How to simulate pressing the Android menu button in ARC

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I'm using ARC Welder to test an APK in Chrome (on Windows). It works mostly fine but the app uses an old-style Android menu, opened by either pressing the hardware button on old devices, or touching the "3 vertical dots" soft button on newer ones. However the ARC window doesn't use a menu button nor does there seem to be a keyboard shortcut to open the menu (not that I could find anyway). Any ideas?

(Note: I know Google has more or less depricated there old style Android menus. But this is in an old APK).

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The PgUp key is what works on the emulator -- does this work with ARC? - CommonsWare
Implement a keyevent listener that shows the menu. - BillHaggerty
@CommonsWare Sadly PgUp doesn't do the trick in ARC. - Matthias
@Theyouthis I guess that would work but I was hoping not having to mondify the app. - Matthias

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ARC does not provide a way of simulating an Android menu button. We have thought about providing a button in the window frame, like we do for the back button, but we have not moved forward with it. Feel free to star the bug for it

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Ctrl+Windows+Esc (Win key is to prevent Windows opening the Start menu): https://github.com/vladikoff/chromeos-apk#tested-apps

Right Alt should work as well but most keyboards lack that key. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=290361#c9