# Navigation on Menu Bar on Mobile App (iPad)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-on-menu-bar-on-mobile-app-ipad/5233>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 3, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-on-menu-bar-on-mobile-app-ipad/5233 "2012-10-03T18:57:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-on-menu-bar-on-mobile-app-ipad/5233/1 "2012-10-03T18:57:34Z")

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I’m developing a mobile app for an iPad2. i am trying to take advantage of the Navigation option on the menu bar. Due to limited space on the iPad display i have grouped many of the displays into “parent” folders. problem is can not get the parent folder to expand to show its children. this works fine when run on a normal computer with a mouse as the children are displayed when the mouse is just hovered over the parent.  
Anyway to get this to work on an iPad?  
Thanks,  
Scott

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-on-menu-bar-on-mobile-app-ipad/5233/2 "2012-10-03T22:46:20Z")

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I don’t think so. The mouse hover and mouse exited events don’t work on mobile devices.

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**Author:** ![scott\_rister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@scott\_rister](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_rister)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-on-menu-bar-on-mobile-app-ipad/5233/3 "2012-10-30T20:24:52Z")

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Any chance this can be changed such that it opens the parent group on either a “hover over” or a mouse click? Many other programs operate that way, hover over will display after a delay but cliking on the option opens the next level immediately.  
This would be a very nice feature for the iPad apps. with the iPads limited screen real estate using this method of navigation would be very useful. Otherwise have to bring up a pop-up menu which is not as clean in my opinion.  
Thanks,  
Scott

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**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/navigation-on-menu-bar-on-mobile-app-ipad/5233/4 "2012-10-30T20:30:42Z")

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I understand. We want to make the mobile module work a lot better and will be making significant changes to it late next year. Unfortunately, there is no quick workaround right now.