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I recently had a long think with a friend when trying to set the APN of his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

I recently had a long think with a friend when trying to set the APN of his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

I recently had a long think with a friend when trying to set the APN of his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN of for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have default alternative ways to reach all functionality in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have alternative ways to reach all functionality hidden in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have alternative ways to reach all functionality hidden in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have alternative ways to reach all functionality hidden in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

EDIT2: This issue has shown its importance again: The Jolla now has support for IPv6 added, but activating IPv6 or Dual dual IPv6/IPv4 is hidden under a an unmarked hold-to-open menu. Try to find where it is and you will understand why this issue is important (not to mention annoying)!

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have alternative ways to reach all functionality hidden in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

EDIT2: This issue has shown its importance again: The Jolla now has support for IPv6 added, IPv6, but activating IPv6 or dual IPv6/IPv4 is hidden under an unmarked hold-to-open menu. Try to find where it is and you will understand why this issue is important (not to mention annoying)!

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have alternative ways to reach all functionality hidden in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

EDIT2: This issue has shown its importance again: The Jolla now has support for IPv6, but activating IPv6 or dual IPv6/IPv4 is hidden under an unmarked hold-to-open menu. Try to find where it is and you will understand why this issue is important (not to mention annoying)!annoying)! We need to figure out a way of hinting where these menus are!

I recently had a long think with a friend who also has a Jolla, when trying to set the APN for his telephone network. The answer was to long-click on a certain item in the "Mobile Data" settings, however there was no hint whatsoever that the item had a hidden context menu! As it is right now, there is no way to find the context-menus other than trying to long-click every element there is. I would like to see a consistent system-wide hint for any item that has a context menu, so that you know to look for one.

EDIT: @jgr makes an interesting point below: Desktop OS's always have alternative ways to reach all functionality hidden in the context menus (standard menu bars, etc), the context menu is merely a shortcut to the functionality. In Sailfish, the functionality in context menus is not reachable from anywhere else. This makes it close to impossible to explore the functionality hidden in context menus without a visual cue.

EDIT2: This issue has shown its importance again: The Jolla now has support for IPv6, but activating IPv6 or dual IPv6/IPv4 is hidden under an unmarked hold-to-open context menu. Try to find where it is and you will understand why this issue is important (not to mention annoying)! We need to figure out a way of hinting where these menus are!