Issue

Google Chrome Browser version 78.0.3904.70 (Released October 2019) breaks the Sidebar menu options in the Acrolinx for Chrome Browser Extension. 

Applies To

Cause

The cursor of the mouse pointer on screen doesn’t seem to register when hovering over the options in the Sidebar menu. Although the options are highlighted when the cursor is on them, they do nothing when clicked.

Solution

This has been fixed in Acrolinx Core Platform 2019.10.1.

Workaround

1. Use Firefox and its Acrolinx Add-on.

2. In the Chrome Sidebar, instead of clicking on the menu options, you can press Tab on the keyboard to select an option then press Enter to activate it. This is identical to clicking the option. Note: Make sure that the option is highlighted as such for example, the highlighted “About” option.