What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.611.61753 (bundle version 4008)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Codex Desktop has recently added hover-triggered UI elements that interfere with normal mouse use.
Two concrete examples:
- The "Step 1 / 4" progress chip can open an intrusive hover popover while I am trying to move the cursor to the jump-to-bottom arrow.
- The left-edge sidebar opens automatically when the cursor reaches the left side. On macOS, this conflicts badly with users who keep the Dock on the left side.
This is not just visual noise. Some users work heavily with the mouse. Hover-triggered UI creates accidental activation zones, blocks nearby targets, and makes the interface feel like it is fighting the user.
Codex worked better before these forced hover interactions were added. The product does not need surprise popups, edge traps, or mouseover-triggered panels that cannot be disabled.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Use Codex Desktop on macOS.
- Place the macOS Dock on the left side of the screen.
- Move the mouse toward the left edge to click the Dock or select something near the edge. The Codex sidebar opens automatically and interferes with that action.
- In a chat, move the cursor toward the jump-to-bottom arrow near the progress chip. The hover target around the "Step 1 / 4" chip can trigger a large popover instead.
The problem is not a crash; it is a workflow regression caused by mandatory hover interactions in normal cursor paths.
What is the expected behavior?
Codex should not open large UI surfaces as an immediate side effect of ordinary cursor movement.
Please add:
- A setting to disable hover-triggered sidebar opening.
- A configurable hover delay.
- A click-only sidebar mode.
- A setting to disable or delay progress-chip hover popovers.
- Better macOS Dock awareness, especially when the Dock is placed on the left.
- A general "reduce hover UI" or "disable hover-triggered panels" option.
The sidebar and progress details should appear when the user explicitly asks for them, not when the cursor merely passes through a common navigation path.
Additional information
Feedback reference from the Codex in-app feedback flow:
019ed5c8-5e81-7203-ad62-25ebc6dc24b6
Please escalate this to human review. This feels like a recurring pattern of mandatory hover interactions degrading a previously good workflow. Codex is a strong product, but these forced mouseover elements make it less professional and less respectful of focused work.
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.611.61753 (bundle version 4008)
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Codex Desktop has recently added hover-triggered UI elements that interfere with normal mouse use.
Two concrete examples:
This is not just visual noise. Some users work heavily with the mouse. Hover-triggered UI creates accidental activation zones, blocks nearby targets, and makes the interface feel like it is fighting the user.
Codex worked better before these forced hover interactions were added. The product does not need surprise popups, edge traps, or mouseover-triggered panels that cannot be disabled.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
The problem is not a crash; it is a workflow regression caused by mandatory hover interactions in normal cursor paths.
What is the expected behavior?
Codex should not open large UI surfaces as an immediate side effect of ordinary cursor movement.
Please add:
The sidebar and progress details should appear when the user explicitly asks for them, not when the cursor merely passes through a common navigation path.
Additional information
Feedback reference from the Codex in-app feedback flow:
019ed5c8-5e81-7203-ad62-25ebc6dc24b6Please escalate this to human review. This feels like a recurring pattern of mandatory hover interactions degrading a previously good workflow. Codex is a strong product, but these forced mouseover elements make it less professional and less respectful of focused work.