779605 - [highlighter] Pseudo-class lock is hard to use

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(DevTools :: Inspector, defect)

Description

[Mihai Sucan [:msucan]]

The infobar moves away from the mouse when I try to use it.

STR:

1. Open the test URL.
2. Hover "menu".
3. Right-click on "submenu" and pick inspect.
4. Lock on "submenu".
5. Go to the infobar menu, so you can lock the :hover pseudo-class.

You will notice that the infobar jumps to the top of the page view, because the submenu loses :hover after you move the mouse.

Maybe we should automatically lock :hover pseudo class when the user locks on an element which has a matching :hover css rule?

Comment 1

[Dave Camp (:dcamp)]

Another possible option would be to avoid moving the infobar if some combination of css rules has rendered the element invisible.

Comment 2

[Paul Rouget [:paul]]

I'm sure we already have a bug about this specific problem. But I can't find it.

Comment 3

[Paul Rouget [:paul]]

We have a similar problem here: bug 762011

Comment 4

[Paul Rouget [:paul]]

Bug triage, filter on PINKISBEAUTIFUL

Comment 5

[Kevin Dangoor]

I'll just note that I ran into this problem this morning, but there was a solution that appears more straightforward in the presence of the toolbox: I just right-clicked on the node in the markup panel and locked in :hover from there.

It does still feel a bit frustrating to be trying to grab the node menu and having it run away from you, but the priority feels a little lower knowing that there's actually a solution right there on the screen already now.

Comment 6

[Heather Arthur [:harth]]

We no longer have pseudo-class locking on the info bar, so this shouldn't be a problem.