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[Daniel Fore <825923@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would definitely have to disagree.

The most often used action is always going to be "Open". So it follows
that open (and open with) should be at the very top of the menu, not
near the bottom. This *always* throws me off when I try to "open with".
Every file manager puts this at the top for good reason.

Having Open (with the default app) is helpful as a validation. If I'm
unsure what app will open and I go to look for "Open with" and it's not
present... well that's going to feel weird. But if I already know what
app will open and I see it in the "Open with" menu it's going to make me
question just wtf *is* the default app for this mime type. So It is
important to make a user feel comfortable and educated about their
system.

Open With and Contractor are absolutely *not* the same. Open With spawns
another application, Contractor initiates an action. This is akin to the
"Send to" menu from Nautilus. Not the same as Open at all.

You also forgot the colors which is currently floating in the middle of
the menu. It should be the 2nd-to-last item since it's a "set and
forget" option. It's certainly not more common than the actions it
currently sits above.

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Title:
  re-organize context menus

Status in Marlin:
  New

Bug description:
  The organization of the current context menus is a little odd. I'd
  like to propose a new organization that (hopefully) puts more used
  items towards the top and lesser used items towards the bottom. It's
  organization also allows menus to be more consistent in their
  placement amongst themselves (even though they contain different
  items). Note that I used the phrase "Get Info" instead of
  "Properties". I feel like this is a more friendly wording, but this is
  only my opinion and I won't protest if you disagree on that point.
  Here is the proposal:

  ### Click in an Empty Space:

  Create New Folder...
  --
  Select All
  Paste
  --
  Show Hidden Files and Folders
  --
  Get Info

  ### Click on a Folder:

  Open
  Open in New Tab
  --
  Cut
  Copy
  Paste into Folder
  --
  %Contractor
  --
  Rename...
  --
  Move to Trash
  Delete
  --
  Colors
  --
  Get Info

  ### Click on an Item:

  Open with "DefaultAppName"
  Open with >
  --
  Cut
  Copy
  --
  %Contractor
  --
  Rename...
  --
  Move to Trash
  Delete
  --
  Colors
  --
  Get Info

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