Wednesday, June 29, 2016

usability - Should a dropdown list be closed when mouse leaves?


Should a dropdown list be automatically closed when you leave current object and navigate to another, or should it remain opened until you open next dropdown list?






  1. Dropdown closed when mouse leaves


Option 1





  1. Dropdown remains opened


Option 2




Answer



For consistency, the behavior should be based on the calling action; click or hover.


If you are opening the dropdown on click, let the user toggle and close it, or close the previous dropdown when user clicks on another thumbnail.


If you are opening the dropdown on mouse-over, close it on mouse-out.


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