Is there a delay feature for pop-out menus?

[toasterhead2k]

One feature that has been requested by my site's visitors, and I've so far been unable to provide, has been a way to make the side pop-out menus pop out more slowly.

When someone scrolls down a main menu which contains sub pop-out menus, they tend to mouse diagonally to the item they're trying to click on, instead of across and down to it. This causes the sub menu for the next item on the main menu to pop out instead, and they get frustrated. We've tried including a little instruction manual in our site's help desk - illustrated thusly:


But I still get complaints because they can't get to the items they want. Is there a way to delay the sub-menus so that the current menu will stay open longer?

[Maz]

I've often blamed this problem on a mouse acting up due to the precision required. My suggestion is for the absolute positioning of sub-menus to begin centered directly horizonal or vertical from the parent, rather than slightly offset.

I don't know if its changed since v3.5 using 3D: My sub-menu positioning disappeared resulting in uncontrollable space between menus. This is the reason for asking if a grid could be placed behind the new menu to determine if I am seeing the same position of menus as everyone else. I see an html menu link partially covered by the main menu, does anyone else?

[Andy]

I think what you want is version 4

Version 4 allows for menu opening delay. This is set in the data file by the _menuOpenDelay. By default it's set to 150 milliseconds but you can play about with it to get the right delay for you.

The beta is here: http://milonic.com/4beta/menu.htm

Cheers
Andy

[toasterhead2k]

That is absolutely perfect! You, sir, are a machine!

[Andy]

I've been called many things before but I can't ever remember being called a machine

Not sure whether to take it as compliment

-- Andy