add xschemrc variable "close_ctxmenu_on_leave" (default: 1), if set to 0 a click in the canvas area is needed to close the context menu

src/actions.c

@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int save(int confirm, int fast)
   if(!stat(name, &buf)) {
     /* ... and modification time on disk has changed since file loaded ... */
     if(xctx->time_last_modify && xctx->time_last_modify != buf.st_mtime) {
-      /* ... so force a save */
+      /* ... so force a save. save_schematic() will again ask to save if file has been written externally */
       force = 1;
       confirm = 0;
     }

src/callback.c

@@ -4126,7 +4126,8 @@ static void handle_button_press(int event, int state, int rstate, KeySym key, in
 
    state &= ~(Button1Mask | Button2Mask | Button3Mask | Button4Mask | Button5Mask ); /* ignore ButtonStates */
    if(!tabbed_interface && strcmp(win_path, xctx->current_win_path)) return;
-   dbg(1, "callback(): ButtonPress  ui_state=%d state=%d\n",xctx->ui_state,state);
+   dbg(1, "callback(): ButtonPress  ui_state=%d state=%d semaphore=%d\n",xctx->ui_state,state, xctx->semaphore);
+   dbg(1, "callback(): win_path=%s\n", win_path);
    if(waves_selected(event, key, state, button)) {
      waves_callback(event, mx, my, key, button, aux, state);
      return;
@@ -4196,6 +4197,11 @@ static void handle_button_press(int event, int state, int rstate, KeySym key, in
 
    /* button1 click to select another instance while edit prop dialog open */
    else if(button==Button1 && xctx->semaphore >= 2) {
+     if(xctx->semaphore >= 3) { /* record clicked point coordinates when ctxmenu is shown */
+       xctx->mx_save = mx; xctx->my_save = my;
+       xctx->mx_double_save=xctx->mousex;
+       xctx->my_double_save=xctx->mousey;
+     }
      if(tcleval("winfo exists .dialog.f2.txt")[0] == '1') { /* proc enter_text */
        tcleval(".dialog.buttons.ok invoke");
        return;
@@ -4644,6 +4650,7 @@ static int handle_window_switching(int event, int tabbed_interface, const char *
           event, xctx->ui_state, win_path);
       /* This will switch context only when copying stuff across windows
        * this is the window *receiving* copied objects */
+      tcleval("destroy .ctxmenu");
       if( event == EnterNotify && !stat(sel_file, &buf) && (xctx->ui_state & STARTCOPY)) {
         dbg(1, "callback(): switching window context for copy : %s --> %s, semaphore=%d\n",
                 xctx->current_win_path, win_path, xctx->semaphore);

src/xschem.tcl

@@ -8677,7 +8677,7 @@ proc balloon_show {w arg pos} {
 }
 
 proc context_menu { } {
-
+  global close_ctxmenu_on_leave
   set tctx::retval 0
   if {[info tclversion] >= 8.5} {
     set font TkDefaultFont
@@ -8810,8 +8810,15 @@ proc context_menu { } {
     set x [expr {$x - ( $x + $wx - $sx )} ]
   }
   wm geometry .ctxmenu "+$x+$y";# move away from screen edges
-  bind .ctxmenu <Leave> {if { {%W} eq {.ctxmenu} } {destroy .ctxmenu}}
-  tkwait window .ctxmenu
+  if { $close_ctxmenu_on_leave } {
+    bind .ctxmenu <Leave> {if { {%W} eq {.ctxmenu} } {destroy .ctxmenu}}
+    tkwait window .ctxmenu
+  } else {
+    set prev [bind [xschem get top_path].drw <Button>]
+    bind [xschem get top_path].drw  <ButtonPress> "destroy .ctxmenu; $prev"
+    tkwait window .ctxmenu
+    bind [xschem get top_path].drw  <Button> $prev 
+  }
   # when context menu is destroyed an EnterNotify event is generated in the
   # main xschem window. We want to process this event before taking
   # actions based on $tctx::retval.
@@ -9707,6 +9714,7 @@ proc no_open_dialogs {} {
 ## "bespice_server_getdata" only one tcp listener per process
 ## "file_dialog_*" only one load_file_dialog window is allowed
 ## some file_chooser(...) vars
+## close_ctxmenu_on_leave
 
 set tctx::global_list {
  INITIALINSTDIR INITIALLOADDIR INITIALPROPDIR INITIALTEXTDIR PDK PDK_ROOT SKYWATER_MODELS
@@ -10029,7 +10037,7 @@ global env has_x OS autofocus_mainwindow
         if {\[winfo exists .ins\]} {
           set file_chooser(enter) 1 ;# so first time mouse enters file chooser current file will be shown
         }
-        destroy .ctxmenu
+        if {\$close_ctxmenu_on_leave} {destroy .ctxmenu}
         if {\$autofocus_mainwindow} {focus $topwin}
         xschem callback %W %T %x %y 0 0 0 0
       }
@@ -11474,6 +11482,9 @@ set_ne tabbed_interface 1
 ## if enabled.
 set_ne open_in_new_window 0
 
+## if 1 context menu will be closed if mouse exits context menu window. Otherwise a click is needed
+set_ne close_ctxmenu_on_leave 1
+
 ## case insensitive symbol lookup (on case insensitive filesystems only!)
 set_ne case_insensitive 0
 

src/xschemrc

@@ -632,6 +632,14 @@
 #### default: disabled (0) 
 # set open_in_new_window 1
 
+###########################################################################
+#### CLOSE CONTEXT MENU
+###########################################################################
+#### If enabled the context menu will be closed when moving the mouse outside 
+#### of the context menu window. Otherwise a click in the drawing area is needed.
+#### default: enabled (1) 
+# set close_ctxmenu_on_leave 0
+
 ###########################################################################
 #### ALTERNATE LOAD FILE BROWSER
 ###########################################################################