Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Bigger isn't better, Google...

If you just noticed your Google Chrome context (right-click) menu get bigger, then you were using the --disable-new-menu-style switch, which has very recently been disabled. You, like me, like a compact, concise user interface and got used to exactly where each line would be in it, so you could almost use the Force to navigate it blindfolded.

Well, Google didn't like that, for some reason. The rumor is that Google was "looking to create a unified experience for Chrome users across all versions of Windows." So why not also make everyone have the same start pages, and background, and only support one OS, since uniformity is so wonderful?

Anyway, if you were using the previous command line switch, try this one instead, it worked for me:

--force-fieldtrials="NewMenuStyle/Compact2/"

(If you aren't familiar with command switches, just right-click your desktop shortcut to Chrome, click "Properties", and at the end of the "Target" field, paste in the text above.)

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