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Menu

Two styles. Infinite depth.

Overview

OwlScope's menu is inspired by the CS:GO buy menu. Press your hotkey, and the menu appears at your cursor. Each slot can hold an action or a folder (which opens a child menu). You choose how the menu looks — Radial or Grid.

Menu Styles

Radial (CS:GO Style)

Classic circular wedge layout. Navigate by angle — move your mouse in the direction of the action you want. Feels like the original CS:GO buy wheel. Best for small, focused menus where muscle memory drives speed.

Grid (CS2 Style)

Modern grid layout. Navigate by row and column. Resembles the CS2 loadout screen — cleaner for menus with many items. Labels are more visible, making it easier to scan options.

Switch styles anytime in Settings → Theme. Both styles support the full feature set, nested submenus, and keyboard shortcuts.

8-Slot Layout

Each menu level has 8 slots. You can assign any action type to any slot:

  • App Launcher — open any application
  • Script — run a shell script or command
  • System Command — lock, sleep, restart, toggle dark mode, etc.
  • URL — open a URL in your default browser
  • Key Combo — send a keyboard shortcut to the active app
  • Folder — opens a nested submenu with 8 more slots

Navigation

Both Radial and Grid styles share the same navigation controls:

ActionMouseKeyboard
Select a slotHover + clickPress 18
Enter a folderClick the folder slotPress the slot number
Go backClick center / right-clickEsc or Backspace
Close menuClick outsideEsc (at root level)

Nested Submenus

Folders can contain other folders — creating infinite-depth hierarchies. Organize actions by category (e.g., “Dev Tools → Docker → Start / Stop / Logs”).

Tip: Keep your most-used actions at the root level for fastest access. Use folders for less-frequent actions.

Combos

Nested folders aren't just for organization — they create combos. By chaining folder navigation with slot selection, you build repeatable key sequences that fire specific actions instantly, every time.

The pattern is simple: ⌘Efolder slotaction slot. Go deeper for more specificity.

Example Combos

ComboWhat It Does
⌘E1Open Safari (root-level action)
⌘E24Dev Tools → Start Docker
⌘E31Design → Open Figma
⌘E523Scripts → Deploy → Staging

Because slots never move, these combos become muscle memory. After a few days, you stop reading the menu and just execute the sequence — like pressing B42 in CS:GO to buy an AK-47 without thinking.

Pro tip: Design your folder structure around combo ergonomics. Put your most-used actions in easy-to-reach slots (1–4), and group related actions so the combo feels natural. The best combos are the ones your fingers learn before your brain does.