Collapsible/Floating Left Sidebar for Reading
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Description
Clear and concise description of the problem
The left sidebar takes up a lot of horizontal space, which makes reading articles feel cramped. It would be great to have a way to collapse it or switch it to a floating overlay so the content can use the full width.
Suggested solution
Add a toggle to collapse the sidebar and an auto‑hide “floating” mode that appears on hover or via a keyboard shortcut. Persist the last state per device and allow optional sidebar width adjustment.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing left-sidebar implementation and the settings or persistence mechanism, then define the scope for collapse, floating behavior, keyboard access, per-device state, and width adjustment; done means these behaviors work together without reducing reading usability.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100