Right click panel/ Properties panel's icons are large(r)

[Basilisvirus]

After updating to KiCad 9.0.4, the “right click panel”/ “Properties panel” 's icons are large(r) than before the update.

For example, now, I need to scroll down to see the “Grid” option.

Is there an option inside KiCad preferences or other setting to reduce the size of the icons/text in the right click panel?

Application: KiCad PCB Editor x64 on x64

Version: 9.0.4, release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.2.8
	FreeType 2.13.3
	HarfBuzz 10.2.0
	FontConfig 2.15.0
	libcurl/8.13.0-DEV Schannel zlib/1.3.1

Platform: Windows 11 (build 22631), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
OpenGL: NVIDIA Corporation, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2, 4.6.0 NVIDIA 560.70

Build Info:
	Date: Aug 18 2025 00:41:45
	wxWidgets: 3.2.8 (wchar_t,wx containers)
	Boost: 1.88.0
	OCC: 7.9.1
	Curl: 8.13.0-DEV
	ngspice: 44
	Compiler: Visual C++ 1942 without C++ ABI
	KICAD_IPC_API=ON

Locale: 
	Lang: en_US
	Enc: UTF-8
	Num: 1,234.5
	Encoded кΩ丈: D0BACEA9E4B888 (sys), D0BACEA9E4B888 (utf8)

[paulvdh]

Yes, configuring icon size has become necessary after some manurefacturers started making monitors with ridiculously small pixels. You can find it in … / Preferences / Preferences / Common / User Interface / Toolbar icon size

[Basilisvirus]

I see.
For the right click this feature doesnt seem to do anything, the icons stay big. The rest icons on the toolbar do get smaller.

As the setting says, this is for the toolbar icon side. Anything else for the right click icons size?

[Claudio.Lorini]

i suspect, but i’m not sure, that this has nothing to do with KiCad but depends on the OS (at least on Linux). Some colleagues of mine miss completely the icons in the menus and i never understood why.

[paulvdh]

You can also uncheck the “Show icons in menu’s”. I normally don’t bother with icons in menu’s. I only leave them on for KiCad because I post so many screenshots on this forum.

I’m also still on KiCad V8 myself, so I suggest you search though the menu to see whether you can find something fitting. Maybe it’s a per program setting?

[Basilisvirus]

Unchecking " Show icons in menu’s " actually makes the right click menu smaller by a lot. Thanks.