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RANDY ABBOTT
Nov 25, 2020Copper Contributor
Right-click menu is getting out of control
The right-click menu on Edge is getting out of hand. There needs to be a way to hide or customize what appears on the menu. I am running Canary, and this is what I see when invoking the right-click m...
- DeletedDec 05, 2020
RANDY ABBOTT I just heard back from the feature owners, and the good news is that it sounds like improving the context menu experience is top-of-mind for them.
Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
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Dec 05, 2020RANDY ABBOTT I just heard back from the feature owners, and the good news is that it sounds like improving the context menu experience is top-of-mind for them.
Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
- PvrtwoSep 30, 2021Copper Contributor
about time they do something about it because its getting so bad it doesn't even fit in the browser anymore on smaller screens and right click on words auto correct takes too long to open it's faster to grab a Dictionary ( in fact it took 33 sec to spell check and correct "Dictionary" LOL ...not!) its effecting the performance of edge especially on lower end devices.....WAKE UP Microsoft !
- Rohit YadavDec 07, 2020Bronze Contributor
Deleted I think the first step here should be to remove the 'Inspect' and 'View page source' to be toggled on automatically if a user has DevTools open. I think normal users do not interact with those options, hence it makes sense to remove these options at the very first.
- Noel BurgessDec 13, 2020Steel Contributor
Rohit Yadav wrote:... remove the 'Inspect' and 'View page source' to be toggled on automatically if a user has DevTools open.
The right-click Inspect option is by far the quickest way of locating a specific page element in a complicated DOM when dev tools are open. Removing it would severely detract from dev tools' usefulness for their users. Similarly, Ctrl-U View page source is often a quicker way of examining the page's <head> tag than dev tools. I'd hate to see these options go.
- HotCakeXDec 13, 2020MVPOf course, they are important, but I think if we could customize each of the default right-click items in edge://settings/appearance, just like we control favorites/collection/feedback/history buttons, with a toggle, then people can show/hide any option they want.
for example,
I don't use refresh in right-click => i use F5 or refresh button on browser toolbar
I don't use view page source, only rarely
I don't use inspect element => i use the little thingy at the edge of the developer tools
I don't use print => i use the shortcut CTRL + P
I don't use cast media, never used it
I don't use back/forward buttons => i use the back/forward buttons on the browser toolbar
i don't use web capture => i use web capture icon on the browser toolbar
so for me, this would be a lot helpful and tidy things up. I'm sure everyone has their own needs and required tools, so customization would be helpful for everyone.
- HotCakeXDec 07, 2020MVP
And "Cast Media to device"
honestly, I think we should have full control over it. maybe someone just wants to see "back" button in right-click, so let them have it. there is nothing wrong with that.
- Rohit YadavDec 07, 2020Bronze Contributor
HotCakeX I think people may still be using the casting option, but the 'Inspect' and 'Page Source' options are rarely used options.