[Feature Request] Option to Hide or Collapse Sidebar

[adamlau]

IOS and Android, particularly in the phone format factor. Bypass infrequent and unused choices in an effort to reduce clutter and the potential need to scroll the sidebar.

 

[mikelove]

You can reorder them in Settings / Miscellaneous. I'm disinclined to support hiding them because of the tech support burden of people hiding stuff and the not being able to find them again. (I'm also contemplating a move away from a sidebar entirely, actually - they're really kind of a relic of the 3.5" screen era - but I'd also want something more flexible than a static tab bar at the bottom to replace them so I'm not sure what that'll look like yet)

 

[rizen suha]

sidebar?? where i access the sub-apps: dictionary, flashcards, reader, etc..?? i consider myself to be a "power user" or at least "intense user" and i _love_ that bar and the way it is accessed (from within sub-apps) from the top left three-bar menu handle. i love it with the iphone 8 and with the ipad 10.5, no matter how big the display area.

 

[mikelove]

Yep. A lot of people don't like reaching for it - edge swipe made that a bit easier but it's still annoying to get to the commands closer to the top; the trend now is to put as many controls as possible near the bottom of the screen.

(but I don't expect to make a decision on this until after we see what the 2018 iOS / Android updates look like)

 

[pdwalker]

I didn't know about the sidebar for the first two years I was using the program.

Now that I know, I use it daily as it saves me time.

 

[adamlau]

Fan of the sidebar as well. Just wish the hamburger menu could exist on all (single pane) screens for fast access to utilities, anytime, anywhere.