Bug 68054

Summary: correct vertical pointer position when probably selecting submenu entries
Product: [I don't know] kde Reporter: Hauke Laging <hauke>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: wishlist CC: alpeterson, cfeck
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
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Description Hauke Laging 2003-11-12 20:33:03 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

It's funny somehow that the following idea was inspired by "that other operating system" because the problem seems more severe there due to the typical menu structure of certain applications but it exists in KDE, too.

When I try to select submenu entries from the menu bar, especially on computers with high screen resolutions or fast pointer movement, it often happens to me that I accidentally touch the entry above or below the submenu thus closing the submenu entries. This is certainly not a bug, but nonetheless inconvenient.

I would like to suggest that you check if the pointer is above a submenu and if so and if the movement direction ist "nearly horizontal over a certain distance" then correct the vertical position of the pointer to the vertical middle of the submenu entry, thus reducing the risk of touching the menu entry above or below. That feature would be similar to the "magnetic lines" (I don't know if that's the English term) in e.g. OpenOffice's presentatio program and to the general window placement feature.
Comment 1 Aaron Peterson 2013-03-01 08:22:23 UTC 
It's not good to mess with my controller.


A better way to deal with this is detect nearly horizontal motion, and keep the submenu open...

Do not change the way the cursor behaves.