Well, I 'liked' your post.
You're right, hovering over the categories and seeing the black background pop-up, I then have to move horizontally, then vertically, otherwise I've lost it. More often than not I click a forum I didn't want to enter anyway.
A sneeze, a twitch, earthquake, nearby nuclear bomb blast, they can all cause my mouse to move where I don't want it, as well as general lack of mouse control.
It's not a feature I'm too happy with.
Mark

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