Description of problem (please provide a set of steps we can use to replicate the issue, and make as many as you need.):
Step 1: open any iNaturalist page with the profile dropdown menu in the upper right corner while logged in
Step 2: hover over the dropdown menu trigger (your profile pic)
Step 3: move your cursor towards the word âDashboardâ in the dropdown list
result: the menu closes as soon as your cursor moves into the tiny space between the trigger and the menu itself
desired result: implement a delay in the realm of 200-500ms in order to account for this tiny space and to allow for the natural tendency to click on the term that represents the link.
I do this constantly and it is very annoying and tedious. It requires too much precision for folks like me who have less muscular coordination. A slight delay would fix this entirely, I believe, with no possibility of detrimental effects.
This seems like it might be specific to the browser? I canât reproduce on either latest Safari or latest Firefox on Mac â no matter how slowly and precisely I move the cursor down from the profile pic to the âDashboardâ menu item, the menu never disappears. So maybe this is some layout issue caused by unusual HTML rendering in Firefox Portable? (Or maybe Iâm just lucky with the two browsers I tried?)
Iâve had this too, if I go a bit too much to the left as opposed to straight down it disappears. (MacBook with Safari) It doesnât take much to happen and I do it frequently so it tends to get annoying- possibly the space that your cursor has to be in before the menu disappears can be adjusted. I think the delay would work for me also.
I see now that step 3 is the key: moving âtowards the word âDashboardââ. I was moving straight down from the profile pic, which seems fine. But if you move diagonally to the left, towards the actual text of the word âDashboardâ, the mouse crosses over some dead space above the menu and that causes the menu to disappear.
So for any individual the problem can be avoided pretty easily by getting in the habit of moving straight down, but for a lot of people it might seem more natural to move towards the word, thus triggering the problem. Adding a delay does seem like a reasonable way to address this.
personally, i think the menus along the top navigation bar should expand and close based on a click or tap, not based on hover. this is the way the notifications and messages menus work, and itâs a friendlier approach for touchscreens.
Exactly, more annoying than anything- Iâm using the scroll pad and a 13" laptop, sometimes I do go sideways. I need more brain training! I like pisumâs idea too.
I like pisumâs idea too.