# kamens/jQuery-menu-aim

jQuery plugin to fire events when user's cursor aims at particular dropdown menu items. For making responsive mega dropdowns like Amazon's.

Repository: https://github.com/kamens/jQuery-menu-aim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-menu-aim
Homepage: http://bjk5.com/post/44698559168/breaking-down-amazons-mega-dropdown
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2018-11-01T09:37:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4931, "days_push": 2862, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7621, forks 1051 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.064812+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that fires events when a user's cursor intentionally aims at specific dropdown menu items, distinguishing purposeful hovers from transient mouse movement. It enables fast, responsive mega dropdown menus like Amazon's 'Shop by Department' without timeout hacks.

## Use cases
- build an Amazon-style mega dropdown navigation menu
- make dropdown menus switch instantly without annoying delays
- detect whether a user is hovering a menu row or moving toward a submenu
- improve UX of multi-level navigation menus
- fire activate/deactivate callbacks for menu rows based on mouse trajectory

## When to choose
- you use jQuery and need fast, forgiving dropdown/mega-menu hover behavior
- you want to replace timeout-and-delay dropdown logic with mouse-direction detection
- you need fine-grained activate/deactivate/enter/exit events for menu rows

## When to avoid
- you are not using jQuery and don't want a dependency on it
- you need a modern framework (React/Vue) menu component with native integration
- you need touch/mobile-first menu behavior, since this targets mouse hover interaction
- you need an actively maintained project with a license file

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development, web-design
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, dropdown-menu, mega-menu, hover-intent, navigation, jquery

## Member repositories
- kamens/jQuery-menu-aim (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.064812+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:36:49.007086+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kamens/jQuery-menu-aim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.064812+00:00, sha c9d6596f2bd8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.