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Initial analysis: identified notepad menu dropdown issue
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Fix notepad menu dropdown issue with timeout-based hover handling
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36 changes: 31 additions & 5 deletions build.js
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Expand Up @@ -744,11 +744,11 @@ fs.readdir(postsDir, (err, files) => {
'<div class="notepad-menubar" style="background: #c0c0c0; border-bottom: 1px solid #808080; padding: 2px 4px; font-size: 11px; position: relative; height: 18px; margin-top: 18px;">' +
'<span class="notepad-menu" onmouseenter="showNotepadMenu(this, &quot;file&quot;)" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">File</span>' +
'<span class="notepad-menu" onmouseenter="showNotepadMenu(this, &quot;edit&quot;)" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">Edit</span>' +
'<div id="notepad-file-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 4px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="saveNote(); hideNotepadMenu();">Save</div>' +
'<div id="notepad-file-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 4px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;" onmouseenter="cancelHideNotepadMenu()" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="saveNote(); hideNotepadMenuImmediate();">Save</div>' +
'</div>' +
'<div id="notepad-edit-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 36px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="clearNote(); hideNotepadMenu();">Clear</div>' +
'<div id="notepad-edit-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 36px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;" onmouseenter="cancelHideNotepadMenu()" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="clearNote(); hideNotepadMenuImmediate();">Clear</div>' +
'</div>' +
'</div>' +
'<div class="window-body" style="height: calc(100% - 48px); padding: 4px;">' +
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if (notepad) notepad.value = '';
}

let notepadMenuTimeout = null;

function showNotepadMenu(menuElement, menuType) {
// Clear any pending hide timeout
if (notepadMenuTimeout) {
clearTimeout(notepadMenuTimeout);
notepadMenuTimeout = null;
}

// Hide all menus first
hideNotepadMenu();
hideNotepadMenuImmediate();

// Show the specific menu
const menuId = 'notepad-' + menuType + '-menu';
Expand All @@ -811,12 +819,30 @@ fs.readdir(postsDir, (err, files) => {
}

function hideNotepadMenu() {
// Use a small delay to allow mouse movement between menu and dropdown
if (notepadMenuTimeout) {
clearTimeout(notepadMenuTimeout);
}
notepadMenuTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
hideNotepadMenuImmediate();
notepadMenuTimeout = null;
}, 150);
}

function hideNotepadMenuImmediate() {
const fileMenu = document.getElementById('notepad-file-menu');
const editMenu = document.getElementById('notepad-edit-menu');
if (fileMenu) fileMenu.style.display = 'none';
if (editMenu) editMenu.style.display = 'none';
}

function cancelHideNotepadMenu() {
if (notepadMenuTimeout) {
clearTimeout(notepadMenuTimeout);
notepadMenuTimeout = null;
}
}

// Windows Phone 8 Functions
function toggleTheme() {
const body = document.body;
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion public/2025-08-31-natural-serene-sounds.html
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<div class="title-bar-text">Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds</div>
</div>
<div class="window-body">
<p><em>By jcleigh on Fri Aug 29 2025 19:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)</em></p>
<p><em>By jcleigh on Sat Aug 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)</em></p>
<p><strong>Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds</strong></p>
<p>I recently launched a new YouTube channel called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NaturalSereneSounds">Natural Serene Sounds</a>, a space dedicated to calming, atmospheric videos designed to help with relaxation, focus, and sleep.</p>
<p>Putting this project together has been a really enjoyable creative journey, and I’ve been piecing it all together with the help of some amazing tools:</p>
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40 changes: 33 additions & 7 deletions public/index.html
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<marquee>This blog is currently under construction. Please check back later for real content.</marquee>
<p class="post-header">Recent Posts:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#" class="post-link" data-title="Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds" data-content="%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarting%20My%20New%20YouTube%20Channel%3A%20Natural%20Serene%20Sounds%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EI%20recently%20launched%20a%20new%20YouTube%20channel%20called%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NaturalSereneSounds%22%3ENatural%20Serene%20Sounds%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20a%20space%20dedicated%20to%20calming%2C%20atmospheric%20videos%20designed%20to%20help%20with%20relaxation%2C%20focus%2C%20and%20sleep.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPutting%20this%20project%20together%20has%20been%20a%20really%20enjoyable%20creative%20journey%2C%20and%20I%E2%80%99ve%20been%20piecing%20it%20all%20together%20with%20the%20help%20of%20some%20amazing%20tools%3A%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cul%3E%0A%3Cli%3EChatGPT%20%E2%80%93%20I%E2%80%99ve%20been%20using%20AI%20to%20brainstorm%20new%20video%20ideas%20and%20craft%20the%20titles%20and%20descriptions%20for%20each%20upload.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3EImagery%20%E2%80%93%20For%20visuals%2C%20I%20use%20photos%20from%20Unsplash%20as%20well%20as%20AI-generated%20imagery%20created%20with%20ChatGPT.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3EVideo%20Overlays%20%E2%80%93%20I%20add%20extra%20movement%20and%20depth%20to%20the%20scenes%20using%20overlays%20from%20Videezy%20(like%20snowfall%2C%20embers%2C%20or%20gentle%20lighting%20effects).%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3ESound%20Design%20%E2%80%93%20The%20ambient%20audio%20and%20sound%20effects%20come%20from%20Epidemic%20Sound%2C%20which%20has%20been%20a%20perfect%20library%20for%20immersive%20soundscapes.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3EEditing%20%E2%80%93%20Everything%20gets%20brought%20together%20and%20polished%20in%20DaVinci%20Resolve%2C%20which%20has%20been%20an%20incredible%20tool%20for%20editing%20and%20rendering%20the%20final%20videos.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3C%2Ful%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe%20process%20of%20combining%20all%20these%20elements%20has%20been%20both%20relaxing%20and%20rewarding.%20My%20goal%20with%20Natural%20Serene%20Sounds%20is%20simple%3A%20to%20create%20a%20little%20corner%20of%20YouTube%20where%20people%20can%20pause%2C%20unwind%2C%20and%20enjoy%20a%20sense%20of%20peace.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EIf%20that%20sounds%20like%20something%20you%E2%80%99d%20enjoy%2C%20I%E2%80%99d%20love%20for%20you%20to%20check%20it%20out%20and%20subscribe%3A%20Natural%20Serene%20Sounds%20on%20YouTube%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NaturalSereneSounds%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NaturalSereneSounds%3C%2Fa%3E.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A">Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds</a> - 2025-08-29</li>
<li><a href="#" class="post-link" data-title="Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds" data-content="%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EStarting%20My%20New%20YouTube%20Channel%3A%20Natural%20Serene%20Sounds%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EI%20recently%20launched%20a%20new%20YouTube%20channel%20called%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NaturalSereneSounds%22%3ENatural%20Serene%20Sounds%3C%2Fa%3E%2C%20a%20space%20dedicated%20to%20calming%2C%20atmospheric%20videos%20designed%20to%20help%20with%20relaxation%2C%20focus%2C%20and%20sleep.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EPutting%20this%20project%20together%20has%20been%20a%20really%20enjoyable%20creative%20journey%2C%20and%20I%E2%80%99ve%20been%20piecing%20it%20all%20together%20with%20the%20help%20of%20some%20amazing%20tools%3A%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cul%3E%0A%3Cli%3EChatGPT%20%E2%80%93%20I%E2%80%99ve%20been%20using%20AI%20to%20brainstorm%20new%20video%20ideas%20and%20craft%20the%20titles%20and%20descriptions%20for%20each%20upload.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3EImagery%20%E2%80%93%20For%20visuals%2C%20I%20use%20photos%20from%20Unsplash%20as%20well%20as%20AI-generated%20imagery%20created%20with%20ChatGPT.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3EVideo%20Overlays%20%E2%80%93%20I%20add%20extra%20movement%20and%20depth%20to%20the%20scenes%20using%20overlays%20from%20Videezy%20(like%20snowfall%2C%20embers%2C%20or%20gentle%20lighting%20effects).%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3ESound%20Design%20%E2%80%93%20The%20ambient%20audio%20and%20sound%20effects%20come%20from%20Epidemic%20Sound%2C%20which%20has%20been%20a%20perfect%20library%20for%20immersive%20soundscapes.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3Cli%3EEditing%20%E2%80%93%20Everything%20gets%20brought%20together%20and%20polished%20in%20DaVinci%20Resolve%2C%20which%20has%20been%20an%20incredible%20tool%20for%20editing%20and%20rendering%20the%20final%20videos.%3C%2Fli%3E%0A%3C%2Ful%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThe%20process%20of%20combining%20all%20these%20elements%20has%20been%20both%20relaxing%20and%20rewarding.%20My%20goal%20with%20Natural%20Serene%20Sounds%20is%20simple%3A%20to%20create%20a%20little%20corner%20of%20YouTube%20where%20people%20can%20pause%2C%20unwind%2C%20and%20enjoy%20a%20sense%20of%20peace.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EIf%20that%20sounds%20like%20something%20you%E2%80%99d%20enjoy%2C%20I%E2%80%99d%20love%20for%20you%20to%20check%20it%20out%20and%20subscribe%3A%20Natural%20Serene%20Sounds%20on%20YouTube%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NaturalSereneSounds%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NaturalSereneSounds%3C%2Fa%3E.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A">Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds</a> - 2025-08-30</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
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The process of combining all these elements has been both relaxing and rewarding. My goal with Natural Serene Sounds is simple: to create a little corner of YouTube where people can pause, unwind, and enjoy a sense of peace.
If that sounds like something you’d enjoy, I’d love for you to check it out and subscribe: Natural Serene Sounds on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NaturalSereneSounds.
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<div class="wp8-post-date">Aug 28</div>
<div class="wp8-post-date">Aug 30</div>
<div class="wp8-tile-content">
<h3 class="wp8-tile-title">Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene Sounds</h3>
<p class="wp8-tile-subtitle">Starting My New YouTube Channel: Natural Serene So...</p>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -658,11 +658,11 @@ <h2 id="wp8-modal-title" class="wp8-modal-title"></h2>
'<div class="notepad-menubar" style="background: #c0c0c0; border-bottom: 1px solid #808080; padding: 2px 4px; font-size: 11px; position: relative; height: 18px; margin-top: 18px;">' +
'<span class="notepad-menu" onmouseenter="showNotepadMenu(this, &quot;file&quot;)" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">File</span>' +
'<span class="notepad-menu" onmouseenter="showNotepadMenu(this, &quot;edit&quot;)" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">Edit</span>' +
'<div id="notepad-file-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 4px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="saveNote(); hideNotepadMenu();">Save</div>' +
'<div id="notepad-file-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 4px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;" onmouseenter="cancelHideNotepadMenu()" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="saveNote(); hideNotepadMenuImmediate();">Save</div>' +
'</div>' +
'<div id="notepad-edit-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 36px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="clearNote(); hideNotepadMenu();">Clear</div>' +
'<div id="notepad-edit-menu" class="notepad-dropdown" style="display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 36px; background: #c0c0c0; border: 1px outset #c0c0c0; min-width: 80px; z-index: 1000;" onmouseenter="cancelHideNotepadMenu()" onmouseleave="hideNotepadMenu()">' +
'<div class="notepad-menu-item" onclick="clearNote(); hideNotepadMenuImmediate();">Clear</div>' +
'</div>' +
'</div>' +
'<div class="window-body" style="height: calc(100% - 48px); padding: 4px;">' +
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if (notepad) notepad.value = '';
}

let notepadMenuTimeout = null;

function showNotepadMenu(menuElement, menuType) {
// Clear any pending hide timeout
if (notepadMenuTimeout) {
clearTimeout(notepadMenuTimeout);
notepadMenuTimeout = null;
}

// Hide all menus first
hideNotepadMenu();
hideNotepadMenuImmediate();

// Show the specific menu
const menuId = 'notepad-' + menuType + '-menu';
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}

function hideNotepadMenu() {
// Use a small delay to allow mouse movement between menu and dropdown
if (notepadMenuTimeout) {
clearTimeout(notepadMenuTimeout);
}
notepadMenuTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
hideNotepadMenuImmediate();
notepadMenuTimeout = null;
}, 150);
}

function hideNotepadMenuImmediate() {
const fileMenu = document.getElementById('notepad-file-menu');
const editMenu = document.getElementById('notepad-edit-menu');
if (fileMenu) fileMenu.style.display = 'none';
if (editMenu) editMenu.style.display = 'none';
}

function cancelHideNotepadMenu() {
if (notepadMenuTimeout) {
clearTimeout(notepadMenuTimeout);
notepadMenuTimeout = null;
}
}

// Windows Phone 8 Functions
function toggleTheme() {
const body = document.body;
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