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sidebars sizing issue

perambulate
perambulate
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It would be swell if we had a clickable control on the sidebars allowing us to hide the entire sidebar instead of leaving it partially visible. If, for example, I could click an arrow to change it from a hidden state to a prepositioned state, this would allow me to make greater use of area in the browser window's content.

It would be swell if we had a clickable control on the sidebars allowing us to hide the entire sidebar instead of leaving it partially visible. If, for example, I could click an arrow to change it from a hidden state to a prepositioned state, this would allow me to make greater use of area in the browser window's content.

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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HI, the sidebar should be visible or invisible, no partly visible. If it is something has gone wrong with the code. Let us know if need help. A screenshot of partly visible would be great so we can tell if is broken or not https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-screenshots

You can do this for clickable instead of going deep into the menu : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-sidebar-access-bookmarks-history-social

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

perambulate
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I think you misunderstood what I was asking. The sidebar's width is adjustable. However, its width cannot be shrunk beyond a certain amount, leaving it partially visible. It can also be completely closed by clicking the "X" control button on its upper right; but closing it like this then requires that it be opened with the menu or with the key combination "Ctrl+B". It would be preferable, in my opinion, if I could minimize the width of the sidebar with an arrow control button, which remained visible so that I could then click it again to reopen the sidebar to its previous width. Thus, the sidebar would appear to retract completely if I so choose to use it this way. Therefore, I would not have to use multiple steps or keys to accomplish this task.