Title: Drop down timing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Drop down timing

 *  [Mike Seifried](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mseifried/)
 * (@mseifried)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-timing/)
 * I am developing a new theme starting with Twenty Ten. The client wants a gap 
   of 5 pixels or so between the parent menu item and the dropdowns. That is a simple
   CSS adjustment. The problem is that in the time the mouse moves over the gap,
   the menu goes away. Is there a parameter I can adjust to change the time it takes
   for the dropdown to disappear?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-timing/#post-1589524)
 * This isn’t time-based. It relates to whether one of the upper links (or list 
   items) has focus – either via mouse or keyboard. As soon as the focus moves outside
   of the relevant element, any CSS changes that are dependant upon the focus are
   lost.
 * So you simply can’t have a 5px gap without losing the dropdowns. Your only option
   might be to try and fake it by using the list items for the focus with a 5px 
   padding-bottom but applying backgrounds to just the link element.
 *  Thread Starter [Mike Seifried](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mseifried/)
 * (@mseifried)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-timing/#post-1589684)
 * Thanks, esmi. I’ll try that.

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 * Last reply from: [Mike Seifried](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mseifried/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-down-timing/#post-1589684)
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