I have just created a service for my text editor.
I would like to be able to add a services item in the text editor contextual menu when right clicking.
Can this be done?
How to add an application specific service contextual menu for an automator created service
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I've mentioned before that the commercial utility Unsanity FruitMenu allows customization of Finder contextual menus. You could launch an AppleScript or Automator document from the contextual menu with this utility. But FruitMenu requires Rosetta and therefore won't work in Lion. I don't know if Unsanity is developing a way to implement this in Lion, or not.
In Automator at the very top of your workflow, there is a dropdown box for which the prompt reads Service receives selected. If you are getting the results you report, the word text likely appears in the dropdown box. Change it to no input and save the service.
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Best Answer
Depending on your service restrict it to your text editor while creating the service in Automator and save it to ~/Library/Services/.
Example:
After selecting some text, the context menu offers the service "fiona-babbles":