Codex Desktop: project hover popovers open too quickly, obstruct navigation, and sometimes remain stuck
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.721.41059 (build 5848)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 21.6.0 x86_64 i386 (macOS 12.7.6)
What issue are you seeing?
Hovering over a project in the left sidebar opens a large project-details popover almost immediately, with no meaningful hover delay.
The popover covers nearby project and task entries and extends into the main workspace. This repeatedly interrupts normal navigation when moving the pointer through a long project list or trying to select a task.
The popover also sometimes remains visible after the pointer has moved away, leaving part of the interface blocked. There is no setting to disable project hover popovers, require a click, or configure a longer hover delay.
This behavior appears to have been introduced roughly one month ago and has been consistently disruptive since then.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex Desktop with several projects and tasks in the left sidebar.
- Move the pointer over a project row while navigating through the list.
- A large project-details popover opens with little or no intentional dwell time.
- Continue moving toward another project or task.
- The popover blocks the navigation path and may remain open instead of closing reliably.
This is a desktop UI interaction issue; session ID, token usage, and context-window usage are not applicable.
What is the expected behavior?
- Project details should open only after an explicit click, or after a clearly intentional hover delay.
- The popover should close reliably as soon as the pointer leaves both the project row and the popover.
- A setting should allow users to disable project hover popovers or switch to click-only behavior.
- Hover UI should never obstruct routine project and task navigation.
Additional information
This is related to the broader hover-UI problems reported in openai/codex#30275 and openai/codex#28734, but the trigger here is specifically hovering over project rows in the left sidebar, which opens the project-details popover containing thread count, local path, and project controls.
The attached screenshots are privacy-redacted but preserve the obstructive popover and its size.
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