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Navigating sub-menus with the mouse is tricky if you need to move the cursor to the sub-menu without hovering over other menu items in the parent menu. You basically need to move the cursor through the narrow parent menu item to reach the sub-menu. This can be really difficult for people with motor control issues / movement disabilities.
Describe the solution you'd like
The common solution to this issue is to provide a "safe zone" that covers the area from the mouse pointer to the edges of the sub-menu which can partially overlap the parent menu items, allowing the user to move the mouse cursor over this safe zone without closing the targeted sub-menu.
Here’s an example:
Screen.Recording.2025-08-05.at.15.40.00.mov
Describe alternatives you've considered
The naive solution is to have a delay (e.g. 1 second) in closing the sub-menu even when other parent menu items are hovered. This might solves the original issue, but creates another one that it becomes more tedious to navigate multiple sub-menus in quick succession because you need to wait for the previous one to close before opening the next one.
Describe your motivation
Navigating sub-menus with the mouse is tricky if you need to move the cursor to the sub-menu without hovering over other menu items in the parent menu. You basically need to move the cursor through the narrow parent menu item to reach the sub-menu. This can be really difficult for people with motor control issues / movement disabilities.
Describe the solution you'd like
The common solution to this issue is to provide a "safe zone" that covers the area from the mouse pointer to the edges of the sub-menu which can partially overlap the parent menu items, allowing the user to move the mouse cursor over this safe zone without closing the targeted sub-menu.
Here’s an example:
Screen.Recording.2025-08-05.at.15.40.00.mov
Describe alternatives you've considered
The naive solution is to have a delay (e.g. 1 second) in closing the sub-menu even when other parent menu items are hovered. This might solves the original issue, but creates another one that it becomes more tedious to navigate multiple sub-menus in quick succession because you need to wait for the previous one to close before opening the next one.
Additional context
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