Suggestion for improving the new Favorites menu usability

[bbh]

I really appreciate the new Favorites menu; it is a great addition to the interface.

However, I noticed that in several scenarios, accessing an item via the Favorites menu requires the same number of clicks as the original navigation route, which reduces its efficiency.

To optimize this, would it be possible to make two small adjustments?
First, have the Favorites menu open by default.
Second, keep it expanded after an item is selected instead of automatically collapsing it.
Saving those extra clicks would significantly improve the workflow and speed up the quick access objective ;-)

I'd love to know if this is something that could be considered for a future update.