| This definitely helps the case where the user has clicked on the job page and a build is waiting for input. Each time I explain to job users that they must hover, it takes a while for them to get used to it. And it also helps the case where the user has opened the popup by hovering and there are inputs to fill out like strings or choices, since the popup is so small and constantly users are letting their mouse pointer drift, which kills the popup in the middle of editing the input form. I've seen our users try to fill out a popup over and over again unsuccessfully, and finally have to show them there's a way to get to the plain HTML "Paused for input" form page instead. Even if the popup weren't automatic when the job page is rendered, if there were a way to open it besides the hover, it would improve usability. An explicit link or button inside the "paused" stage cell would be more obvious, and it wouldn't require a delay before showing the popup, and since the user actually clicked, presumably the popup could just stay open. (Note that I don't know why the popup has an "X" close button either, since it disappears so easily when you move the mouse. This might make the "X" close button be more useful too.) The version we're using currently is:
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.pipeline-stage-view:pipeline-stage-view:2.12
- Jenkins 2.176.3
- Firefox 68.0.2esr
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