How hover opening works in NotchStar
By default, NotchStar opens when you rest the pointer on the notch. It waits 80 milliseconds first, so a pointer that only passes through does not open it. The open panel is 660 points wide and 296 points tall. When the pointer leaves, it closes.
The two modes
Open Settings from the star in the menu bar, or the gear in the notch header, and look under General. Open notch has two choices:
- On hover: the default. Move to the notch to open it.
- On click: click the notch to open it, and click outside to close it.
Keep it open
The pin button in the header says Keep open. While pinned, moving away does not close the notch. Click it again, labelled Unpin, and the notch closes once the pointer is elsewhere.
What does not open it
Hovering, clicking or dragging a screenshot in the strip under the notch does not open the panel. A drag that carries a file across the notch can open the shelf so you can drop it, which is how the clipboard and shelf tools catch files.
Good to know
NotchStar checks the real pointer position before opening or closing, because SwiftUI hover events can fire twice when the panel resizes. If it feels too eager, switch to click mode. If it does not open at all, read why the notch does not open.
