"X new topics" has a gap at the top which can lead to accidental sorting of categories

The “x new topics” (button?) doesn’t cover the whole topic sorting header:

If I click on that spot, meaning to click on the “Click to show” button, I accidentally sort the topics by category instead. Here’s a screenshot of what happens after I click where my cursor is in the first screenshot:

This can be slightly annoying when I accidentally misclick and end up sorting by category instead of what I wanted to press. It’d be nice if something was in place to prevent that from happening. Here are some suggestions:

  • Extend the height of the “X new topics” button
  • Lower the height of the sort buttons to where their Y pixel 0 is in the same place as the “X new topics” Y pixel 0
  • Disable sort header while “X new topics” button is displayed
  • Disable top portion (above the “X new topics” button) of sort header when “X new topics” is displayed
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Just ran into this today, looks like it is not yet resolved. Able to repro right here on Meta.

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Sure @neil is cleaning up some mobile stuff, can you add this to your plate too?

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I pushed a fix so that the alert fully covers the column headings.

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