You could also combine JS and CSS to create your own focus state, that will not get resetted by clicking anywhere, so CSS still does the hiding-logic instead of JS loops
This would reduce JS to a minimum
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You could also combine JS and CSS to create your own focus state, that will not get resetted by clicking anywhere, so CSS still does the hiding-logic instead of JS loops
This would reduce JS to a minimum