Bug harmonic theme: overlapping sub-menus

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    orschiro · Member ·

    Hi all,

    I’ve come across another issue with the Harmonic theme.

    The issue is visible on this site: https://almansurblog.wordpress.com

    Steps to reproduce:

    1. Click on the arrow to open a sub-menu
    2. Click on the arrow of another sub-menu

    You will see that the first sub-menu will remain open instead of closing. This creates an overlap between the menus.

    Do you have a solution to this bug?

    Thankfully,

    ~Robert

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    sarahblackstock · Member ·

    Hi Robert! I see what you mean.

    Since the sub-menus are the kind that are clicked to expand, rather than expanding upon hover, they stay expanded on purpose unless they’re clicked again to close, as indicated by the up/down arrows.

    There isn’t currently a way to switch the menu style as it’s built into the theme (in this case, requiring clicks). If it’s a problem on your site, you may want to rearrange your menu to space the sub-menus out more. For what it’s worth though, I think with the arrow indicator (and general user menu use) that the possible overlap isn’t likely to cause problems with people being able to operate your menu as-is.

    Let me know if you have any questions! :)

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    orschiro · Member ·

    Hi Sarah,

    I understand your reasoning. Thanks for that.

    Yet I am wondering about the merits of having the menus remain open until the user manually closes them by hand.

    Wouldn’t it be more elegant (as a feature enhancement) to have the menu close automatically?

    Or is it technically impossible?

    Thankfully,

    ~Robert

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    sarahblackstock · Member ·

    You’re welcome! It’s a theme choice, so which way it works on a certain theme depends on how the theme has been designed.

    For example, Goran uses the same menu style that stays expanded: https://gorandemo.wordpress.com/

    While if you hover over “Page Templates” on the Sela demo, you’ll see the menu expands then closes automatically when you move your pointer away: https://selademo.wordpress.com/

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    orschiro · Member ·

    Dear Sarah,

    I understand. Let’s close this conversation, I propose.

    It’s been the intentional design decision by the theme developers to do it this way and I will respect it.

    Thankfully,

    ~Robert

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