My Beef Against Dropdown Menus

I'd say, use it sparingly and use it wisely. When content really doesn't require another click for the sake of the dropdown, don't do it.

When you do it, be conscious of the placement of your selection choices. In Google Docs, selecting both text color and highlight color gives you options that are no longer sitting under the parent option. Now, when users go to select an option in the far right, the obvious move is in a direct line, which collapses the dropdown. Instead, the dropdown forces users to navigate the mouse down and to the right in an "L" shape.

No, bad user experience! Bad!

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