Context menu inside VS Code should be smaller

[MtiPsd]

Type: Performance Issue

The context menu inside VS Code is currently too large and takes up a lot of screen space. It would be great if the context menu could be made smaller so that it’s easier to use and easier to reach. This would make the overall user experience much better and more efficient.

VS Code version: Code 1.84.2 (1a5daa3a0231a0fbba4f14db7ec463cf99d7768e, 2023-11-09T10:51:52.184Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045 Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value| |---|---| |CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4160 CPU @ 3.60GHz (4 x 3592)| |GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: unavailable_off
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: unavailable_off
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled| |Load (avg)|undefined| |Memory (System)|7.94GB (3.49GB free)| |Process Argv|--folder-uri file:///c%3A/Users/MtiPsd/Desktop/final%20project --crash-reporter-id 0a481f2e-ea28-4899-817e-2c1ecca269c2| |Screen Reader|no| |VM|0%|

Process Info

``` CPU % Mem MB PID Process 1 65 12328 code main 0 55 108 gpu-process 1 82 792 window [2] (Issue Reporter) 0 113 2608 extensionHost [1] 0 15 5280 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node "c:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\json-language-features\server\dist\node\jsonServerMain" --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 52 6468 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker-3.0.1\packages\_server\dist\main.cjs --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 13 7300 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\dbaeumer.vscode-eslint-2.4.2\server\out\eslintServer.js --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 10 9008 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\prisma.prisma-5.6.0\node_modules\@prisma\language-server\dist\src\bin.js --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 9 9356 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node "c:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\html-language-features\server\dist\node\htmlServerMain" --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 25 9824 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node --max-old-space-size=3072 "c:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\node_modules\typescript\lib\tsserver.js" --serverMode partialSemantic --useInferredProjectPerProjectRoot --disableAutomaticTypingAcquisition --cancellationPipeName C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-typescript\670c3a4faf0b3d6a48ee\tscancellation-570f84c530f34f19c923.tmp* --globalPlugins @styled/typescript-styled-plugin --pluginProbeLocations c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\styled-components.vscode-styled-components-1.7.8 --locale en --noGetErrOnBackgroundUpdate --validateDefaultNpmLocation --useNodeIpc) 0 12 12276 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\sburg.vscode-javascript-booster-14.0.1\dist\server\server.js --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 8 13444 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node "c:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\markdown-language-features\server\dist\node\workerMain" --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 37 16996 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node --max-old-space-size=3072 "c:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\node_modules\typescript\lib\tsserver.js" --useInferredProjectPerProjectRoot --enableTelemetry --cancellationPipeName C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-typescript\670c3a4faf0b3d6a48ee\tscancellation-4ee4382f475c739a2a27.tmp* --globalPlugins @styled/typescript-styled-plugin --pluginProbeLocations c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\styled-components.vscode-styled-components-1.7.8 --locale en --noGetErrOnBackgroundUpdate --validateDefaultNpmLocation --useNodeIpc) 0 14 10456 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node "c:/Users/MtiPsd/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/extensions/node_modules/typescript/lib/typingsInstaller.js" --globalTypingsCacheLocation C:/Users/MtiPsd/AppData/Local/Microsoft/TypeScript/5.2 --enableTelemetry --typesMapLocation "c:/Users/MtiPsd/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/extensions/node_modules/typescript/lib/typesMap.json" --validateDefaultNpmLocation) 0 13 18200 electron-nodejs ("C:\Users\MtiPsd\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --ms-enable-electron-run-as-node c:\Users\MtiPsd\.vscode\extensions\visualstudioexptteam.intellicode-api-usage-examples-0.2.8\dist\server\server.js --node-ipc --clientProcessId=2608) 0 13 3844 ptyHost 0 1 4724 conpty-agent 0 0 5236 "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" --login -i 0 2 17924 "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\..\usr\bin\bash.exe" --login -i 0 14 8596 utility-network-service 0 18 11568 fileWatcher [1] 0 5 14532 crashpad-handler 0 43 16696 shared-process 0 231 17656 window [1] (tasksService.js - final project - Visual Studio Code) ```

Workspace Info

``` | Window (tasksService.js - final project - Visual Studio Code) | Folder (final project): 35 files | File types: js(13) json(3) gitignore(1) ico(1) webp(1) html(1) md(1) | css(1) | Conf files: package.json(1); ```

Extensions (37)

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A/B Experiments

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[RobbyCBennett]

If there was a way for the user disable certain entries, then I think that this could work.

[gjsjohnmurray]

@MtiPsd I guess you mean the context menu on a file you are editing. Some of your extensions might each contribute a few entries, making the menu longer than the default one.

The Start Extension Bisect command can help you discover which come from which.

[gjsjohnmurray]

If there was a way for the user disable certain entries, then I think that this could work.

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/9285#issuecomment-1784252892 is related

[bestvow]

edit regedit

计算机\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VSCodeInsidersContextMenu

[sbatten]

If this is truly about configuring the entries, then I will close this as duplicate.