The end of hover will simply transfer to "onmousedown", which can be used for the same purpose of revealing a submenu.
Simply pressing down and holding for a half second could reveal a menu. And instead of a dropdown, I see the popularity of submenus expanding in a circle outside of the press, similar to Autodesk Maya, if anyone knows how that program's submenu system works. In this way, all of the submenu options are equally close distance to access rather than having to drag or move past unintended options, and would also help with the muscle memory of an intended option if the user knows that a particular item is always up or down, left or right.
Keep in mind, that (used correctly) there is a usefulness of accessing a submenu of items that allow a user to go directly to a desired page or screen without having to drill through a series of screens.
Simply pressing down and holding for a half second could reveal a menu. And instead of a dropdown, I see the popularity of submenus expanding in a circle outside of the press, similar to Autodesk Maya, if anyone knows how that program's submenu system works. In this way, all of the submenu options are equally close distance to access rather than having to drag or move past unintended options, and would also help with the muscle memory of an intended option if the user knows that a particular item is always up or down, left or right.
Keep in mind, that (used correctly) there is a usefulness of accessing a submenu of items that allow a user to go directly to a desired page or screen without having to drill through a series of screens.