Navigation bar should have an option to remain sticky

[SonoSooS]

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Having to scroll all the way up manually to access the menu is just unacceptable (accessibility or not). But with muscle weakness (+ pain) it's especially insulting having to scroll all the way up from line 6300 (or any line number for that matter) to be able to navigate elsewhere, especially while the notifications bar (with the "back to notifications" button) and the pull request bar (with the "review changes" button) is able to do that, so why not main navigation?
Also pretty sure the old navigation bar (before the rework) did actually stick to the top of the screen, so I don't know why this new one can't.

Even if possible to access the menu while scrolled down, I just can't see how it's possible, as there are no distinct visual cues, so if not that, this is an accessibility problem by itself.

[ghostinhershell]

Hi @SonoSooS,

Thanks so much for reaching out in the Community. I'll file this feedback with the Accessibility team for further review. In the meantime, if you have any additional information to share on this particular feedback post, feel free to ping me and let me know.

Thanks again!

[Fitzbert-Fitz]

Uh boy, this is annoying 😉 . Maybe you could also consider showing a mini version of the header/main menu while scolling down. This would keep the visible workspace space big.

[SonoSooS]

Actually, now that you mention it, it could be done what mobile browsers have been doing for years: show the entire menu while scrolling up, and hide it when scrolling down.

Personally I hate this approach, and it tends to have an abysmal implementation by almost everyone, but I know that it can be implemented correctly (some websites do implement it in a really comfortable and intuitive way), so it's skill issue that almost nobody can get it right.

[cehfisher]

Hello @SonoSooS - thank you for providing this feedback! We wanted to follow up on this issue. Have the recent UI changes for the sticky header resolved this issue for you? If yes, could you please close out this issue? If not, what additional changes are needed? Thanks!

[SonoSooS]

(Sorry for the late reply, the notification has turned into a ghost notification, so I've only got the notification now.)

On my side it's still not sticky. I have to still manually scroll all the way up to access the menu, with no button or gesture or anything to open the menu.
(Please don't make it a gesture though, as those work horribly with touchpad scrolling! If anything, please either make it an option to be permanently sticky, or add in a tiny button to toggle it between open and closed (saved as a cookie or something).)

[cehfisher]

Hello @SonoSooS - thank you for following up and confirming this is still an issue for you. We will file this with our Accessibility team so that it can be reviewed and will follow-up here with any additional questions or updates. Thanks again!