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@YUVRAJRANA10 YUVRAJRANA10 commented Sep 17, 2025

Closes #338

🎯 Overview

This PR enhances the mobile navigation experience by adding click-outside functionality to automatically close the responsive navbar, following modern UI/UX patterns.

🚀 What Changed

  • Added click-outside event listener that closes the navbar when users click outside of it
  • Improved mobile accessibility for touch device users
  • Maintained existing behavior where nav links still close the navbar on click
  • Mobile-only activation - feature only works when hamburger menu is visible

🧪 Testing Done

  • Navbar closes when clicking outside (mobile view only)
  • Navbar still closes when clicking nav links
  • Desktop navigation remains unaffected
  • No JavaScript errors in console
  • Cross-browser compatibility verified
  • Touch device testing completed

🎨 User Experience Benefits

  • Intuitive navigation: Users can dismiss mobile menu by tapping outside
  • Follows modern UX patterns: Consistent with how modals and dropdowns behave
  • Improved accessibility: Better experience for users with motor difficulties
  • Touch-friendly: Natural gesture for mobile users

📱 Demo

Before: Users had to click hamburger menu or nav link to close navbar
After: Users can close navbar by clicking anywhere outside + all existing methods

🔧 Implementation Details

  • Used event delegation for performance
  • Added proper checks for mobile view only
  • Maintained backward compatibility
  • No breaking changes

📚 References


Ready for review

- Enhance mobile navigation UX by closing navbar when clicking outside
- Improve accessibility for touch device users
- Maintain existing nav-link click behavior
- Only activate in responsive/mobile view when hamburger menu is visible
- Follow modern UI/UX patterns for mobile navigation

Closes: Enhanced user experience for mobile navigation
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Mobile navbar should close when clicking outside for better UX

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