processing / processing/p5.js-web-editor

Clicking `hello! username` user-menu dropdown causes the console to move when the username is short

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Area: Design Area:CSS Bug
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Description

p5.js version

2.9.3

What is your operating system?

None

Web browser and version

Safari and Version 16.6

Actual Behavior

Inconsistency in hello! username user-menu dropdown in Safari web browser

https://github.com/processing/p5.js-web-editor/assets/47579287/60fd5867-e6e7-46f9-ba07-1c585e7a0246

Expected Behavior

user-menu dropdown should be consistent across all web browsers, currently the page gets slightly upwards when user clicks on the dropdown or hovering to translation dropdown

Steps to reproduce
Steps:
  1. Open the editor web app in safari web browser
  2. Click on hello! username dropdown
  3. Notice the inconsistency
  4. Same is reproducible when user click the dropdown > hovers to language translation

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the movement in the editor web app using Safari 16.6, focusing on the hello! username user-menu dropdown and the translation dropdown. Compare the page position before and after clicking or hovering, then verify that both menus remain consistent without shifting the page across supported browsers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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