dodgy because things could be deleted by accident.

Is there a way of disabling the context menu altogether?

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-12-18, 20:05

Quote:

Damn, that sucks. Is there a way i can request this to be implemented? I noticed a lot of people have asked for it in the past

Nope, and by the way, have had more people asking for a delete button linked to remote

than asking for it to be removed from menu.

As always if you have Movies that you have taken from your DVD's and converted to avi\mp4, back them up to another hard disk, it took me long enough to convert 200+ movies without losing them

Darre · 2007-12-18, 20:17

The biggest problem is that it actually doesn't go to the recycle bin. That would obviously help a lot for people who accidentally delete stuff. Its not harder then using some file restoring program, but not everybody has that, and you have to be aware of the deletion pretty fast so the data don't get overwritten. Is it possible to make the delete thing send it to recycle bin or even just move it to another folder?

Jimbawb · 2007-12-18, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darre

The biggest problem is that it actually doesn't go to the recycle bin. That would obviously help a lot for people who accidentally delete stuff. Its not harder then using some file restoring program, but not everybody has that, and you have to be aware of the deletion pretty fast so the data don't get overwritten. Is it possible to make the delete thing send it to recycle bin or even just move it to another folder?

I would settle for a compromise as the recycle bin, however it seems weird how configurable MP can be yet you cant configure something as potentially disruptive as this. I'm not dissing MP, i love it, and thanks to the coders for it, but if I knew it had this feature before i began building i may not have gone all the way.

Perhaps I could set a "read only" permission on the files, would that stop MP deleting them?

Darre · 2007-12-18, 20:30

Try it! Maybe its that easy. Hehe

Jimbawb · 2007-12-18, 20:31

Just did..it *seems* to work! MP doesn't kick up a fuss, but the movie stays there...interesting.

Now...to find a program/script that can run through every file and make read-only :/

Darre · 2007-12-18, 20:36

If you have a movie dir(you probably do) just right click the movie folder and select read only. You will get the option of applying it to all sub files/folders.

Jimbawb · 2007-12-18, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darre

If you have a movie dir(you probably do) just right click the movie folder and select read only. You will get the option of applying it to all sub files/folders.

oh yeah, haha. Well, its a dirty fix, but it works. Cheers

2007-12-18, 17:53	#1 (permalink)
Jimbawb Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Remove "delete video" from context menu Hi guys, I'm desparatly seeking a way to disable/remove the "delete video" option from the context menu. Many users in my house use my HTPC and we have already come very close to almost deleting a few videos by accident! I want my media to be protected, I don't want to go through the hassle of re-encoding a DVD just because someone accidentally clicked delete video. How can I disable this option? Cheers

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Jimbawb Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Damn, that sucks. Is there a way i can request this to be implemented? I noticed a lot of people have asked for it in the past...its a bit dodgy because things could be deleted by accident. Is there a way of disabling the context menu altogether?

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Darre Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 829 Thanks: 94 Thanked 71 Times in 54 Posts Country:	The biggest problem is that it actually doesn't go to the recycle bin. That would obviously help a lot for people who accidentally delete stuff. Its not harder then using some file restoring program, but not everybody has that, and you have to be aware of the deletion pretty fast so the data don't get overwritten. Is it possible to make the delete thing send it to recycle bin or even just move it to another folder?

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Darre Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 829 Thanks: 94 Thanked 71 Times in 54 Posts Country:	Try it! Maybe its that easy. Hehe

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Darre Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 829 Thanks: 94 Thanked 71 Times in 54 Posts Country:	If you have a movie dir(you probably do) just right click the movie folder and select read only. You will get the option of applying it to all sub files/folders.