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UOP1_Project/Assets/Scripts/Input/GameInput.cs

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UOP1_Project/Assets/Scripts/Menu/MenuInput.cs

-using System;
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.EventSystems;
 
 public class MenuInput : MonoBehaviour
 
 	private void HandleMoveSelection()
 	{
+		// _currentSelection will be the start UI element, destination is taken care of by the EventSystem for us
+
-		var exitingMouseMode = EventSystem.current.currentSelectedGameObject == _currentSelection;
+		var mouseIsOverSelectionStart = _mouseSelection == _currentSelection;
-		if (exitingMouseMode)
+		if (mouseIsOverSelectionStart)
+			// fire pointer exit event because we don't want the button to be in the 'highlighted' state
-			EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(_currentSelection);
+		// if mouse has moved from a button to empty space we store its last interactable
+		// if we receive a move command, we use that stored position to recenter focus before the move is executed
 		if (EventSystem.current.currentSelectedGameObject == null)
 			EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(_mouseSelection);
 	}
 	{
 		EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(uiElement);
 		_currentSelection = uiElement;
+		_mouseSelection = uiElement;
 	}
 
 	public void HandleMouseEnter(GameObject uiElement)
+
+		// deselect UI element if mouse moves away from it
-			_mouseSelection = uiElement;
 			EventSystem.current.SetSelectedGameObject(null);
 		}
 	}

UOP1_Project/Assets/Settings/Input/GameInput.inputactions

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+                    "action": "Confirm",
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