Forum Discussion
Dev channel update to 102.0.1235.1 is live
Please allow us to remove the side panel button from the toolbar as not only is it a completely useless and unnecessary feature as there is already a panel for Favourites (Ctrl+Shift+O), but it also causes visual issues in Settings if you have the sidebar also enabled (there are way too many side panel/bar features, it's a joke at this point). Not to mention the inconsistency in design compared to all the other panels.
At this point, this browser has gone from a simple, quite capable, and clean user experience to an excessive number of pointless features that cannot be turned off creating too many distractions on screen. Don’t get me wrong, some features that have been added are very welcome, but the sidebar, side panel, and bloated context menu with no form of customisation is ruining this browser.
Please consider what features are necessary for this browser to grow and stop adding useless and unnecessary features that the user has no control over.
- I think he is referring to the button in the menu which toggles the reading list / favorites, not the 'sidebar' with the apps.
- I want to take the time to say I wholeheartedly agree with nuzzadog. The major issue with the side panel button is that it cannot be removed. I wouldn't have cared if it were turned on but could have been removed from the toolbar. The button has redundant functionality, as nuzzadog pointed out, and low utility (at least for me).
I don't use the reading list, and can see my favorites already on the toolbar (or if they're hidden, by using Ctrl+Shift+B). - I'm pretty sure this new sidebar with Reading List and duplicate favorites is a bug. it's a carryover from Chrome, which just added their own version of sidebar recently.
