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Keyboard door to the thread and file tree context menus #590

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User story

As a person who uses eve from the keyboard, I want to open a thread's or a file's actions menu without a mouse, so that I can rename, move or delete it from the keyboard.

Acceptance criteria

  • A key on a focused thread row opens that thread's actions menu.
  • A key on a focused file tree item opens that item's actions menu.
  • The arrow keys move between the menu items, and Return runs the focused item.
  • Escape closes the menu and returns focus to the row that opened it.

What I'd notice

Keyboard users can rename, move and delete threads and files; nothing changes on screen for mouse users.

Context

Found while working #326. Today only right-click and long-press open these menus (Rename, Move to folder, New File, Delete). #326 makes the rows and their buttons reachable but adds no key for the context menu.

Tasks

  • Planner contract: the key (Shift+F10 / context-menu key) and focus rules
  • Open the thread and file tree menus from the keyboard
  • Specs that drive each criterion from the keyboard only

Activity

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    enhancementNew feature or request
    from-devIdea found during development, not asked for by the owner
    on Oct 20, 2026
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