linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
Open menu when hovering over it - Make it close when cursor is off the menu
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Description
Current behaviour
Main menu has the option to "Open the menu when I move my mouse over it", when enabled it does this, but upon moving mouse off the main menu completely, it stays open.
Requested behaviour
When this option is enabled, make the main menu close when the mouse is completely off the main menu "window".
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Research direction
Start by locating the Cinnamon main menu implementation and the option that opens the menu when the pointer hovers over it. Reproduce the behavior with that option enabled, then trace the existing pointer handling for the menu boundary. Done means the menu closes after the cursor leaves the main menu window completely, while hover-to-open still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100