Automattic / Automattic/jetpack

Form Block: Decrease delay before child block block inserter icon appears

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[Block] Form [Focus] Performance [Plugin] Jetpack Enhancement
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Description

### Impacted plugin

Jetpack

### What

When moving the mouse between two child blocks in the Form block, there is a delay in showing the block inserter:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16754605/198331804-68afc21c-88c9-4d14-b378-08aedd0c1a6b.mov

Decreasing the delay may make it easier to notice the block inserter when moving the mouse regularly.

Suggested in internal testing: p8oabR-Ym-p2#comment-6726

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Research direction

The issue concerns the Jetpack Form block's child-block inserter while moving between child blocks. Start by locating the Form block implementation and the delay controlling the inserter icon; verify completion by confirming the icon appears sooner during normal pointer movement.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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