Google releases Chrome right-click context menu API

Google has introduced the new Chrome right-click context menu API to the developers in the official blog of Chromium browser. It said, since the release of Chrome extended system, the developers are in great need of the right-click context menu. Now this function is included in Chrome Beta-Chrome new beta version.

The new right-click context menu API allow developer to register menu items for web pages and to add particular items to menu, like right-clicking on a picture or video. Take, for example, you can provide a simple way for users to share pictures to Google Buzz, send to Bolger or Gmail. Some users may add a number of extensions. It will be crowded, if these extensions are all added to the right-click context menu API. To avoid this situation, Chrome right-click will automatically group the items from the same extension into a sub-menu.

In addition, Google has announced two more APIs. Omnibox API can make developers integrate with browser’s address bar. With this API, developers can custom search engine for your favorite website, keyboard macros to automate tasks and even integrate chat clients into address bar. Infobars API can add infobars to certain tab across the tops. This API uses normal HTML, so it can be customized and interactive deeply.