Thanks for replying– I think some other comments made me conclude this was an issue with Zen Menu Logic, but your comment that it is in fact unintended behavior made me turn *everything* else off plugin-wise, and I believe it’s now working more as both you and I expect.
I’ll report back here if I can figure out the plugin incompatibility, or see the same behavior w/o other suspect plugins. Sorry to assume it was an issue with your plugin! Glad it’s something else I can try to resolve vs. works-as-intended.