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    Or, if the presence of actions is dependent on the state of the object (or other parts of the system), then "No actions currently available" may be better (possibly with a (?) icon taking them to more information about why there are no actions, and under what circumstances they might be available). Commented Jul 17, 2017 at 15:08
  • Again, be more specific: "No actions currently available for this object" Commented Jul 17, 2017 at 15:10
  • Too late to edit, so "yes", with or without "for this object" as appropriate. My point was to use "currently" when an attempt at another time might offer actions. Commented Jul 17, 2017 at 15:17
  • Do you guys think that perhaps also showing the usual context menu but with the options greyed out would be a good idea? Or does it perhaps sends the wrong message? Commented Jul 18, 2017 at 7:59
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    Finally I went with "No actions available for this selection", because the context menu options rely heavily on the selected set of objects. Commented Jul 24, 2017 at 9:12