fix(ui): harden queue controls and floating menus

src-tauri/src/queue.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,36 @@ fn reorder_selected_queue_tasks(
     Some(reordered)
 }
 
+fn reorder_selected_queue_tasks_in_order(
+    queue_tasks: &[QueuedTask],
+    ids: &[String],
+    target_index: usize,
+) -> Option<Vec<QueuedTask>> {
+    let selected_ids = ids.iter().collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+    let mut seen_ids = HashSet::new();
+    let selected_tasks = ids
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|id| seen_ids.insert(*id))
+        .filter_map(|id| queue_tasks.iter().find(|task| task.id == *id))
+        .cloned()
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    if selected_tasks.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let unselected_tasks = queue_tasks
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|task| !selected_ids.contains(&task.id))
+        .cloned()
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let insert_index = target_index.min(unselected_tasks.len());
+    let mut reordered = Vec::with_capacity(queue_tasks.len());
+    reordered.extend_from_slice(&unselected_tasks[..insert_index]);
+    reordered.extend(selected_tasks);
+    reordered.extend_from_slice(&unselected_tasks[insert_index..]);
+    Some(reordered)
+}
+
 type Aria2ControlLocks = Arc<StdMutex<HashMap<String, Arc<Mutex<()>>>>>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -2293,7 +2323,7 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
             .map(|index| pending[*index].clone())
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-        if let Some(reordered) = reorder_selected_queue_tasks(&queue_tasks, ids, target_index) {
+        if let Some(reordered) = reorder_selected_queue_tasks_in_order(&queue_tasks, ids, target_index) {
             for (queue_index, pending_index) in queue_positions.iter().enumerate() {
                 pending[*pending_index] = reordered[queue_index].clone();
             }

src-tauri/tests/queue_manager.rs

@@ -2032,6 +2032,23 @@ async fn multi_move_reorders_selected_items_as_one_atomic_block() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn direction_move_keeps_the_queue_order_for_an_unsorted_selection() {
+    use firelink_lib::ipc::QueueDirection;
+
+    let (mgr, _spawner) = make_manager(3);
+    for id in ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"] {
+        mgr.push(sample_task(id)).await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let selected = vec!["d".to_string(), "b".to_string()];
+    assert_eq!(
+        mgr.move_many_in_queue(&selected, "main", QueueDirection::Up)
+            .await,
+        vec!["b", "d", "a", "c", "e"]
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn target_move_reorders_a_selected_block_and_clamps_the_target() {
     use firelink_lib::ipc::QueueDirection;
@@ -2059,6 +2076,35 @@ async fn target_move_reorders_a_selected_block_and_clamps_the_target() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn target_move_preserves_the_explicit_selection_order() {
+    let (mgr, _spawner) = make_manager(3);
+    for id in ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"] {
+        mgr.push(sample_task(id)).await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let selected = vec!["d".to_string(), "b".to_string()];
+    assert_eq!(
+        mgr.move_many_in_queue_to(&selected, "main", 0).await,
+        vec!["d", "b", "a", "c", "e"]
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn target_move_deduplicates_ids_without_dropping_pending_tasks() {
+    let (mgr, _spawner) = make_manager(3);
+    for id in ["a", "b", "c", "d"] {
+        mgr.push(sample_task(id)).await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let selected = vec!["c".to_string(), "c".to_string(), "b".to_string()];
+    assert_eq!(
+        mgr.move_many_in_queue_to(&selected, "main", 0).await,
+        vec!["c", "b", "a", "d"]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(mgr.pending_order(None).await.len(), 4);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn moving_one_queue_does_not_reorder_another_queue() {
     use firelink_lib::ipc::QueueDirection;

src/components/DownloadTable.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useCallback, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { useDownloadStore, DownloadItem, MAIN_QUEUE_ID } from '../store/useDownloadStore';
 import { useDownloadProgressStore } from '../store/downloadProgressStore';
 import { useToast } from '../contexts/ToastContext';
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ import { useSettingsStore } from '../store/useSettingsStore';
 import { SidebarFilter } from './Sidebar';
 import {
   Play, Pause, Plus, FileText, Image as ImageIcon, Music, Film, Box, Archive, FileQuestion,
-  ArrowDownCircle, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, Command, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, ChevronDown, MoreHorizontal,
+  ArrowDownCircle, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, Command, ChevronUp, ChevronDown, MoreHorizontal,
   AlignLeft, AlignCenter, AlignRight, GripVertical
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { DownloadItem as DownloadItemComponent } from './DownloadItem';
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ import {
   moveSelectedBlockToIndex
 } from '../utils/queueOrdering';
 import { updateDownloadSelection } from '../utils/downloadSelection';
+import { clampFloatingPosition } from '../utils/floatingPosition';
+import { FloatingQueueSubmenu } from './FloatingQueueSubmenu';
 
 export interface DownloadTableStatusSummary {
   summary: DownloadSummary;
@@ -153,7 +156,10 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
     openDeleteModal,
     redownload,
     moveInQueue,
-    moveManyInQueueToPosition
+    moveManyInQueueToPosition,
+    startAll,
+    pauseAll,
+    startSelected
   } = useDownloadStore();
   const progressMap = useDownloadProgressStore(state => state.progressMap);
   const { addToast } = useToast();
@@ -273,8 +279,11 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
   const [columnDragState, setColumnDragState] = useState<ColumnDragState | null>(null);
   const [columnDragOrder, setColumnDragOrder] = useState<DownloadTableColumnKey[] | null>(null);
   const [columnMenu, setColumnMenu] = useState<ColumnMenuState | null>(null);
+  const [columnMenuPosition, setColumnMenuPosition] = useState<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
+  const [contextMenuPosition, setContextMenuPosition] = useState<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
+  const columnMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const contextMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [columnDropFlashKey, setColumnDropFlashKey] = useState<DownloadTableColumnKey | null>(null);
-  const [, setMenuViewportVersion] = useState(0);
   const columnWidthsRef = useRef(columnWidths);
   const columnOrderRef = useRef(columnOrder);
   const normalizedColumnWidths = columnWidthsRef.current.map((width, index) =>
@@ -689,30 +698,21 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
   };
 
   const clampMenuPosition = useCallback((x: number, y: number, menuWidth: number, menuHeight: number) => {
-    const workspaceRect = downloadsViewRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return clampFloatingPosition(
-    const minX = Math.max(8, (workspaceRect?.left ?? 0) + 8);
+      x,
-    const minY = Math.max(8, (workspaceRect?.top ?? 0) + 8);
+      y,
-    const maxX = Math.max(minX, Math.min(
+      menuWidth,
-      window.innerWidth - menuWidth - 8,
+      menuHeight,
-      (workspaceRect?.right ?? window.innerWidth) - menuWidth - 8
+      window.innerWidth,
-    ));
+      window.innerHeight
-    const maxY = Math.max(minY, Math.min(
+    );
-      window.innerHeight - menuHeight - 8,
-      (workspaceRect?.bottom ?? window.innerHeight) - menuHeight - 8
-    ));
-    return {
-      x: Math.min(Math.max(minX, x), maxX),
-      y: Math.min(Math.max(minY, y), maxY),
-    };
   }, []);
 
   const openColumnMenu = (key: DownloadTableColumnKey, x: number, y: number) => {
     const position = clampMenuPosition(x, y, 188, 220);
     setContextMenu(null);
-    setColumnMenu({
+    setColumnMenuPosition(position);
-      key,
+    setColumnMenu({ key, x, y });
-      ...position,
-    });
   };
 
   const setColumnAlignment = (alignment: DownloadColumnAlignment) => {
@@ -837,12 +837,69 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
     };
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (!columnMenu && !contextMenu) return;
+    if (!columnMenu || !columnMenuRef.current) return;
-    const updateMenuViewport = () => setMenuViewportVersion(version => version + 1);
+
-    window.addEventListener('resize', updateMenuViewport);
+    const updateColumnMenuPosition = () => {
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', updateMenuViewport);
+      const menu = columnMenuRef.current;
-  }, [columnMenu, contextMenu]);
+      if (!menu) return;
+      const rect = menu.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const nextPosition = clampMenuPosition(
+        columnMenu.x,
+        columnMenu.y,
+        menu.offsetWidth || rect.width,
+        menu.offsetHeight || rect.height
+      );
+      setColumnMenuPosition(current => (
+        current?.x === nextPosition.x && current.y === nextPosition.y
+          ? current
+          : nextPosition
+      ));
+    };
+
+    updateColumnMenuPosition();
+    const resizeObserver = typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined'
+      ? null
+      : new ResizeObserver(updateColumnMenuPosition);
+    resizeObserver?.observe(columnMenuRef.current);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateColumnMenuPosition);
+    return () => {
+      resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', updateColumnMenuPosition);
+    };
+  }, [columnMenu, clampMenuPosition]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!contextMenu || !contextMenuRef.current) return;
+
+    const updateContextMenuPosition = () => {
+      const menu = contextMenuRef.current;
+      if (!menu) return;
+      const rect = menu.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const nextPosition = clampMenuPosition(
+        contextMenu.x,
+        contextMenu.y,
+        menu.offsetWidth || rect.width,
+        menu.offsetHeight || rect.height
+      );
+      setContextMenuPosition(current => (
+        current?.x === nextPosition.x && current.y === nextPosition.y
+          ? current
+          : nextPosition
+      ));
+    };
+
+    updateContextMenuPosition();
+    const resizeObserver = typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined'
+      ? null
+      : new ResizeObserver(updateContextMenuPosition);
+    resizeObserver?.observe(contextMenuRef.current);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateContextMenuPosition);
+    return () => {
+      resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', updateContextMenuPosition);
+    };
+  }, [contextMenu, clampMenuPosition]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -1599,6 +1656,10 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
     () => countDownloadActions(selectedDownloads),
     [selectedDownloads]
   );
+  const hasStartableDownloads = downloads.some(download =>
+    download.status === 'queued' || canStartDownload(download.status)
+  );
+  const hasPausableDownloads = downloads.some(download => canPauseDownload(download.status));
   const summaryDownloads = selectedDownloads.length > 0 ? selectedDownloads : filteredDownloads;
   const downloadSummary = useMemo(
     () => summarizeDownloads(summaryDownloads, progressMap),
@@ -1702,10 +1763,9 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
       setLastSelectedId(menu.id);
     }
     setColumnMenu(null);
-    setContextMenu({
+    const position = clampMenuPosition(menu.x, menu.y, 200, 300);
-      ...menu,
+    setContextMenuPosition(position);
-      ...clampMenuPosition(menu.x, menu.y, 200, 300),
+    setContextMenu(menu);
-    });
   }, [clampMenuPosition]);
 
   const handleMoveInQueue = useCallback((id: string, direction: 'up' | 'down') => {
@@ -1804,15 +1864,6 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
     }
   }, [showInteractionError]);
 
-  const resumeItemsSequentially = useCallback(async (items: DownloadItem[]) => {
-    for (const item of items) {
-      const current = useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.find(download => download.id === item.id);
-      if (current && canStartDownload(current.status)) {
-        await handleResume(current);
-      }
-    }
-  }, [handleResume]);
-
   const getCurrentSelectedDownloads = useCallback(() => {
     const selected = selectedIdsRef.current;
     return useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.filter(download => selected.has(download.id));
@@ -1841,10 +1892,40 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
   }, [getCurrentSelectedDownloads, handlePause, t]);
 
   const handleResumeSelected = useCallback(() => {
-    const items = getCurrentSelectedDownloads().filter(download => canStartDownload(download.status));
+    const ids = Array.from(selectedIdsRef.current);
-    if (items.length === 0) return;
+    if (ids.length === 0) return;
-    void resumeItemsSequentially(items);
+    void startSelected(ids).catch(error => {
-  }, [getCurrentSelectedDownloads, resumeItemsSequentially]);
+      showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.resumeFailed), error);
+    });
+  }, [showInteractionError, startSelected, t]);
+
+  const handleStartAll = useCallback(() => {
+    void startAll().catch(error => {
+      showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.resumeFailed), error);
+    });
+  }, [showInteractionError, startAll, t]);
+
+  const handlePauseAll = useCallback(async () => {
+    const currentDownloads = useDownloadStore.getState().downloads;
+    const pausableDownloads = currentDownloads.filter(download => canPauseDownload(download.status));
+    if (pausableDownloads.length === 0) return;
+
+    const nonResumableCount = pausableDownloads.filter(download => download.resumable === false).length;
+    if (nonResumableCount > 0) {
+      const confirmPause = window.confirm(
+        nonResumableCount === 1
+          ? t($ => $.downloadTable.nonResumableOne)
+          : t($ => $.downloadTable.nonResumableMany, { count: nonResumableCount })
+      );
+      if (!confirmPause) return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await pauseAll();
+    } catch (error) {
+      showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.pauseFailed), error);
+    }
+  }, [pauseAll, showInteractionError, t]);
 
   const handleDelete = (ids: string | string[]) => {
     openDeleteModal(ids);
@@ -1924,12 +2005,6 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
   const columnAlignmentStyle = (key: DownloadTableColumnKey): React.CSSProperties => ({
     '--column-justify': COLUMN_ALIGNMENT_JUSTIFY[columnAlignments[key]],
   } as React.CSSProperties);
-  const columnMenuPosition = columnMenu
-    ? clampMenuPosition(columnMenu.x, columnMenu.y, 188, 220)
-    : null;
-  const contextMenuPosition = contextMenu
-    ? clampMenuPosition(contextMenu.x, contextMenu.y, 200, 300)
-    : null;
   const queueDragPreviewItem = queueDragState?.active
     ? queueDragState.ids
       .map(id => queueReorderableDownloads.find(download => download.id === id))
@@ -1956,10 +2031,8 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
 
           <button 
             className="main-control-button" 
-            disabled={sortedDownloads.length === 0}
+            disabled={!hasStartableDownloads}
-            onClick={() => {
+            onClick={handleStartAll}
-              void resumeItemsSequentially(sortedDownloads.filter(d => canStartDownload(d.status)));
-            }}
             title={t($ => $.downloadTable.resumeAll)}
           >
             <Play size={15} fill="currentColor" />
@@ -1967,23 +2040,8 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
 
           <button 
             className="main-control-button" 
-            disabled={sortedDownloads.length === 0}
+            disabled={!hasPausableDownloads}
-            onClick={() => {
+            onClick={() => void handlePauseAll()}
-              const toPause = sortedDownloads.filter(d => canPauseDownload(d.status));
-              const nonResumableCount = toPause.filter(d => d.resumable === false).length;
-              if (nonResumableCount > 0) {
-                const confirmPause = window.confirm(
-                  nonResumableCount === 1
-                    ? t($ => $.downloadTable.nonResumableOne)
-                    : t($ => $.downloadTable.nonResumableMany, { count: nonResumableCount })
-                );
-                if (!confirmPause) {
-                  return;
-                }
-              }
-              // Skip the individual check by passing a flag to handlePause, or just invoking directly.
-              toPause.forEach(d => handlePause(d.id, true));
-            }}
             title={t($ => $.downloadTable.pauseAll)}
           >
             <Pause size={15} fill="currentColor" />
@@ -2246,10 +2304,11 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {columnMenu && (
+      {columnMenu && createPortal(
         <div
           role="menu"
-          className="download-column-menu app-modal fixed z-50 min-w-[188px] overflow-hidden py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-text-primary"
+          ref={columnMenuRef}
+          className="download-column-menu app-modal fixed z-[70] min-w-[188px] max-h-[calc(100vh-16px)] overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-text-primary"
           style={{ top: columnMenuPosition?.y, left: columnMenuPosition?.x }}
           onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()}
         >
@@ -2285,14 +2344,16 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
             <GripVertical size={14} aria-hidden="true" />
             <span>{t($ => $.downloadTable.columnOptions.resetLayout)}</span>
           </button>
-        </div>
+        </div>,
+        document.body
       )}
 
       {/* Floating Context Menu */}
-      {contextMenu && contextItem && (
+      {contextMenu && contextItem && createPortal(
         <div
           role="menu"
-          className="app-modal fixed z-50 min-w-[180px] overflow-visible py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-text-primary"
+          ref={contextMenuRef}
+          className="app-modal fixed z-[70] min-w-[180px] max-h-[calc(100vh-16px)] overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-text-primary"
           style={{
              top: contextMenuPosition?.y,
              left: contextMenuPosition?.x,
@@ -2340,28 +2401,16 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
               )}
 
               {itemsToQueue.length > 0 && (
-                <div className="group relative">
+                <FloatingQueueSubmenu
-                  <button
+                  label={t($ => $.downloadTable.addToQueue)}
-                    type="button"
+                  queues={queues}
-                    aria-haspopup="menu"
+                  onSelect={q => {
-                    className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 hover:bg-item-hover transition-colors flex justify-between items-center"
+                    setContextMenu(null);
-                  >
+                    void assignToQueue(itemsToQueue.map(item => item.id), q.id).catch(error => {
-                    {t($ => $.downloadTable.addToQueue)}
+                      showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.moveManyFailed), error);
-                    <ChevronRight size={14} className="download-context-menu-chevron" />
+                    });
-                  </button>
+                  }}
-                  <div className="download-context-submenu absolute top-0 min-w-[150px] bg-bg-modal border border-border-modal rounded-lg shadow-lg py-1.5 z-50" role="menu">
+                />
-                    {queues.map(q => (
-                      <button key={q.id} role="menuitem" onClick={() => {
-                        setContextMenu(null);
-                        void assignToQueue(itemsToQueue.map(item => item.id), q.id).catch(error => {
-                          showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.moveManyFailed), error);
-                        });
-                      }} className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 hover:bg-item-hover transition-colors text-[12px]">
-                        {q.name}
-                      </button>
-                    ))}
-                  </div>
-                </div>
               )}
 
               <div className="h-[1px] bg-border-modal/60 my-1.5 mx-2"></div>
@@ -2463,28 +2512,16 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
               )}
 
               {contextItem.status !== 'completed' && (
-                <div className="group relative">
+                <FloatingQueueSubmenu
-                  <button
+                  label={t($ => $.downloadTable.addToQueue)}
-                    type="button"
+                  queues={queues}
-                    aria-haspopup="menu"
+                  onSelect={q => {
-                    className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 hover:bg-item-hover transition-colors flex justify-between items-center"
+                    setContextMenu(null);
-                  >
+                    void assignToQueue([contextItem.id], q.id).catch(error => {
-                    {t($ => $.downloadTable.addToQueue)}
+                      showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.moveOneFailed), error);
-                    <ChevronRight size={14} className="download-context-menu-chevron" />
+                    });
-                  </button>
+                  }}
-                  <div className="download-context-submenu absolute top-0 min-w-[150px] bg-bg-modal border border-border-modal rounded-lg shadow-lg py-1.5 z-50" role="menu">
+                />
-                    {queues.map(q => (
-                      <button key={q.id} role="menuitem" onClick={() => {
-                        setContextMenu(null);
-                        void assignToQueue([contextItem.id], q.id).catch(error => {
-                          showInteractionError(t($ => $.downloadTable.moveOneFailed), error);
-                        });
-                      }} className="w-full text-left px-3 py-2 hover:bg-item-hover transition-colors text-[12px]">
-                        {q.name}
-                      </button>
-                    ))}
-                  </div>
-                </div>
               )}
 
               <div className="h-[1px] bg-border-modal/60 my-1.5 mx-2"></div>
@@ -2547,7 +2584,8 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter, onSummaryC
               </button>
             </>
           )}
-        </div>
+        </div>,
+        document.body
       )}
 
     </div>

src/components/FloatingQueueSubmenu.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { Queue } from '../store/useDownloadStore';
+import { positionFloatingSubmenu, type FloatingSubmenuPosition } from '../utils/floatingPosition';
+
+interface FloatingQueueSubmenuProps {
+  label: React.ReactNode;
+  queues: Queue[];
+  onSelect: (queue: Queue) => void;
+}
+
+const CLOSE_DELAY = 140;
+
+export const FloatingQueueSubmenu: React.FC<FloatingQueueSubmenuProps> = ({ label, queues, onSelect }) => {
+  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const closeTimerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState<FloatingSubmenuPosition | null>(null);
+  const isRtl = typeof document !== 'undefined' && document.documentElement.dir === 'rtl';
+  const openKey = isRtl ? 'ArrowLeft' : 'ArrowRight';
+  const closeKey = isRtl ? 'ArrowRight' : 'ArrowLeft';
+
+  const clearCloseTimer = useCallback(() => {
+    if (closeTimerRef.current !== null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(closeTimerRef.current);
+      closeTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const closeMenu = useCallback(() => {
+    clearCloseTimer();
+    setIsOpen(false);
+    setPosition(null);
+  }, [clearCloseTimer]);
+
+  const scheduleClose = useCallback(() => {
+    clearCloseTimer();
+    closeTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      const activeElement = document.activeElement;
+      if (
+        triggerRef.current?.contains(activeElement) ||
+        menuRef.current?.contains(activeElement)
+      ) {
+        closeTimerRef.current = null;
+        return;
+      }
+      closeTimerRef.current = null;
+      setIsOpen(false);
+      setPosition(null);
+    }, CLOSE_DELAY);
+  }, [clearCloseTimer]);
+
+  const openMenu = useCallback(() => {
+    clearCloseTimer();
+    setIsOpen(true);
+  }, [clearCloseTimer]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen) return;
+
+    const updatePosition = () => {
+      const trigger = triggerRef.current;
+      const menu = menuRef.current;
+      if (!trigger || !menu) return;
+      const triggerRect = trigger.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const menuRect = menu.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const nextPosition = positionFloatingSubmenu(
+        triggerRect,
+        menu.offsetWidth || menuRect.width,
+        menu.offsetHeight || menuRect.height,
+        window.innerWidth,
+        window.innerHeight,
+        8,
+        4,
+        isRtl ? 'left' : 'right'
+      );
+      setPosition(current => (
+        current?.x === nextPosition.x &&
+        current.y === nextPosition.y &&
+        current.side === nextPosition.side
+          ? current
+          : nextPosition
+      ));
+    };
+
+    updatePosition();
+    const resizeObserver = typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined'
+      ? null
+      : new ResizeObserver(updatePosition);
+    if (menuRef.current) resizeObserver?.observe(menuRef.current);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updatePosition);
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', updatePosition, true);
+    return () => {
+      resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', updatePosition);
+      window.removeEventListener('scroll', updatePosition, true);
+    };
+  }, [isOpen, isRtl]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => () => clearCloseTimer(), [clearCloseTimer]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={triggerRef}
+      className="relative"
+      onMouseEnter={openMenu}
+      onMouseLeave={scheduleClose}
+      onFocus={openMenu}
+      onBlur={event => {
+        if (!event.currentTarget.contains(event.relatedTarget as Node | null)) {
+          scheduleClose();
+        }
+      }}
+    >
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        aria-haspopup="menu"
+        aria-expanded={isOpen}
+        className="w-full text-start px-3 py-2 hover:bg-item-hover transition-colors flex justify-between items-center"
+        onClick={event => {
+          event.stopPropagation();
+          if (isOpen) closeMenu();
+          else openMenu();
+        }}
+        onKeyDown={event => {
+          if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            closeMenu();
+            event.currentTarget.focus();
+          }
+          if (event.key === openKey) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            openMenu();
+            window.requestAnimationFrame(() => menuRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[role="menuitem"]')?.focus());
+          }
+          if (event.key === closeKey && isOpen) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            closeMenu();
+            event.currentTarget.focus();
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        {label}
+        <ChevronRight size={14} aria-hidden="true" className="download-context-menu-chevron" />
+      </button>
+
+      {isOpen && createPortal(
+        <div
+          ref={menuRef}
+          role="menu"
+          data-side={position?.side}
+          className={`download-context-submenu fixed min-w-[150px] max-w-[min(280px,calc(100vw-16px))] max-h-[calc(100vh-16px)] overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden bg-bg-modal border border-border-modal rounded-lg shadow-lg py-1.5 z-[80] ${position ? 'is-open' : ''}`}
+          style={{
+            top: position?.y ?? 8,
+            left: position?.x ?? 8,
+          }}
+          onMouseEnter={clearCloseTimer}
+          onMouseLeave={scheduleClose}
+          onFocus={clearCloseTimer}
+          onBlur={event => {
+            if (!event.currentTarget.contains(event.relatedTarget as Node | null)) {
+              scheduleClose();
+            }
+          }}
+          onKeyDown={event => {
+            if (event.key !== 'Escape' && event.key !== 'ArrowLeft') return;
+            event.preventDefault();
+            event.stopPropagation();
+            closeMenu();
+            triggerRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('button')?.focus();
+          }}
+          onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()}
+        >
+          {queues.map(queue => (
+            <button
+              key={queue.id}
+              type="button"
+              role="menuitem"
+              title={queue.name}
+              className="w-full min-w-0 text-start px-3 py-2 hover:bg-item-hover transition-colors text-[12px] truncate"
+              onClick={() => onSelect(queue)}
+            >
+              {queue.name}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>,
+        document.body
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+};

src/components/LogsView.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { invokeCommand as invoke } from '../ipc';
 import { save } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
 import { homeDir } from '@tauri-apps/api/path';
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import { WindowDragRegion } from './WindowDragRegion';
 import { useToast } from '../contexts/ToastContext';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../store/useSettingsStore';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { clampFloatingPosition } from '../utils/floatingPosition';
 import {
   MAX_LOG_LINES,
   appendBoundedLogEntries,
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ export default function LogsView() {
   const [logs, setLogs] = useState<LogEntry[]>([]);
   const [levelFilter, setLevelFilter] = useState<LogEntry['level'] | 'All'>('All');
   const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<{ x: number; y: number; text: string } | null>(null);
+  const [contextMenuPosition, setContextMenuPosition] = useState<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
+  const contextMenuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [pageVisible, setPageVisible] = useState(() => document.visibilityState !== 'hidden');
   const homeDirectoryRef = useRef('');
   const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -161,12 +165,48 @@ export default function LogsView() {
     e.preventDefault();
     const selection = window.getSelection()?.toString();
     if (selection && selection.trim().length > 0) {
+      const position = clampFloatingPosition(e.clientX, e.clientY, 150, 50, window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight);
+      setContextMenuPosition(position);
       setContextMenu({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY, text: selection });
     } else {
       setContextMenu(null);
     }
   };
 
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!contextMenu || !contextMenuRef.current) return;
+
+    const updateContextMenuPosition = () => {
+      const menu = contextMenuRef.current;
+      if (!menu) return;
+      const rect = menu.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const nextPosition = clampFloatingPosition(
+        contextMenu.x,
+        contextMenu.y,
+        menu.offsetWidth || rect.width,
+        menu.offsetHeight || rect.height,
+        window.innerWidth,
+        window.innerHeight
+      );
+      setContextMenuPosition(current => (
+        current?.x === nextPosition.x && current.y === nextPosition.y
+          ? current
+          : nextPosition
+      ));
+    };
+
+    updateContextMenuPosition();
+    const resizeObserver = typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined'
+      ? null
+      : new ResizeObserver(updateContextMenuPosition);
+    resizeObserver?.observe(contextMenuRef.current);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', updateContextMenuPosition);
+    return () => {
+      resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', updateContextMenuPosition);
+    };
+  }, [contextMenu]);
+
   const handleCopy = async () => {
     if (contextMenu?.text) {
       try {
@@ -354,11 +394,12 @@ export default function LogsView() {
       </div>
 
       {/* Context Menu */}
-      {contextMenu && (
+      {contextMenu && createPortal(
         <div
           role="menu"
-          className="app-modal fixed z-50 min-w-[150px] overflow-visible py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-text-primary"
+          ref={contextMenuRef}
-          style={{ left: Math.min(contextMenu.x, window.innerWidth - 150), top: Math.min(contextMenu.y, window.innerHeight - 50) }}
+          className="app-modal fixed z-[70] min-w-[150px] max-h-[calc(100vh-16px)] overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden py-1.5 text-[12px] font-medium text-text-primary"
+          style={{ left: contextMenuPosition?.x, top: contextMenuPosition?.y }}
           onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
         >
           <button
@@ -368,7 +409,8 @@ export default function LogsView() {
             <Copy size={13} className="me-2 text-text-secondary" />
             {t($ => $.logs.copy)}
           </button>
-        </div>
+        </div>,
+        document.body
       )}
     </div>
   );

src/index.css

@@ -3074,8 +3074,6 @@ body.is-queue-dragging * {
 }
 
 .download-context-submenu {
-  inset-inline-start: 100%;
-  margin-inline-start: 0.25rem;
   opacity: 0;
   visibility: hidden;
   pointer-events: none;
@@ -3087,8 +3085,7 @@ body.is-queue-dragging * {
     visibility 0s linear 120ms;
 }
 
-.group:hover > .download-context-submenu,
+.download-context-submenu.is-open {
-.group:focus-within > .download-context-submenu {
   opacity: 1;
   visibility: visible;
   pointer-events: auto;
@@ -3096,11 +3093,7 @@ body.is-queue-dragging * {
   transition-delay: 0s;
 }
 
-.app-workspace--sidebar-right .download-context-submenu {
+.download-context-submenu[data-side="left"] {
-  inset-inline-start: auto;
-  inset-inline-end: 100%;
-  margin-inline-start: 0;
-  margin-inline-end: 0.25rem;
   transform-origin: top right;
 }
 

src/store/useDownloadStore.test.ts

@@ -1006,6 +1006,103 @@ describe('useDownloadStore', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('starts a selected queue block in selection order and moves pending rows to the front', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [
+        { id: 'other', url: 'http://other', fileName: 'other', destination: '/tmp', status: 'staged', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'selection-queue', queuePosition: 0 },
+        { id: 'selected-a', url: 'http://a', fileName: 'a', destination: '/tmp', status: 'paused', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'selection-queue', queuePosition: 1, hasBeenDispatched: true },
+        { id: 'selected-b', url: 'http://b', fileName: 'b', destination: '/tmp', status: 'paused', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'selection-queue', queuePosition: 2, hasBeenDispatched: true },
+      ] as any[],
+      backendRegisteredIds: new Set(['selected-a', 'selected-b'])
+    });
+
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async (command: string, args?: unknown) => {
+      if (command === 'enqueue_download') {
+        const id = (args as { item: { id: string } }).item.id;
+        return { id, filename: id };
+      }
+      if (command === 'get_pending_order') return ['selected-b', 'selected-a', 'other'];
+      if (command === 'move_many_in_queue') return ['selected-b', 'selected-a', 'other'];
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().startSelected(['selected-b', 'selected-a'])).resolves.toBe(2);
+
+    const enqueueIds = vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls
+      .filter(([command]) => command === 'enqueue_download')
+      .map(([, args]) => (args as { item: { id: string } }).item.id);
+    expect(enqueueIds).toEqual(['selected-b', 'selected-a']);
+    expect(ipc.invokeCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith('move_many_in_queue', {
+      ids: ['selected-b', 'selected-a'],
+      queueId: 'selection-queue',
+      direction: 'up',
+      targetIndex: 0,
+    });
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.map(item => item.id)).toEqual([
+      'other',
+      'selected-a',
+      'selected-b',
+    ]);
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.find(item => item.id === 'selected-b')?.queuePosition).toBe(0);
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.find(item => item.id === 'selected-a')?.queuePosition).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('pauses queued items through the global pause action', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [
+        { id: 'queued-one', url: 'http://one', fileName: 'one', status: 'queued', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'pause-queue' },
+        { id: 'queued-two', url: 'http://two', fileName: 'two', status: 'queued', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'pause-queue' },
+      ] as any[],
+    });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().pauseAll()).resolves.toBe(2);
+    expect(
+      vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls.filter(([command]) => command === 'pause_download')
+    ).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.every(item => item.status === 'paused')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not let a queue pause lose a selected start in flight', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [
+        { id: 'race-first', url: 'http://first', fileName: 'first', destination: '/tmp', status: 'paused', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'race-selected', queuePosition: 0 },
+        { id: 'race-second', url: 'http://second', fileName: 'second', destination: '/tmp', status: 'paused', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '', queueId: 'race-selected', queuePosition: 1 },
+      ] as any[],
+    });
+
+    let releaseEnqueue!: (value: { id: string; filename: string }) => void;
+    const enqueue = new Promise<{ id: string; filename: string }>(resolve => {
+      releaseEnqueue = resolve;
+    });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async (command: string) => {
+      if (command === 'enqueue_download') return enqueue;
+      if (command === 'get_pending_order') return [];
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    const start = useDownloadStore.getState().startSelected(['race-first', 'race-second']);
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'enqueue_download',
+        expect.objectContaining({ item: expect.objectContaining({ id: 'race-first' }) })
+      );
+    });
+
+    const pause = useDownloadStore.getState().pauseQueue('race-selected');
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls.filter(([command]) => command === 'cancel_enqueue_generation'))
+        .toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+    releaseEnqueue({ id: 'race-first', filename: 'first' });
+
+    await expect(start).resolves.toBe(0);
+    await expect(pause).resolves.toBe(1);
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.map(item => item.status)).toEqual(['paused', 'paused']);
+    expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls.filter(([command]) => command === 'pause_download'))
+      .toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it('cleans an accepted backend enqueue when queue reconciliation fails', async () => {
     useDownloadStore.setState({
       downloads: [

src/store/useDownloadStore.ts

@@ -35,11 +35,17 @@ type DownloadLifecycleOperation = {
 };
 const downloadLifecycleOperations = new Map<string, DownloadLifecycleOperation>();
 const preemptDispatch = ['dispatch'] as const;
+const preemptStartSelected = ['dispatch', 'start-selected'] as const;
 let pendingStartupResume: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
 type DownloadControlIntent = 'pause' | 'resume';
 const downloadControlIntents = new Map<string, DownloadControlIntent>();
 
+export interface ResumeDownloadOptions {
+  preserveQueuePosition?: boolean;
+  forceRequeue?: boolean;
+}
+
 // State events do not carry a lifecycle generation. Keep the intent that
 // initiated a control transition long enough for the listener to discard an
 // already-emitted event from the previous transition.
@@ -711,7 +717,8 @@ interface DownloadState {
     ids: string | string[],
     queueId: string,
     targetIndex: number,
-    beforeId?: string | null
+    beforeId?: string | null,
+    selectedOrder?: readonly string[]
   ) => Promise<void>;
   removeFromQueue: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
   isAddModalOpen: boolean;
@@ -749,7 +756,8 @@ interface DownloadState {
   removeDownload: (id: string, deleteFile?: boolean, preserveResumable?: boolean) => Promise<void>;
   pauseDownload: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
   redownload: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
-  resumeDownload: (id: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  resumeDownload: (id: string, options?: ResumeDownloadOptions) => Promise<boolean>;
+  startSelected: (ids: string[]) => Promise<number>;
   startQueue: (queueId: string) => Promise<string[]>;
   pauseQueue: (queueId: string) => Promise<number>;
   startAll: () => Promise<number>;
@@ -814,41 +822,81 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const resumeDownloadInternal = async (id: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+  const resumeDownloadInternal = async (
+    id: string,
+    options: ResumeDownloadOptions = {}
+  ): Promise<boolean> => {
     await waitForPendingStartupResume();
-    const targetItem = get().downloads.find(d => d.id === id);
+    let targetItem = get().downloads.find(d => d.id === id);
     if (!targetItem) return false;
 
     setDownloadControlIntent(id, 'resume');
+    let previousStatus = targetItem.status;
     try {
-      if (targetItem.status === 'ready' || targetItem.status === 'staged') {
+      if (options.forceRequeue) {
+        // Fence any older enqueue before replacing a paused backend lifecycle.
+        // Otherwise a late addUri result can win the race and make this
+        // selection start outside the requested order.
+        const { pendingDispatch } = await invalidateDispatch(id);
+        if (pendingDispatch) await pendingDispatch;
+        targetItem = get().downloads.find(download => download.id === id);
+        if (!targetItem || !canStartDownload(targetItem.status)) {
+          clearDownloadControlIntent(id, 'resume');
+          return false;
+        }
+        previousStatus = targetItem.status;
+      }
+
+      const currentTargetItem = targetItem;
+
+      if (
+        options.forceRequeue &&
+        currentTargetItem.status === 'paused' &&
+        get().backendRegisteredIds.has(id)
+      ) {
+        await invoke('detach_download_for_reconfigure', { id });
+        get().unregisterBackendIds([id]);
+      }
+
+      if (options.forceRequeue) {
+        set(state => ({
+          pendingOrder: state.pendingOrder.filter(value => value !== id)
+        }));
+      }
+
+      if (currentTargetItem.status === 'ready' || currentTargetItem.status === 'staged') {
         get().updateDownload(id, { status: 'queued', hasBeenDispatched: true });
         if (await dispatchItemInternal(id)) {
           return true;
         }
-        get().updateDownload(id, { status: targetItem.status });
+        get().updateDownload(id, { status: currentTargetItem.status });
         clearDownloadControlIntent(id, 'resume');
         return false;
       }
 
-      const prevStatus = targetItem.status;
+      const prevStatus = currentTargetItem.status;
       const queueItems = get().downloads.filter(d =>
-        (d.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID) === (targetItem.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID)
+        (d.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID) === (currentTargetItem.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID)
       );
       const maxPos = queueItems.reduce((max, d) => Math.max(max, d.queuePosition ?? 0), -1);
+      const queuePosition = options.preserveQueuePosition
+        ? currentTargetItem.queuePosition
+        : maxPos + 1;
 
       get().updateDownload(id, {
         status: 'queued',
         speed: '-',
         eta: '-',
-        queuePosition: maxPos + 1,
+        ...(queuePosition === undefined ? {} : { queuePosition }),
         lastTry: new Date().toISOString()
       });
 
-      const resumedExisting = await invoke('resume_download', {
+      const resumedExisting = options.forceRequeue
-        id,
+        ? false
-        queueId: targetItem.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID
+        : await invoke('resume_download', {
-      });
+            id,
+            queueId: currentTargetItem.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID
+          });
 
       let dispatchSucceeded = resumedExisting;
       if (!dispatchSucceeded) {
@@ -870,7 +918,10 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("Failed to resume download:", e);
-      get().updateDownload(id, { status: targetItem.status });
+      const current = get().downloads.find(download => download.id === id);
+      if (current?.status === 'queued') {
+        get().updateDownload(id, { status: previousStatus });
+      }
       clearDownloadControlIntent(id, 'resume');
       return false;
     }
@@ -964,8 +1015,12 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     queueReorderPromises.set(queueId, trackedOperation);
     return trackedOperation;
   },
-  moveManyInQueueToPosition: (idOrIds, queueId, targetIndex, beforeId) => {
+  moveManyInQueueToPosition: (idOrIds, queueId, targetIndex, beforeId, selectedOrder) => {
-    const ids = Array.isArray(idOrIds) ? idOrIds : [idOrIds];
+    const requestedIds = Array.isArray(idOrIds) ? idOrIds : [idOrIds];
+    const ids = [...new Set(requestedIds)];
+    const normalizedSelectedOrder = selectedOrder
+      ? [...new Set(selectedOrder)].filter(id => ids.includes(id))
+      : undefined;
     if (ids.length === 0) return Promise.resolve();
 
     // Dragging must be one serialized, atomic queue operation. This prevents
@@ -975,7 +1030,11 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     const operation = previousOperation.catch(() => undefined).then(async () => {
       const allDownloads = get().downloads;
       const queueItems = queueItemsForReordering(allDownloads, queueId);
-      const selectedItems = queueItems.filter(item => ids.includes(item.id));
+      const selectedItems = normalizedSelectedOrder
+        ? normalizedSelectedOrder
+          .map(id => queueItems.find(item => item.id === id))
+          .filter((item): item is DownloadItem => Boolean(item))
+        : queueItems.filter(item => ids.includes(item.id));
       if (selectedItems.length === 0) return;
 
       const selectedIds = new Set(selectedItems.map(item => item.id));
@@ -990,7 +1049,13 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
       const resolvedTargetIndex = anchoredTargetIndex >= 0
         ? anchoredTargetIndex
         : Math.max(0, Math.min(targetIndex, unselectedItems.length));
-      const reordered = moveSelectedBlockToIndex(queueItems, selectedIds, resolvedTargetIndex);
+      const reordered = normalizedSelectedOrder
+        ? [
+            ...unselectedItems.slice(0, resolvedTargetIndex),
+            ...selectedItems,
+            ...unselectedItems.slice(resolvedTargetIndex)
+          ]
+        : moveSelectedBlockToIndex(queueItems, selectedIds, resolvedTargetIndex);
       set(state => ({ downloads: applyQueueOrder(state.downloads, queueId, reordered) }));
 
       const registeredIdsToMove = selectedItems
@@ -1345,7 +1410,7 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     } finally {
       clearDownloadControlIntent(id, 'pause');
     }
-  }, true, preemptDispatch),
+  }, true, preemptStartSelected),
   redownload: (id) => runDownloadLifecycleOperation(id, 'redownload', async () => {
     await waitForPendingStartupResume();
     const targetItem = get().downloads.find(d => d.id === id);
@@ -1396,13 +1461,103 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
       info(`Download ${id} redownloaded (queued)`);
     }
   }, true, preemptDispatch),
-  resumeDownload: (id) => runDownloadLifecycleOperation(
+  resumeDownload: (id, options) => runDownloadLifecycleOperation(
     id,
     'resume',
-    () => resumeDownloadInternal(id),
+    () => resumeDownloadInternal(id, options),
     true,
     preemptDispatch
   ),
+  startSelected: (ids) => {
+    const orderedIds = [...new Set(ids)];
+    if (orderedIds.length === 0) return Promise.resolve(0);
+
+    return runDownloadLifecycleOperations(orderedIds, 'start-selected', async () => {
+      await waitForPendingStartupResume();
+      const selectedByQueue = new Map<string, string[]>();
+      for (const id of orderedIds) {
+        const item = get().downloads.find(download => download.id === id);
+        if (!item || !canStartDownload(item.status)) continue;
+        const queueId = item.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID;
+        const queueIds = selectedByQueue.get(queueId) || [];
+        queueIds.push(id);
+        selectedByQueue.set(queueId, queueIds);
+      }
+
+      const selectedQueueGenerations = new Map(
+        Array.from(selectedByQueue.keys(), queueId => [
+          queueId,
+          advanceQueueControlGeneration(queueId)
+        ] as const)
+      );
+
+      // Make the selection's order explicit before any capacity becomes
+      // available. This keeps the frontend projection and backend pending
+      // queue aligned even when the selected rows were not adjacent.
+      for (const [queueId, queueIds] of selectedByQueue) {
+        const generation = selectedQueueGenerations.get(queueId);
+        if (generation === undefined || !isCurrentQueueControlGeneration(queueId, generation)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        await get().moveManyInQueueToPosition(queueIds, queueId, 0, null, queueIds);
+      }
+
+      let startedCount = 0;
+      const startedByQueue = new Map<string, string[]>();
+      for (const id of orderedIds) {
+        const current = get().downloads.find(download => download.id === id);
+        if (!current || !canStartDownload(current.status)) continue;
+        const queueId = current.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID;
+        const generation = selectedQueueGenerations.get(queueId);
+        if (generation === undefined || !isCurrentQueueControlGeneration(queueId, generation)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const resumed = await resumeDownloadInternal(id, {
+          preserveQueuePosition: true,
+          forceRequeue: true
+        });
+        if (resumed && !isCurrentQueueControlGeneration(queueId, generation)) {
+          // A queue pause can win while this item's requeue is in flight. The
+          // pause action is allowed to preempt this bulk-start operation so
+          // this item cannot remain running after the user's pause request.
+          await get().pauseDownload(id);
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (resumed) {
+          startedCount += 1;
+          const startedIds = startedByQueue.get(queueId) || [];
+          startedIds.push(id);
+          startedByQueue.set(queueId, startedIds);
+
+          // A requeued paused item is appended by the backend. Move the
+          // started prefix immediately so a newly available slot cannot let
+          // older pending work overtake the remaining selection while it is
+          // still being requeued.
+          if (isCurrentQueueControlGeneration(queueId, generation)) {
+            await get().moveManyInQueueToPosition(
+              startedIds,
+              queueId,
+              0,
+              null,
+              startedIds
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Newly dispatched rows are now visible to the backend pending list.
+      // Reapply the same ordered block so existing pending work cannot remain
+      // ahead of a user-selected start request.
+      for (const [queueId, queueIds] of selectedByQueue) {
+        const generation = selectedQueueGenerations.get(queueId);
+        if (generation === undefined || !isCurrentQueueControlGeneration(queueId, generation)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        await get().moveManyInQueueToPosition(queueIds, queueId, 0, null, queueIds);
+      }
+      return startedCount;
+    });
+  },
   startQueue: (queueId) => {
     const requestedGeneration = currentQueueControlGeneration(queueId);
     const previousOperation = queueStartPromises.get(queueId) ?? Promise.resolve([]);
@@ -1457,7 +1612,7 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
         const backendPending = get().pendingOrder.includes(item.id);
 
         if (currentItem.status === 'queued' && backendRegistered && !backendPending) {
-          if (await get().resumeDownload(item.id)) {
+          if (await get().resumeDownload(item.id, { preserveQueuePosition: true })) {
             acceptedIds.push(item.id);
           }
           continue;

src/utils/floatingPosition.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { clampFloatingPosition } from './floatingPosition';
+import { clampFloatingPosition, positionFloatingSubmenu } from './floatingPosition';
 
 describe('floating surface positioning', () => {
   it('keeps a variable-height menu inside the viewport', () => {
@@ -15,4 +15,36 @@ describe('floating surface positioning', () => {
       y: 8,
     });
   });
+
+  it('opens a submenu to the right when there is room', () => {
+    expect(positionFloatingSubmenu({ left: 200, right: 280, top: 120 }, 160, 180, 800, 600)).toEqual({
+      x: 284,
+      y: 120,
+      side: 'right',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('flips a submenu to the left at the viewport edge', () => {
+    expect(positionFloatingSubmenu({ left: 700, right: 780, top: 120 }, 160, 180, 800, 600)).toEqual({
+      x: 536,
+      y: 120,
+      side: 'left',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('clamps a submenu vertically when its trigger is near the bottom', () => {
+    expect(positionFloatingSubmenu({ left: 200, right: 280, top: 580 }, 160, 180, 800, 600)).toEqual({
+      x: 284,
+      y: 412,
+      side: 'right',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('prefers the inline-start side in RTL when both sides fit', () => {
+    expect(positionFloatingSubmenu({ left: 400, right: 480, top: 120 }, 160, 180, 800, 600, 8, 4, 'left')).toEqual({
+      x: 236,
+      y: 120,
+      side: 'left',
+    });
+  });
 });

src/utils/floatingPosition.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ export interface FloatingPosition {
   y: number;
 }
 
+export type FloatingSubmenuSide = 'left' | 'right';
+
+export interface FloatingSubmenuPosition extends FloatingPosition {
+  side: FloatingSubmenuSide;
+}
+
 /** Keep a fixed-position surface inside the viewport with a small safe gutter. */
 export const clampFloatingPosition = (
   x: number,
@@ -21,3 +27,37 @@ export const clampFloatingPosition = (
     y: Math.min(Math.max(gutter, y), maxY),
   };
 };
+
+/** Place a submenu beside its trigger, flipping sides before clamping to the viewport. */
+export const positionFloatingSubmenu = (
+  trigger: Pick<DOMRect, 'left' | 'right' | 'top'>,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+  viewportWidth: number,
+  viewportHeight: number,
+  gutter = 8,
+  gap = 4,
+  preferredSide: FloatingSubmenuSide = 'right'
+): FloatingSubmenuPosition => {
+  const rightX = trigger.right + gap;
+  const leftX = trigger.left - width - gap;
+  const rightFits = rightX + width <= viewportWidth - gutter;
+  const leftFits = leftX >= gutter;
+  const preferredFits = preferredSide === 'right' ? rightFits : leftFits;
+  const alternateFits = preferredSide === 'right' ? leftFits : rightFits;
+  const side = preferredFits || !alternateFits
+    ? preferredSide
+    : preferredSide === 'right' ? 'left' : 'right';
+  const preferredX = side === 'right' ? rightX : leftX;
+  const position = clampFloatingPosition(
+    preferredX,
+    trigger.top,
+    width,
+    height,
+    viewportWidth,
+    viewportHeight,
+    gutter
+  );
+
+  return { ...position, side };
+};