On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:15:06 GMT, Prasanta Sadhukhan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Windows L&F need to do similar to what native application does, if not in > pixel-perfect way We're way far from copying that Windows Explorer Menu to which everyone keeps referring… The main issue I have with our current design is that it's *too crowded*: adding another column didn't increase the width of the menu. [I raised this concern](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/23324#discussion_r2175066908) in #23324, and it still persists today. This is why I think the entire approach has to be re-worked. It'll take a lot of time and effort. I submitted [JDK-8376828](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8376828): *Improve JMenuItem layout in Windows L&F* with that in mind. In #28889, [you said](https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/28889#discussion_r2696785303): > I am reusing the VistaMenuItemCheckIcon to render the RadioButtonMenuItem and > CheckBoxMenuItem icons and *getting rid of the working/treatment made in that > class (and rewriting) might result in more regressions which I am avoiding* (Emphasis is mine.) Yet I don't think the current approach avoids regressions. Each tweak you make breaks something else… Re-writing is *risky*, but I believe it'll pay off in the long run, with cleaner code that's easier to support. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/29730#issuecomment-3945387069
