Navigation sections are rendered as links
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Description
In the version 8.5.0 a first navigation section is rendered as a link:

Expected behaviour
As it’s just a title nothing should happen when you hover over it.
Actual behaviour
When you hover over it, the section acts as a link, although it’s not clickable. Other sections renders fine.
Steps to reproduce
Enable features mentioned in the configuration below.
Package versions
- Python:
3.10.4 - MkDocs:
1.3.0 - Material:
8.5.0
Configuration
theme:
name: material
features:
- navigation.sections
- navigation.tabs
- toc.integrate
System information
- Browser: Firefox, Chrome
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created a year ago
- Comments:5 (4 by maintainers)
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Released as part of 8.5.2.
Fixed in f30775fa0. It was indeed a regression related to the merge, as the navigation code is slightly different in Insiders due to the support for navigation icons, status and pruning.