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Astandane
Mar 04, 2021Copper Contributor
Missing context menu functionality
Hi everyone, I couldn't find information for this anywhere else, but recently, when using Edge, I no longer have the option to search the web when right-clicking on highlighted text. The only op...
Loyen
May 26, 2021Copper Contributor
Just tried the Edge Dev build (92.0.891.1) and with the same settings as I have in stable I have two search items available in the context menu when I have text selected.
* Search the web for ...
* Search Bing in sidebar for ...
I've also checked the stable release on another Windows 10 machine I have, where the only option I have is "Search the web for ...".
It's very confusing with the amount of inconsistency regarding the text selection context menu. Just let me search using the search engine I have chosen and don't try to force anything else on me.
* Search the web for ...
* Search Bing in sidebar for ...
I've also checked the stable release on another Windows 10 machine I have, where the only option I have is "Search the web for ...".
It's very confusing with the amount of inconsistency regarding the text selection context menu. Just let me search using the search engine I have chosen and don't try to force anything else on me.
Astandane
May 27, 2021Copper Contributor
You're right, but unfortunately I think a lot of companies are going this way. Android is a great example of how, actually, a lot of user choice is being removed.