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Restore compact context menu

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#3196 opened on Feb 15, 2025

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Description

Description

Add a flag to restore the old smaller context menu style

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

Chrome used to have a compact native-looking context menu before the "UI Refresh 2023" but it was recently changed to be bigger and to have more padding.

There used to be workarounds with --disable-new-menu-style and --disable-features=CustomizeChromeSidePanel but these don't work anymore.

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Possible solutions

Restore the --disable-new-menu-style flag as an ungoogled-chromium feature.

Alternatives

No response

Additional context

ungoogled-chromium already has flags that remove unwanted UI features such as remove-tabsearch-button and disable-sharing-hub.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpppython
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic C++ knowledgeUnderstanding of Chromium build systemFamiliarity with command line flags
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate how ` disable new menu style` was previously implemented and why it broke. Look at existing flags like `remove tabsearch button` in the ungoogled chromium patches for pattern. The flag should be added to Chromium's command line switches in `chrome/browser/chrome browser main.cc` and the context menu UI code in `chrome/browser/ui/views/menu.cc` or similar. Ensure compatibility with the new UI refresh.