Annoyed by Sticky Drop Down Menus? Find Out Why They're Not Going Away!

[Greg Bernhardt]

greg you have how many people telling you it's a problem ?

I've tried with IE11, FF, and Chrome using your screen resolution and was able to pass through navigation without problem while moving the cursor slowly.

I will continue to consider your request, but to be honest, I like the responsiveness. Makes my functioning and moving around much quicker.

 

[dlgoff]

greg you have how many people telling you it's a problem ?

Evidently not enough. I think it's poll time.

 

[BvU]

All with the oldies: I "work" on two 24" screens and am so long winded I have to scroll up and down the editor almost all the time. A lot of juggling to use buttons at top and at bottom. And the mouse wheel grabing the wrong scrollbar is understandable. The (...) stickiness isn't. Most software let's the rolled down menus disappear when you move out.

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[jim hardy]

They're still really frustrating when trying to make or edit a sizeable post, screen just isn't tall enough and 'my pf' has a hair trigger.

How about a button in upper left that toggles them off/on ?

 

[Evo]

They're still really frustrating when trying to make or edit a sizeable post, screen just isn't tall enough and 'my pf' has a hair trigger.

How about a button in upper left that toggles them off/on ?

*Secretly high fives Jim for bringing it up again*

 

[BvU]

*Secretly high fives Jim for bringing it up again*

Secretly seconding (or thirsting...)

 

[TurtleMeister]

I hate mouse over drop downs. Especially the sticky ones.

I use Fire Fox with NoScript. By forbidding scripts for physicsforums.com while reading posts offline, I have no problems with the menu drop downs. However, when I want to post, I do need to enable physicsforums.com and physicsforums-bernhardtmediall.netdan-ssl.com to get better functionality. This works out great for me since I do not do a lot of posting. The forum works quite well without scripts, if all you want to do is read. Images, videos and emoticons still work.

 

[BvU]

Nice that turtle digs under the hood! Must be Greg has a really slow XT286 in posts #49 and #51

Mine is real fast and the menus only pull up if I click (sic!) in this not-so-wide band where my pf & co reside...

[edit] correction: onder some unspecified conditions only! After posting this one, clicking to make disappear can be in the remainder of the window, too ...

 

[Bystander]

... but, what's really annoying? Spending however long with "Q-Search toilet paper" stuck to the right margin scroll browsing, and when you want "Forums" to pop-up and stick? "Sticky" gets bashful/coy and hesitates --- looks like the connection's lost.

 

[dlgoff]

I use the hover-over feature on the first post preview in the discussion list a lot and today was the first time that the LaTeX equation images appeared, albeit it took a little time, which I assume is because of the MathJax server. Has this always been an available feature or have I just not waited long enough? And I was also wondering if the hover time causing this "Stickyness" thread has any part in the LaTeX rendering? I do like that part of hovering. +1

 

[Baluncore]

It is really annoying when something intended to make it easier is making it so much more difficult.
The menus that drop down, remind me of weeds that pop up, and then are deliberately made hard to kill.

If a drop down menu is activated at the wrong time, for any reason, there should be a cancel at the bottom of the list, or the drop down menu should deactivate on leaving the area.

If I want a drop down menu I will click on it.
How do I turn off the “sensitive to hover” option ?

 

[Nugatory]

If a drop down menu is activated at the wrong time, for any reason, there should be a cancel at the bottom of the list, or the drop down menu should deactivate on leaving the area.

It's not a completely satisfactory solution, but my cardiologist was able to stand down when I learned that the dropdown is dismissed by clicking in the empty area to the right of the big "Physics Forums" title at the top left. I've decided to pretend that that white area is the cancel button that ought to be at the bottom of the dropdown, or the close/dismiss icon that ought to be at the top right.

 

[Baluncore]

by clicking in the empty area to the right of the big "Physics Forums" title at the top left.

Agreed, but having to go back to click on a neutral zone is a work around that needs urgent repair.

I see the hover feature as a controlling behaviour. My attention is being diverted by an unnecessary interruption. As my mouse travels back to PF from another window on another screen, it arrives at PF and can land anywhere. The trail shows me where it went, but by then I am blinded by a drop down menu. I should not have to go out of my way to recover from an over-sensitive feature. If it was a naughty child I would apply some discipline.

 

[Baluncore]

Does anyone know of something capable of killing the hover sensitive drop down menus. I can disable that if I need a menu.
I tried adblock plus but it can't see the menus.

 

[LCKurtz]

Does anyone know of something capable of killing the hover sensitive drop down menus?

I'm guessing Greg could do it. Not sure why he won't (or can't?).

 

[Baluncore]

Problem solved. I have found a really good way to avoid those hover sensitive drop down menus. I click on the cross in the very top RH corner of the screen and then go do something more productive, such as moderate another forum. I seem to be spending less time on PF now. I guess there is an unconscious limit to the unnecessary annoyance I will tolerate.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Agreed, but having to go back to click on a neutral zone is a work around that needs urgent repair.

Clicking a neutral zone is very quick and easy. Much faster than clicking a close button at the bottom.

Does anyone know of something capable of killing the hover sensitive drop down menus.

What screen resolution are you using? I think most people having trouble are using a very low screen resolution so the navigation takes up a much larger part of the screen. In this video I show how you can move through the navigation without it triggering.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/stickyness-of-drop-down-menus.799464/#post-5086670

I'm guessing Greg could do it. Not sure why he won't (or can't?).

This is a not a standard setting I can tweak, so it's not trivial. Also part of me enjoys it.

I guess there is an unconscious limit to the unnecessary annoyance I will tolerate.

I am truly sorry to see you frustrated

 

[Baluncore]

Goodbye.

 

[BvU]

Goodbye.

Sorry to see you go. I'm also enormously annoyed by these popdowns that should have been pull-downs

 

[Baluncore]

It is one thing swiping a tablet with a management finger, it is quite another preparing and providing intelligent and accurate answers to technical questions.

I run 4 screens. The control system monitors are on three, the bottom left is were I can work. All screens are 1920 x 1080. The problem I had often occurred when returning the mouse to the bottom left screen after handling a control event. The drop down minefield across the entrance was a real pain.

If the system is optimised for low resolution tablets, then only the users of low resolution tablets will use it. As I pointed out, avoidance has resolved the problem for me.

 

[dlgoff]

It is one thing swiping a tablet with a management finger, it is quite another preparing and providing intelligent and accurate answers to technical questions.

Yep. Same here.

 

[jim hardy]

i got really peeved off at that (&*&##!&&&! MY PF button tonite

it's just above superscript button
when a post is longer than the vertical space allotted
the MYPF is downright obstreperous about butting in
and you've got to scroll all over the place to shut it up
again and again and again